robgizlu Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Beautiful job - what a finish! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) On 12/2/2017 at 9:49 AM, Antoine said: Hi Kent, By the way, did you find some useful links? Some footage of DZ414 in the summer of 1944, shortly before the nose conversion... The 'tunnel' for the cine camera mounted in the nose, is clearly visible... DZ441 'sister' of DZ414 with the nose conversion... (unknown source) This is the type of camera that were used by the camera man, in the converted FPU Mosquitoes... KB195 "AZ-B" of 627 Squadron 15. August 1944... And finally DZ383 the day after Operation Carthage, the raid on the Shellhouse in Copenhagen... FPU's identifed: DZ383 '?' (FPU Benson), DZ414 'O' (FPU Benson), DZ592 (-) (540 Squadron, Banff), KB195 'AZ-B' (627 Squadron, Woodhall Spa), KB362 'AZ-K' (627 Squadron, Woodhall Spa) and the last one DZ441, no info... Edited July 4, 2017 by kkarlsen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 wow, absolutely fabulous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Beautiful work. Incredible detail. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Wow. Just wow. Cockpit is amazing. And the rest of it! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Very tasty! The cockpit is a work of art all by itself! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbrownra Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Wow, astonishingly good! What an amazing piece of work. I really enjoyed studying every single photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Truly excellent work. Thanks for showing it ... and for the info. you originally posted and the subsequent photos. I'd read about the FPU and knew they used - among other aeroplanes, I think - Mosquitoes but hadn't ever seen photos or thought to enquire what cameras were carried or how. Thanks again. Jonny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Wow. I think that is the best looking Mossie I have seen. Top marks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 WOW, great reference for the ones I want to make to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 very nice mossie, looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Stunning work, good effort! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Outstanding, I love the detail in cockpit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) As with most of my builds, I'm working on a diorama for the Mosquito. Some time ago, I scratch build some of the camera's used by the Mosquito's, both the PRU ones and the FPU Mosquito's The PRU Mosquito's were equipped with two F.52 with a long focal length and three F.24 camera's. But the FPU's didn't carry theese camera's, instead they used a fixed Bell & Howell cine camera mounted in the nose. Later, they began using the smaller, handheld Eyemo camera's and the camera man would be moving around inside the Mosquito to get the shots. This later brought on the nose conversion of the FPU's with the glass, so the camera man would have a better view. On the right, the Bell & Howell cine camera and on the left: Eyemo 35 mm handheld camera and suitcase. So, now I'm thinking of a way to somehow display the camera's in the diorama... Edited July 4, 2017 by kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) Photos of the finished diorama... Edited July 4, 2017 by kkarlsen 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Beautiful diorama and fascinating history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Wow! Those look like Kodachrome stills. The scratchbuilt cameras are exquisite. A fitting tribute to those brave young men. Thank you. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Wow! Those look like Kodachrome stills. The scratchbuilt cameras are exquisite. A fitting tribute to those brave young men. Thank you. Pete Thank you! I agree its terryfying thinking of these brave men in their camera planes, often staying over the target while the attack was underway, waiting for second, third and fourth wave of bombers to arrive, their task was to document the outcome of the operations... Some of the footage can be watched on youtube: Low Level Attack Regards: Kent Edited March 11, 2017 by kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) Some additional shots of the diorama... Thanks for watching! Kent Edited July 4, 2017 by kkarlsen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Excellent, really nice Mosquito there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Amazing work, the diorama is superb, the lighting is brilliant like a sunny winters morning! It must have taken a lot of effort to reach this end result, congratulations to you on such a superb diorama. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross111 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Impressive work, both building and painting. Iñigo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Can I say that adding your superb model to the diorama and taking these low level shots has brought this model up from brilliant to, as our colonial cousins would say, "Awesome". A truly brilliant model at a standard to be aspired to - thank you for sharing.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Great detailed Mosquito. I lke the story behind this one. Jan Remco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Wow what a great model and that cockpit is a work of art - also one of the best dioramas I have seen for a while 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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