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There was a fair bit of paint bleed under the vinyl masks because they are a bit too rigid to settle into some panel lines. Even with that though, I’m well chuffed with the results so far I’ve noticed the red looks a bit orange in the pictures, it isn’t, it’s most definitely bright red Sean

To me, the clear part for the search light is oversized as provided by the kit. So I have added a scrap piece of clear sprue, and will sand/polish that into shape and I’ll deal with the gaps. The fuselage strengthening plates have also been added. Hopefully once I’ve sorted out the searchlight I’ll get some primer on it tomorrow. Sean

They certainly aren’t easy. But like you’ve said, it does help having built one before. The little foibles are less of a nasty surprise Sean

Nose fixed (until the primer shows otherwise...), canopy on and tail planes fixed in place. Sean

Final one from me today. Starting to look like an F-16 now. Sean

It more irritating than anything else, but then again I have been spoilt recently because my last three builds have all been Tamiya Mosquitoes and they are superb. The best way to deal with the two side panels is to line up the top edges and fill the gap at the bottom. That seam is easier to fill as there is less detail surrounding it, plus if you make a mess it’s pretty well hidden on the underside Sean

The fit of the nose panels looks ok doesn’t it? Oh wait, maybe not... Still, at least they’re relatively straightforward to sort out. Sean

Tamiya, this ain’t... Clamps are an absolute necessity for this kit. Sean

Cockpit complete. I’ve had to add some missing details to the seat in the form of guide rails. I’ll add the two small pieces to the headrest towards the end of the build. Sean

That’s really looking rather good Jason. I shall attempt to incorporate some of those weathering techniques on my next Mosquito. Sean

Thanks guys 👍 Sean

Thanks Jason much appreciated. I have another B.IV in the stash and I haven’t ruled out using another set of nacelles to convert that into something interesting. Sean

Now that the Mosquito is finished; I suppose I better crack on with this now... I made a quick start on the cockpit tonight, I’ll get some shades of grey in there tomorrow. Sean

Thanks Pete, it is a bit of a squeeze for it in the photo booth. It has plenty of room on the shelf where it lives with its siblings. Sean

Here’s my second build of 2020. This time it’s Tamiya’s Mosquito B.IV converted into a PR.IX with the help of the very nice Pangolin 2 stage Merlin nacelles. It was brush painted using Humbrol and Colourcoats enamels along with Revell acrylics. The decals were from DK decals for the main markings and Baracudacals for the maintenance markings. Here’s the work in progress: Comments and criticism welcome. Sean

Finished. Proper photo’s shall appear tomorrow Sean

Wheels on. Nearly there. Sean

On the final stretch now. Just the landing gear to assemble. Some of the decals have silvered slightly in places but I can live with that. One thing that I’m really pleased with is the exhausts and the exhaust staining, definitely one of my better efforts. Sean

Thanks. I thought the cutting the flaps would be relatively easy, until I cut the first one out... But they look ok from about 3 feet away. Sean

Main decals on. The rest of the maintenance markings should go on tomorrow. I’m using Barracudacals for the maintenance markings. Sean

Thanks guys, I hope I’ll be able to do it justice with all this interest Although this needs finished first: So patience will be required... Sean

I have now that I'm on my laptop. It sounds like an eventful trip indeed. Sean

The first coat of PRU blue was applied today. I’ll let that dry properly and give it a quick run over with some micro mesh before the second coat. While browsing this afternoon I found a couple of interesting things on the interweb. This site (in Czech) has a few photo’s of LR 422: http://molet.blog.cz/1310/70-let-od-prvniho-denniho-bojoveho-letu-nad-protektoratem And then this photo, which was taken from LR 422: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205211443 Sean

Thanks for the encouragement guys. 👍 I always find snippets like yours there interesting because it adds a human side to the machines that are being represented. I’ve got a bit further along with the Mosquito over the last few days. The extra camera windows have been added, then the fuselage was closed up and then wings and horizontal stabilisers were glued on. Sean

@exdraken is correct. The early style tail planes are peaking out from behind the decals. Sean