Wdedig Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 The Tamiya Mosquito was pleasure to build. Great fit and easy construction except the landing gear needed a bit of magic to get the axels correctly aligned I used the Barracuda decals for the basic airframe stencils...these were super and highly recommended. The Israeli Decals were from Decals Carpena Ref 72.30..These could have been better. Mostly weather with pastels to simulate the harsh environment. This is not my best area, mostly accomplished by brush and rubbing into surface Gun-barrels were hollowed out and nose guns were installed as the last thing. Used Uschi Very Fine line for antennas. Silver finish was Alclad High Speed Silver finish. Testors Flat-coat over wooden sections. This is the 5th and last of my Israeli 1/72nd prop aircraft. Thanks for Looking Comments welcome. Bill 36 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Neat! The mosquito looked so sleek in silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Great looking Mossie 👍 ... Are you sure your not used to weathering ? That looks very good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Looking good to me - the Israeli scheme makes a refreshing change to the usual Mossie schemes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Very nice and the weathering looks good to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Certainly looks the part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 A different Mossie, yes beautifully executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nice! Now I want one too, for my 1948 section...and I always love the out-of-traditional markings, the surplus air force... weathering is excellent and carefully built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Oops...my error...Israel didn't get this one until the 1950s, and then from the French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wdedig Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Thanks guys. I do have a prop collection for most of the 1948 Aircraft. Later Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 fan Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Well done, Mr. Dedig. Looks even better in person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wdedig Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Thanks 109 Fan...What an understatement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Very nice and an interesting look. My mind didn't immediately process a wooden plane in a silver finish... Made me pull a double-take. I'm close to final assembly on the same kit.... Silky fit all round, no mucking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now