Marklo Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) This is the kit. And this is the scheme I’m going to do. BOAC operated a number of PR.Mk IV and VI between Scotland and Sweden during the war. They were specially modified to take a single passenger in the bomb bay, but externally identical to a regular Mosquito. They were civilian registered and the letters were underlined in red white and blue to emphasise their civilian nature. One of the many and fascinating applications of the Mosquito and an extremely interesting part of its history. Edited September 6, 2023 by Marklo 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I've always fancied building one of these BOAC mossies, so will particularly enjoy watching yours Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) Great! 🙂 They were not operated between England and Sweden, but between Scotland and Sweden. 🏴 One ting, though. The single BOAC Mosquito Mk.IV did not carry passenger in the bomb bay. Because the doors were single items, left and right. Passengers were carried in Mk.VI aircraft. These had split doors, meaning that the forward pair, where the passenger was "seated", could be closed, while access was made possible through the rear set of doors. Nils PS. The full history of the BOAC Mosquitos (including scale drawings) is available in my book "The Stockholm Run". Edited June 9, 2023 by Vingtor 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Hi Mark Will you be using the Vingtor decals on this one? The decal set comes with several colour options. Regards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 5 hours ago, Planebuilder62 said: Will you be using the Vingtor decals on this one? The decal set comes with several colour options. Regards Toby No I was planning on painting/printing/raiding the Decal box as appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Marklo said: I was planning on painting/printing/raiding the Decal box as appropriate. Sounds interesting... 🙂 Not the most commonly surplus decals, and not the easiest decals to paint. I know, because I have done it myself in 1/48 scale, long time ago. Nils 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Vingtor said: Not the most commonly surplus decals, and not the easiest decals to paint. I know, because I have done it myself in 1/48 scale, long time ago. No now that I look at it a bit more I think the letters are quite different from the standard RAF lettering. The stripes would be easy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 25 minutes ago, Marklo said: the letters are quite different from the standard RAF lettering. Most difficult would be the 1" silver outline for the letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Vingtor said: Most difficult would be the 1" silver outline for the letters. Yes that would be extremely difficult to replicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 Started with the fuselage halves and the office. The carpet monster got the ip so I had to make a plastic card replacement. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted July 25, 2023 Author Share Posted July 25, 2023 And a little cockpit green. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Nice project, Marklo, and I'm relieved to see I'm not the only one running into August with plenty still to do.... 😊😇 Just going from memory here, I think the Danish scientist Nils Bohr was brought out in one of these Mossies. Must be the ride of a lifetime....!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, rob Lyttle said: I think the Danish scientist Nils Bohr was brought out in one of these Mossies. Must be the ride of a lifetime....!! Not in the Mk.IV though, as it was not equipped to carry passenger. Both Niels Bohrs (father and son) were flown from Stockholm to Scotland in Mosquito Mk.VIs. I have registrations, pilots, times etc. somewhere... Nils (not Bohr) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 Fuselage zipped up. Wings and tail added. Tamiya engineering is so good it just works, without, dare I say it trying to be too clever like some current Airfix kits. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) On 6/10/2023 at 12:25 AM, Vingtor said: Passengers were carried in Mk.VI aircraft. These had split doors, meaning that the forward pair, where the passenger was "seated" Must have been very Bo(h)ring flight there! Cheers, AaCee Edited September 2, 2023 by AaCee26 Typo 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Engine nacelles added. Did I mention that it’s a beautifully engineered kit… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Fascinating subject and great progress, Mark, looking forward to your next update. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 09/06/2023 at 22:25, Vingtor said: Passengers were carried in Mk.VI aircraft. These had split doors, meaning that the forward pair, where the passenger was "seated", could be closed, while access was made possible through the rear set of doors. I have to say, if I were to be a passenger in the bomb bay, I personally would want quite a lot of reassurance that the doors aren't going to open by accident... Adrian PS nice mossie! (edit) PPS I guess RyanAir would have made you pay a "forward bomb bay supplement" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 10 hours ago, AdrianMF said: I have to say, if I were to be a passenger in the bomb bay, I personally would want quite a lot of reassurance that the doors aren't going to open by accident... The forward "bomb bay" doors on the FBVI weren't bomb doors as such, they covered the 4 x 20 mm hispano cannons and could only be manually opened or closed on the ground by undoing clamps along the joining edge and hinging them down for access to the cannons. The rear doors were conventional bomb doors which could be operated in flight via hydraulic rams. The BOAC conversions had the passenger berth replace the cannons above the closed forward doors, whilst the rear bomb doors were retained for access to the passenger berth and for loading cargo. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 12 hours ago, AdrianMF said: have to say, if I were to be a passenger in the bomb bay, I personally would want quite a lot of reassurance that the doors aren't going to open by accident... That was my thought too. And even if they were secured I can’t imagine how fraught the trip would be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 Filler, mask the canopies and then primer next. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Great mind, eh? I’m doing this in 1/144. Masking the canopy has taken 2 days so far 😵💫 I’ll watch this with interest. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 6:56 PM, BillF67 said: Masking the canopy has taken 2 days so far 😵💫 Ouch I’m hoping I’ll be a bit quicker. I usually use bostic self adhesive foil and a fresh #11 scalpel blade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, Marklo said: Ouch I’m hoping I’ll be a bit quicker. I usually use bostic self adhesive foil and a fresh #11 scalpel blade. I tried for two days with Tamiya tape. Got a couple of lines done but even with my big eyes on, couldn’t see the small areas. So I gave up. Found a set of pre cut from Peewit and ordered 2 (I have both Mark 1 Mosquitos). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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