heloman1 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Looking good there mate, speedy progress... Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 hours ago, heloman1 said: Looking good there mate, speedy progress... Colin Thanks Colin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 Bit of a glitch,..... the ED Model SEAC roundels struggled to cover the strengthening strake on the side of the fuselage as it couldn`t bend enough, despite using Decalfix,.... and while matt varnishing the SEAC model today the roundel broke and I lost the bit which detached! No worries,.... I cut out another roundel from the Airfix Beaufighter kit,..... seen under the model,..... and hopefully that will do the trick!?? Cheers Tony 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Great looking Mozzies Tony & the decal issue is a mere hiccough to a man of your calibre! Edge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 That's a shame Tony , glad you sorted a replacement decal though. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Edge said: Great looking Mozzies Tony & the decal issue is a mere hiccough to a man of your calibre! Edge 2 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: That's a shame Tony , glad you sorted a replacement decal though. Chris Thanks Fella`s,..... yeah got it sorted now,...... just doing a bit of panel highlighing and weathering tonight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Looking good Tony. Love the SEAC with the blue stripes. Your silver finishes really shows off to great effect the new tooling efforts Airfix has invested. I'm gone for the week pursuing another hobby, no doubt these will be finished when I return, can't wait to see 'em !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Allan31 said: Looking good Tony. Love the SEAC with the blue stripes. Your silver finishes really shows off to great effect the new tooling efforts Airfix has invested. I'm gone for the week pursuing another hobby, no doubt these will be finished when I return, can't wait to see 'em !!! Thanks Allan,..... yeah the detail is nice on the Airfix kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Right,... another update,...... Some more work done,....... Starting with the Airfix bomber,...... I have highlighted the panel lines, added the propellers, undercarriage, bomb bay details and doors. As I had elected to leave off the exhausts to aid painting, to fit them from the outside I had to trim the lower part of the backing a bit to enable them to slip into place. The bombs have also been painted and will be added later after the decals have been put on them; Onto the Airfix kit converted to a PR.XVI,..... the same really,..... undercarriage, propellers,, PRU Blue painted drop tanks,..... ad the same with the exhausts; And the underside showing the Freightdog flat bomb bay doors in place; Last of all the Hasegawa kit as another PR.XVI, this time in RAAF markings,...... it has also had a watercolour wash, the propellers and undercarriage added etc. The resin drop tanks had to be tidied up a little due to a super glue accident so need a few more coats of PRU Blue. As I had some bomb bay items left over from the above Airfi kit I used them to dress the bomb bay of this model and included them, along with the kits bomb bay doors. So that is it for now,..... hopefully they will be finished by the weekend, Cheers Tony 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Finished by the weekend! Man, when I grow up I want to be Tony. Cheers, Bill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 All three looking really very nice indeed, Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Nonymous Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Brilliant post and very useful; I made one kit out of the box, warts and all, just to show you chaps what you got for your money. Now, as I still have two kits to make. I now know what to get in order to build them 'properly' into B. XVIs - cheers Tony, this thread is a very useful resource! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 They are all looking absolutely superb Tony . Great work fella as usual. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 9 hours ago, mark.au said: All three looking really very nice indeed, Tony. Thanks Mark,..... I just hope I don`t much them up at the last hurdle! 7 hours ago, Simon Nonymous said: Brilliant post and very useful; I made one kit out of the box, warts and all, just to show you chaps what you got for your money. Now, as I still have two kits to make. I now know what to get in order to build them 'properly' into B. XVIs - cheers Tony, this thread is a very useful resource! Thanks Simon,.... wow,.... praise indeed mate! I glad that you have found my meanderings of interest! 4 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: They are all looking absolutely superb Tony . Great work fella as usual. Chris Thanks Chris,...... like I sid above,.... I jut hope that I don`t bugger them up at the last hurdle,..... put a few exhaust stains etc on them today and now trying to sort out the canopies as my masking was useless,..... as usual! Just for info,..... here are the Mossies with my other current,...... `on the go' models; 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I am sure you won't muck up any of them fella. Nice tray of projects, looking forward to seeing the Mosdies and the Sea Gladiator emerge and the Vampire is looking very nice, are you doing as T11 or T22??? Great work Tony Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: I am sure you won't muck up any of them fella. Nice tray of projects, looking forward to seeing the Mosdies and the Sea Gladiator emerge and the Vampire is looking very nice, are you doing as T11 or T22??? Great work Tony Chris Cheers Chris,..... the Vampire will be a T.11 mate,.... to add to my 45 Sqn collection. I also have an earlier variant on the go with the original canopy,..... again in 45 Sqn markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 That's a busy work area you have Tony!!! Colin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 15 hours ago, heloman1 said: That's a busy work area you have Tony!!! Colin Just the table next to the settee where I model mate. Put them all on there just to photograph them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 OK, now yer just showing off, Tony! My Gawd, man- are you prolific or what? I can't decide which Mossie I like the best, as they are all the bee's knees! Having said that, I am just a sucker for a silver Mossie with blue bands! You are da man! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) Hiya Folks,.... well I`m calling them done! Here are the two Airfix Mossies; 14 Sqn B.35, post war Germany; SEAC PR.XVI; And last of all the Hasegawa conversion from my mate Lee, built as an 87 Sqn RAAF PR.XVI,..... I had a bit of a disaster with the canopy on this one! So that is it! I probably took o too much building three at once,..... but the new Airfix kit is a beaut as long as you know where the faults lie! Cheers Tony Edited October 16, 2021 by tonyot 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 They look really good Gondor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 First rate for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, Gondor44 said: They look really good Gondor Cheers Alistair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Three very nice mosquitos there Tony, fine advertisements for the new Airfix kit though the Hasegawa still looks the part when finished so nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 22 minutes ago, Natter said: Three very nice mosquitos there Tony, fine advertisements for the new Airfix kit though the Hasegawa still looks the part when finished so nicely. Thanks Dave,..... I`m really annoyed at myself for screwing up the canopy o the Hasegawa kit,..... but these things happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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