Popular Post kkarlsen Posted February 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) Hello fellow modellers, I would like to share my latest build with you. Since the Mosquito is a British plane, I think here is where 'she' belongs... Mosquito B Mk. IV Series II (Film Production Unit - FPU 1944) Serial No. DZ414, Callsign 'O' Orange with 'camera' mission markings... DZ414 was handpicked out at Hatfield Aerodrome (The De Havilland Factory) on 22. December 1942 by Flt Lt C.E.S. Patterson for service with the FPU ( RAF Film Production Unit). He subsequently flew DZ414 for 20.000 of its 24.000 miles, including its debut operation to L’Orient on 14. February 1943 in the wake of the 466-bomber raid staged the night before, the night bombing attack on Berlin on 20/21 April 1943 (performed to coincide with Hitler’s birthday), when DZ414 was badly damaged by flak, the raids on Turin and Nürnburg, and on the long-range operation to Jena on 27. May. The second ‘B’ on the nose is for the Berlin operation on 13/14 May 1943. Whilst part of the 2nd TAF, DZ414 took part in many notable operations, including 14 anti-Diver sorties (V-1 Flying Bombs) flown by Flt Lt Vic Hester of No 613 Sqn. along with cameraman, Flg Off Oakley, between 19-25. June 1944. The aircraft also participated in the Amiens prison raid on 18 February 1944, its pilot Flt Lt Tony Wickham, making three passes over the burning prison so as to allow Plt Off Leigh Howard to film the flight of 255 of the 700 prisoners released through the breached walls. On 31. of October DZ414 participated in the attack on the Gestapo headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark, filming the attack on the buildings of Aarhus University. Finally, on 21. March 1945 DZ414 was flown by Fit Lt K L Greenwood of No 487 Sqn. RNZAF, as part of the force sent on the Shellhouse raid, Flg Off E Moore of the FPU filming the first wave attack on the building. Despite its wartime contribution, this veteran machine was SoC in October 1946 and unceremoniously scrapped. The kit is HK Models 1/32 Mosquito B Mk. IV Series II. Aftermarket photoetch parts from Eduard & Profimodeller + a lot of scratchbuilding. HGW seatbelts. The RAF Accumulator Trolley is a resin kit from Iconicair with a scratch built JAP Engine Generator on top. None of the kit glass was used, instead the vac-formed canopy/nose glass from Tasman was used. And finally, some detail photos of the build... The cockpit, a mix of Eduard and Profimodeller photoetch together wit a lot of scratch built details... Rolls-Royce engine with cooper and lead wire/piping, scratchbuild exhaust shrouds, header tank, air compressor etc... Bomb bay interior with 'scratched' bomb attachment crates... Paintwork is done with AK Interactive RAF Daylight Fighters set, Ammo of MIG British Cockpit Colors, washes and oil weathering... Kit decals were used together with stencils from Profimodeller and some homemade markings printed on decal paper. Thanks for watching! Regards: Kent Edited July 4, 2017 by kkarlsen Diorama 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Incredible work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Very very nice indeed,.... great subject, well researched and beautifully executed,.....love it. Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I bet the engines run too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Looks real, in fact it looks exactly like Kermit Weeks Mosquito which I saw close up in a hangar last year. You have the weathering almost perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Beautiful build and the attention to detail is amazing, and what a fascinating choice of subject. C heers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 WOW !!! Fantastic job. Brilliant Mosquito. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Lovely Mosquito , first class modelling . There is something about the nose on the HK kit that to my eye is not quite right. Those nose windows look far too small , reminds me of the old Frog kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Great build,superbly detailed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Very impressive! Superb details in the cockpit, engine and bomb bay - love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Looks awesome, great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Absolutely stunning work. The weathering is simply brilliant. It really does look like one could climb in and start it up! What a shame the historical value of this aircraft was not appreciated at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Fantastic work. The detail in the cockpit is incredible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Splendid! When you think about it, flying combat missions at low level, with a camera as a weapon.... I've the nearly the same project, with DZ383 in 1/48. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CplPunishment Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Fabulous model! Amazing work. But also a great choice of subject to read about. Thank you. Paul. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Brilliant piece of work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Wow, your attention to detail is amazing. The interior is incredible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Superb detail and work sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Thank you gentlemen, I'm glad you like the project! The journey into the FPU Mosquito's (6 were converted at Benson) was very interesting indeed, but the knowledge about this and other similar subjects, are now rapidly declining, making it harder to find facts and at times difficult, to say the least, but worth the effort! Regards: Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Blinking eck, it's a cracker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Maybe you should have made her a cutaway. It's bordering on the criminal to hide that beautiful cockpit under a Coke bottle canopy… Wonderful Mosquito, plainly speaking! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 A superb build of an important piece of history. I've seen some of those films and marveled at the courage of those Mosquito crews. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wow! I think it's a shame so much of your work has been hidden away inside. Your detailing is spectacular! A beautiful model made all the more impressive by the attention to detail and including her history in the post. Talk about eye candy! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 14 hours ago, kkarlsen said: Thank you gentlemen, I'm glad you like the project! The journey into the FPU Mosquito's (6 were converted at Benson) was very interesting indeed, but the knowledge about this and other similar subjects, are now rapidly declining, making it harder to find facts and at times difficult, to say the least, but worth the effort! Hi Kent, By the way, did you find some useful links? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Beautiful Mosquito, the detailing and weathering are superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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