Airfix 1/72 Mosquito PR.XVI 60Sqn SAAF

[woody37]

Hi all,

 

A quick sanity build after the Hampden, I only started this last week, pretty fast for me! A lovely kit moulded in the later darker plastic. There's a few fiddly bits in it and I've replaced the wheels and exhausts with resin parts. Also replaced the overly chunky pitot tube on the tail with alloy tubing. A few odd things such as having to paint the D-Day stripes, but the blue background for the reg letters is included on the decal but doesn't quite match up to the paint used. Goes together very well although fitting the gear in the narrow bays is a bit fiddly. An enjoyable build from start to finish, the decals conform beautifully with the assistance of Microsol, even that striped tail decal which I was dreading! All weathering done in the usual soft pastel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Neil

[F-32]

Absolutely beautiful 

[David H]

Looks beautiful, Woody!

Having stalled out on my Tamiya-Brengun conversion ordeal, a nice easy way out sounds very appealing to me right now...

 

-d-

[bigbadbadge]

Looks gorgeous Neil, great job fella, been looking at getting this kit.

Might well do so after seeing your build.

Thanks for sharing

Chris

[ForestFan]

That’s a lovely looking build, bravo

[Harry Lime]

Simply stunning! The weathering is just perfect.

 

Mark.

[Pete in Lincs]

I thought in the first picture that I was looking at 1/48th! A lovely result.

[keith in the uk]

Another cracker Neil ,  

[georgeusa]

Lovely build of the glass nose Mosquito in the small scale.  I particularly like the finish/weathering you have achieved as it is quite effective, but not overdone. 

[Pantherhawk27263]

Simply amazing. A very beautiful build, thanks for sharing this beauty. 

[woody37]

Thanks all for the comments

 

Some of the finer detail in the kit is a bit clunky, the frames look overly thick on the windscreen and the guide rails on the undercarriage legs for the doors would weigh a couple of tons being as thick as they are, but the panel lines are much more refined than previous kits so going the right way. I've got a B.XVI too so got the appetite to build that one too.

[cpoud117]

Great work done at neck-breaking speed, impressive!

[kev67]

Superb build Neil

[Farmerboy]

A woody wonder, ( see what l did there 😂) made of plastic to a fantastically high standard, love the cockpit, are belts part of the kit.

[Homer]

Beautiful model well done 👏 

[FinnAndersen]

Very nice Mossie and a striking scheme. 

 

Having done some Tamiya and know about the problem of painting the canopy frames (for the benefit of the uneducated: There was some internal frames, which was not painted the outside colour)

 

A minor detail, which is unrelated to the high quality of the model: The squadron was No. 60 SAAF, not RAAF.

 

/Finn

[François Escudé]

Hi Neil , a real masterpiece !! so realistic weathering , and exhausts stains, a true  pleasure to see !! love your dio too. 

Thanks for sharing this beauty !!

 

Cheers !!

[Terry1954]

Fantastic looking Mosquito Neil, and such a fast build. I could never build anything that fast to such excellent quality.

 

Love it.

 

Terry

[Winded Penguin]

Delightful, thanks for sharing.

[Lanmi]

Fantastic build. Such a great weathering, and painting job. 

[Paul J]

Beautifully done. I have one in the stash but because I am not making anything any more, it is almost forcing me in to it thanks to your very inspirational model.

[TEXANTOMCAT]

Perfect finish 👍👍👍

[Spitfire31]

Who doesn't love a Mosquito in PRU Blue? That livery really brings out the beautiful and purposeful de Havilland lines.

 

Superb modelling!

 

Kind regards,

Joachim

 

[kapam]

On 11/9/2023 at 2:51 AM, woody37 said:

I only started this last week

Amazing!  I'd need 20 weeks and still not produce anything that good!

Awesome!  😮👏👏

[alhenderson]

Have been pondering getting one of these - I think my mind is now made up, that's a beauty!

 

Al.