matteo44 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Beautiful work! Congratulations 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Stunning .. The historical facts behind the build make it even more enjoyable to view your work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 What a great build and great to read the interesting backround . Stunning work All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Fabulous Mossie - top job CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 This deserves another outing, a brilliant build and fine tribute. Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 jaw-dropping! beautiful build of a very beautiful aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Congratulations. It's superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybershed Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Absolutely lovin this! A brilliant job. Regarding the aircrew and their skinny-dipping. Am I right in assuming the Mossie carried a dinghy? If so, it must have been damaged, or the evacuation from the sinking plane was so urgent that there was no chance to deploy it? If anyone can enlighten me I'd be grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, cybershed said: Absolutely lovin this! A brilliant job. Regarding the aircrew and their skinny-dipping. Am I right in assuming the Mossie carried a dinghy? If so, it must have been damaged, or the evacuation from the sinking plane was so urgent that there was no chance to deploy it? If anyone can enlighten me I'd be grateful. Yes the Mosquito did carry a dinghy. But nobody really knows what happened to this aircraft and the crew after the attack by the night fighter. They may have been able to carry out a successful crash landing on the water at night, but there is no way to tell. It's equally likely the aircraft exploded in the air. In any case, the Mosquito didn't have a good record when it came to water landings; in fact, the first aircraft that I'm aware of that made a successful water landing at night with the crew surviving was DZ534 in July 1944: http://www.627squadron.co.uk/afs-bookpartII-Mossies-Swim.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Fantastic!! The detail work is amazing, the paint job is great and the weathering and wear make this such a realistic build. I'm fascinated by the rust around the door in the floor of the cockpit -- it looks so real! The story is interesting too, thanks for sharing it. I like it when modeling subjects have some details behind them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncarina Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Simply superb! I’m looking forward to applying this fix to my HK Mossie PR. XVI. Cheers, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I didn't spot this the 1st or 2nd time around but pleased I have seen it this time, a beautifully built model & a very poignant bit of history to go with it. A fine tribute to these men. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Simply gorgeous,.... and now that you have done all of that Tamiya will now announce a B.Mk.IV kit,..... it is Sod`s Law!! Cheers Tony 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 6 hours ago, tonyot said: Simply gorgeous,.... and now that you have done all of that Tamiya will now announce a B.Mk.IV kit,..... it is Sod`s Law!! Cheers Tony Hah well thankfully I already finished this in 2018 but I do think that a B.IV from Tamiya is not out of the question. Especially the PE fret with the kit includes some unused parts that might be applicable for a bomber version. But Tamiya works in mysterious ways... I have an HK IX kit in the stash as well, but I can't bring myself around to start it. The nose is actually very problematic - I still think that my solution of swapping the windows improves the look but there are more things off. If I had to do this again I would actually try it with a Revell bomber nose. Overall that's more accurately shaped, although the side windows are too big and oddly shaped so they'd need to be changed and obviously the main canopy needs replacing as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastieboy Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 that is a work of real beauty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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