Alan P Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 Cockpit is installed: I went for the chatty crew scene, and added oxygen masks and R/T cables. It's a tight fit in there so the pilots' legs needed to go, sorry chap 😔 The fuselage was then glued together, so I moved on to the wings. There are some substantial landing lights which needed some detail adding: The kit just gives you clear soup dishes so I backed them with foil-wrapped plastic card discs and added little lens 'bulbs'. Looks a bit more authentic once fitted. I also need to paint the radiator interiors at the wing roots before I can assemble the wings. Otherwise, this should be more or less Mosquito-shaped by tomorrow 👍 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 What are they saying though? The coloured tuning knobs on the radio really finish it off. There's a company in Germany who make 3D printed sets of knobs and switches, I'm seriously considering investing in some for my 1/32 cockpits. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 52 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: What are they saying though? Knowing navs, he's probably saying 'course is 062, do you realise you're flying 061' like it's easy to manually fly within 1 degree on a magnetic compass at 30ft above the waves in and out of cloud while trying to maintain formation 😉 Edit: @Biggles87 do you have a link to the company you mentioned in Germany? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Tried posting you a link but it didn’t work ( probably my fault ), but the company is called ANYZ. The domain is .io but I read somewhere that they are based in Germany, their prices are quoted in Euros. John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Great job on the cockpit Alan looking forward to seeing fusekage together. That ANYZ company site looks great, thanks @Biggles87 Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Great tip on the landing light. I’m robbing that idea😆 Trevor BTW @The wooksta V2.0 highlighted to me that the back end of the nacelles need looking at. If you look at photos the shape aft of the undercarriage door is concave, whereas Revell continue it as a convex curve. I’m well away from that bit, but I’m thinking maybe lashings of Milliput on the inside and lots of filing are in my future..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Thanks for the top tips gents. 2 hours ago, Max Headroom said: If you look at photos the shape aft of the undercarriage door is concave, whereas Revell continue it as a convex curve. That's pretty annoying, but I'll probably have to let that go, or just smooth out the curves. That's a lot of work 😤 6 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Tried posting you a link but it didn’t work ( probably my fault ), but the company is called ANYZ. The domain is .io but I read somewhere that they are based in Germany, their prices are quoted in Euros. Thanks very much John, I've spent some of my holiday money over there already! Will come in very useful for the F-35 coming up next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11bravo Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 11:55 AM, Alan P said: Just about to move on to painting these guys but it's made me realise something - I have no idea what RAF aircrew were wearing by this stage of the war (Coastal Command, April/May 1945?) Full leathers and boots? Leather jacket over standard blues? Lightweight flying suits? Any help on this much appreciated! Alan Hi Alan. Very nice build so far, I'll be following closely. With regard to what CC Mosquito crews wore - from all I've read, with the radiators so close to the cockpit, it got extremely warm inside. As such, for low level work, it was rare to see leather jackets and the heavy flying boots. I'm not an RAF uniform expert but it seems that they often just flew in their standard issue "ground" uniform, plus life preserver, etc. Hope this helps. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 7 hours ago, 11bravo said: With regard to what CC Mosquito crews wore - from all I've read, with the radiators so close to the cockpit, it got extremely warm inside. As such, for low level work, it was rare to see leather jackets and the heavy flying boots. I'm not an RAF uniform expert but it seems that they often just flew in their standard issue "ground" uniform, plus life preserver, etc. Hope this helps. John Thanks very much John, though it'll look more like a kid's copy after your masterpiece 👍 Agree with you about the uniform, but the limitation of the kit figures forced the full leather appearance in the end. To be fair, I'm not sure how much will be visible through the canopy when it's assembled! Was able to do some work on this in the cool early morning: The Grey Matter nose is attached, CA glue with epoxy fastener. The cuts i made weren't precisely symmetrical, so it's slightly wonky (about 2 degrees rotation to port 😢) It's a nice piece and includes the cannon moulded in place. Unfortunately there's no opening for the gun camera so there'll be some drilling to do. Other than that, the fit was pretty good, nothing a bit of milliput can't handle. Alan 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 That looks very nice. Is that nose hollow, otherwise that would be a rather heavy lump! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 25 minutes ago, Max Headroom said: That looks very nice. Is that nose hollow, otherwise that would be a rather heavy lump! Trevor It is a solid lump. But the Tornado F3 conversion gave me lots of practice with such things 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Quick question for anyone who might know... This panel on the starboard side, is it just for PR aircraft? I believe this was the access hatch for the big camera in the belly? The camera port itself was moulded on the kit and I removed it earlier. Also, I'm thinking the same was true for these moulded holes in the bomb bay doors: Again, I think these were only on the PR aircraft where the oblique cameras were mounted, the cannon bay would be right above them 🤔 Any info would be very appreciated! Final state of play this evening... It's a pretty shape alright, amazed I haven't built a model of this aircraft before! Bit like the P-38s I made last year, a beautiful aeroplane I only just discovered. Thanks again for all the helpful comments, tips and observations so far, please keep them coming! Alan 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 KA114 has it https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001333285.html Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Max Headroom said: KA114 has it https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001333285.html Trevor Excellent photo! Also shows the concave nacelles aft of the wheelwells we were talking about earlier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 10 hours ago, Alan P said: This panel on the starboard side, is it just for PR aircraft? I No, all Mosquitos had it, it was the access door into the rear fuselage. Note the serial of your chosen subject should be RF838, not RS838, which wasn't a mosquito serial There's more details including photo's of this airframe on the Aviaeology More RCAF Mosquitos sheet, see here for a preview, you can get a digital download of the instructions. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 10 hours ago, Alan P said: It's a pretty shape alright Has to be one of the prettiest aircraft ever it seems to me. And you’re doing her full justice, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave Swindell said: No, all Mosquitos had it, it was the access door into the rear fuselage. Note the serial of your chosen subject should be RF838, not RS838, which wasn't a mosquito serial There's more details including photo's of this airframe on the Aviaeology More RCAF Mosquitos sheet, see here for a preview, you can get a digital download of the instructions. Thanks for the info before i did anything silly! I already have the Aviaeology pdf, any typos in print are mine alone, etc etc 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Alan P said: any typos in print are mine alone, etc Not entirely Alan, the RS typo is on the Aviaeology sheet as well, I would have expected Terry to have corrected it for the website/pdf even if it had got through proof reading for the hard copy with the decals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Looking absolutely wonderful going together, love the Mossie, the wonderful looks belies what they are capable of. Such a great shape. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Dave Swindell said: Not entirely Alan, the RS typo is on the Aviaeology sheet as well I'll have to check the Xtradecal sheet (same airframe), this might be one of those persistent errors from an incorrect original source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Alan P said: I'll have to check the Xtradecal sheet (same airframe), this might be one of those persistent errors from an incorrect original source? The photo's in the Aviaeology sheet clearly show EO-A is RF838, the decals, cover sheet and web page refer to all the aircraft on the sheet as being RF8**, but for some reason the narrative on pages 2 and 3 refer to them all as being RS8**. This is clearly wrong, both from the photographic evidence provided with the set and known RS serial Mosquitoes all being between RS501 and RS723. I don't have the Xtradecal sheet, but the instructions posted on Scalemates show the correct serial RF838, so if the decals match this you should be good to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 Thanks to @Dave Swindell's timely input I've smoothed a couple of bumps in the road. RF838 will be the finished airframe when I get there! Engine nacelles assembled and finished - I'm not going to correct the shape at the back as it's not a deal breaker for me. Preserving the fine raised rivet detail is a bit more of a headache though as there's lots of gaps and cracks here that need working on. Prop spinners - these need to be completely filled. I have a plan for the spinning prop look which I'll reveal at a later date Remodelled the tailwheel to look retracted - close enough is good enough, as I say! Moving to the nose... This end needs a bit of work - first changing the shape in front of the canopy for the fighter-style flat canopy... Those gaps will need some filling! Milliput will be the weapon of choice, also will be used for filling the prop spinners. That'll be tomorrow's job I reckon... The nacelles fit fairly well - I had to shim the trailing edge on both sides as there was a large gap on both inboard edges caused by a mismatch in height between the two nacelle halves. Some decent gaps to fill but probably Tamiya tape will do the trick in these hard to see areas. Cheers all for the good input, this will already be much better than if I'd built it on my own without the Britmodeller WIP 👍 Alan 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Looking good. For filling in those gaps in the nose, try a shim of plastic card or thin spruce first. It’ll reduce the amount of filler that you’ll need and will dry quicker as a result. You’ll have this finished before mine comes out of the box! Trevor ***SPRUE*** predictive texas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Looking great Alan and certainly coming together very quickly. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Did your particular airframe have the ‘beump’ on the nose for a camera? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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