Popular Post elger Posted March 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2018 Information about the crew and aircraft from http://www.zzairwar.nl/dossiers/954.html : Quote Wing Commander William P. Shand and P/O Christopher Dinsdale Handley. Mosquito DZ386, 139 Sqn. 20/21 April 1943. In the middle of May 1943, two naked bodies washed ashore near Makkum. It was if they had taken their clothes off for a swim. Both were buried as unknown. In 1948 the wrist watch of P/O Handley led to his identification. The policeman who recovered them in 1943, had recorded their length, eyes- and hair colour. In 1980 an inhabitant of Makkum, Mr. Jentje Hoeksema send this data to the CWGC and pointed out that because both had washed ashore on the same moment and location, the other man had to be Handley's pilot: W/Cmdr. William P. Shand. The CWGC eventually agreed, and in 1981 the headstone of the unknown was changed to that of William Shand, with the remark on it 'Believed to be'. They had made a night visit to Hitlers birthday party in Berlin. Some German nightfighters waited on the expected return path on high altitude for a Mosquito to pass under them. Although it was night and the Mosquitoes flew below the radar, their silhouette was visible over the water of the lake. In a dive a nightfighter could match the speed of a Mosquito for a short while and could open fire. Apparently DZ386 was hit and Shand and Handley made a successful emergency landing on the water and tried to reach shore swimming. Remarkable is the difference in the date of death. Photo of the graves, also from http://www.zzairwar.nl/dossiers/954.html : I started out wanting to build the best possible B.IV in 1/32 scale. I wanted to expose one of the engines and the project started out with trying to come up with a way to fit the Eduard Brassin Merlin intended for the Tamiya IV to HK Models Mosquito. Playing around with the parts I figured that it would be possible to fit the HK Models nose to the Tamiya airframe, which I thought would be the easiest way to incorporate the Brassin Merlin. The Tamiya kit also has more detailed wheel wells, and the rear fuselage is also more accurate (position of lights) - the HK Models fuselage has a generic "late" mark Mosquito. A problem with the HK Models mosquito is the size and the position of the nose windows; they are pointed down whereas they should be symmetrical and horizontal. They should also be a little bigger, but I didn't address that. So the build started with switching the left and right windows to fix the side windows issue. Cockpit was detailed with Profimodeller, Eduard, HK Models and Tamiya parts, as well as some scratchbuilt items. HK Models fuel tanks fitted to Tamiya wing centre section: Eduard Brassin engine: And finished: Thanks for looking & comments and criticism is always welcome! - Elger 92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Absolutely sensational model of one of my all time favourites! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Lovely job, not to mention brave chopping up two 1/32 mosquitos! Nice clean build and the exposed engine looks really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Fester Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Great history and superb build Elger. Subtle weathering looks spot on and a tremendous amount of detail in the build. Thanks for sharing. Doc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Just magnificent, and yes very brave to chop up 2 kits to get the end result 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroNautique Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Beautifully finished, the weathering on/around the landing gear and exhausts is superb...but I enjoyed admiring this build so much more knowing there was a history behind it and learning a little about the crew, thank you very much for sharing that with us...I much prefer this to just going with kit decals or choosing some random kite Combining the two kits could have been considered a little ambitious and has paid off handsomely...your spares box must be busy! I'll have to check if you did a WIP in progress, I'd love to see how you did that weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Fabulous job, chopping a Tamiya Mossie sounds extreme but it certainly paid off. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Just FANTASTIC !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
224 Peter Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 A beautiful representation of a Mosquito and a fitting epitaph to two brave men. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Hard to believe its a model,fantastic build,detail even for 1/32 is amazing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 That is simply stunning. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Lovely work and a very clean - and no doubt expensive - build! I like the way you have linked the model with the historical facts. I suppose the crew thought they could swim more easily naked but the distance - and the water temperature - must have been to much. A sad end for two very brave guys but an excellent way to help remember them. You have done them proud! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Looks good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Great looking Mossie ... Your combination of the two kits worked out well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Absolutely fantastic. What at are you going to do with the leftovers? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 An awesome build and the detailing looks amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Stunning work. Just a superb (and brave) project all around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 7 hours ago, Buzby061 said: Absolutely fantastic. What at are you going to do with the leftovers? Pete I gave most of it away to another forum member here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 What a beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Magnificent! What a fine tribute to the airmen involved. I love evrything about this from construction to final amazing finishing work. Very well done indeed Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) WHOA !! One of the finest, nicest, STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS MOSQUITO. I LOVE the Engine ... it is EXQUISITE and very So immaculately constructed. a vety BEAUTIFUL way to pay tribute to two Heros. KUDOS on a SUPERB build Sir. Edited March 7, 2018 by HOUSTON 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Wow, that's got to be one of the best I've ever seen, superb build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Hey, glad to see that you've finished it. Looks very nice indeed! Congratulations, bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 thank you all! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Absolutely beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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