AliGauld Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Nice work Alistair, looking good, crikey you'll have this done by the end of the week!!! Chris Thanks Chris, I doubt it'll be done any time soon there's a lot of precise masking to be done. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Good stuff Alistair, so far so good on the Mossie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Fabulous work on this. All that detailing and your painting makes it look like an altogether bigger scale. Looking forward to the colour scheme too! On a point of order: On 14/09/2022 at 20:47, Dr. Quack said: I remember building the old tool Mossie as a nipper And On 14/09/2022 at 22:03, AliGauld said: I remember the old Mossie Do you guys mean the old (1972) Mossie or the old-old (1957) Mossie? I built the old-old one as a nipper and it took me another 50 years before I could face another one. It just don’t look right, and had weird super-thin button wheels too. Airfix have definitely improved over the years! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 9 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Fabulous work on this. All that detailing and your painting makes it look like an altogether bigger scale. Looking forward to the colour scheme too! On a point of order: And Do you guys mean the old (1972) Mossie or the old-old (1957) Mossie? I built the old-old one as a nipper and it took me another 50 years before I could face another one. It just don’t look right, and had weird super-thin button wheels too. Airfix have definitely improved over the years! Regards, Adrian Thanks Aidrian, I don't know which Airfix Mossie I had as the only real memory of it was that the pilot sat on a bar of plastic which jutted out from the side of the cockpit and that was the only detailing in it. Of course it was a long time ago now and "The Memory Cheats" Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 10 hours ago, mark.au said: Good stuff Alistair, so far so good on the Mossie. Thanks Mark, It all fits well so far but the paint is still to come. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, AliGauld said: the pilot sat on a bar of plastic You built the old-old one. Your memory is fine! Regards, Adrian 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 44 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: You built the old-old one. Your memory is fine! Regards, Adrian Yup, that was the beastie. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 "Locate and cement," now those were the days. (....and thank goodness we've moved on!) Q 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Alistair, You're certainly ploughing ahead with this one - cockpit looks great! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 55 minutes ago, Dunny said: Alistair, You're certainly ploughing ahead with this one - cockpit looks great! Cheers, Roger Thanks Roger, Trying to get as much done before the Night Shift Kicks in again. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 The undercarriage put together as per instructions with the wing as a jig. Then I put the wings together and tried a dry fit. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Good progress, looks like a Mossie now. Yum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 Thanks Mark, It's certainly a bit more Mossie shaped now. I still need to paint and build the exhausts before I can fit the nacelles together. Getting there. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nacelle no. 1 somewhat stuck together. That'll be it for today as it took me over an hour to get this together. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 I built the second nacelle yesterday and applied some Dissolved Putty on the various seams that i thought required it. This afternoon, when I surfaced, there was some light sanding and some gluing. There is a little work required around the nose of the nacelle and I may get to that tomorrow, but I finish the night shift tomorrow morning and will be heading into Edinburgh for Scale Scotland. So, there may or may not be an update if I can summon the energy to mask up the clear pieces. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandie Dinmont Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Shaping up to be another masterpiece Alistair, Tempted to get my own copy out of the stash after seeing this, though my workbench is already piled up with half-finished projects. 49 minutes ago, AliGauld said: I finish the night shift tomorrow morning and will be heading into Edinburgh for Scale Scotland. I'll look for the man leaning up against the wall and snoring gently. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dandie Dinmont said: Shaping up to be another masterpiece Alistair, Tempted to get my own copy out of the stash after seeing this, though my workbench is already piled up with half-finished projects. I'll look for the man leaning up against the wall and snoring gently. Craig. Thanks Craig, You'll not be far out with that. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Great progress Alistair, looking good and now very Mossie like. I used together up and straight onto the modelling when doing nights and heading to various VW shows from Nights too. Have a great time at the show Alistair and looking forward to seeing the goodies you return with. Great work on the Mossie. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Coming along nicely Alistair. Just look at that shape, it’s such a beautiful airplane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 This looks like a really nice kit in 1/72 scale. Enjoying the build photos, and rapid progress👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 On 23/09/2022 at 18:29, bigbadbadge said: Great progress Alistair, looking good and now very Mossie like. I used together up and straight onto the modelling when doing nights and heading to various VW shows from Nights too. Have a great time at the show Alistair and looking forward to seeing the goodies you return with. Great work on the Mossie. Chris Thanks Chris. The show was great. 21 hours ago, mark.au said: Coming along nicely Alistair. Just look at that shape, it’s such a beautiful airplane. Thanks Mark, You are spot on. The Mossie has such beautiful lines. 21 hours ago, Winded Penguin said: This looks like a really nice kit in 1/72 scale. Enjoying the build photos, and rapid progress👍 Thanks very much. I got back from Edinburgh and tried to go for a nap but, well, that wasn't working. So. I'll get the nacelle seams treated with Dissolved Putty tonight and get them sanded back tomorrow. It just might be time for some paint. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Looking good Alistair, great progress. Any decent goodies from the show? Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Looking good Alistair, great progress. Any decent goodies from the show? Chris Thanks Chris, I had a successful day and got everything I was looking for. Cheers, Alistair 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandie Dinmont Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 That last one's a funny looking aircraft. Unlike your mosquito which is looking gorgeous. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, Dandie Dinmont said: That last one's a funny looking aircraft. Unlike your mosquito which is looking gorgeous. Craig. Thanks Craig. It was a Top Secret experimental prototype designed in the later war years that came to nothing. I likes me a bit of whiffery. Cheers, Alistair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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