Antoine Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hello there, I'm currently in the process of thinning my stash, by getting rid of kits bought without a real project in mind. Among them is this mossie: To this day, I didn't found any colour option that really caught my eye. I've tried to swap it, mossie for mossie, on a French forum, but it didn't work. Now I think about selling it, but I love the aircraft, and I want to be sure that there's no other solution before. So my questions are: - Do you know about a specific colour scheme for a mossie XIII or XVII, something a bit different than the usuals NF schemes? - Do you know if I can use the kit to build another mossie mark, recce, bomber or another NF ? (There are some nice colour options for an NF.XXX, for exemple) I'm no specialist in this aircraft, and any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Antoine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 It may need some slight conversion work but some of the NF.XIX served in the Far East in an overall alumium dope scheme with SEAC markings and blue reconition stripes. Very attractive scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 NF.XIX?? A high altitude NF, IIRC? Any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dambuster Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hello there,I'm currently in the process of thinning my stash, by getting rid of kits bought without a real project in mind. Among them is this mossie: To this day, I didn't found any colour option that really caught my eye. I've tried to swap it, mossie for mossie, on a French forum, but it didn't work. Now I think about selling it, but I love the aircraft, and I want to be sure that there's no other solution before. So my questions are: - Do you know about a specific colour scheme for a mossie XIII or XVII, something a bit different than the usuals NF schemes? - Do you know if I can use the kit to build another mossie mark, recce, bomber or another NF ? (There are some nice colour options for an NF.XXX, for exemple) I'm no specialist in this aircraft, and any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Antoine I think that you could build it as an NFXIX in a SEAC colour scheme of overall silver with blue wing, tail and fin stripes - colour profile in Scale Aircraft Modelling Combat Colours no 6 DH Mosquito Night Fighters. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hello there,I'm currently in the process of thinning my stash, by getting rid of kits bought without a real project in mind. Among them is this mossie: To this day, I didn't found any colour option that really caught my eye. I've tried to swap it, mossie for mossie, on a French forum, but it didn't work. Now I think about selling it, but I love the aircraft, and I want to be sure that there's no other solution before. So my questions are: - Do you know about a specific colour scheme for a mossie XIII or XVII, something a bit different than the usuals NF schemes? - Do you know if I can use the kit to build another mossie mark, recce, bomber or another NF ? (There are some nice colour options for an NF.XXX, for exemple) I'm no specialist in this aircraft, and any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Antoine Not Mossie expert, but think if you got two stage engines I think you can build a MkXXX, Paragon do a set for the Tamiya kit . http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/PAR48042 I'm not sure what the set up is the Airfix kits that have the two stage engines, do they also still have the single stage engines? but the parts from one of those may also be OK, if you got the PrXVI boxing you could make another bomber or PR variant with the leftover parts. I suggest this as you might pick up the kit cheaper than getting a Paragon set is all. Airfix did a NF XXX boxing too. HTH T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 NF.XIX??A high altitude NF, IIRC? Any pics? The high altitude plane was the NF XV, based an a modified B.IV, only 15 built, and paragon also do a conversion for this, using the tamiya B IV, but you could probably use the Revell BIV, this would take care of The revell kits probelms, big spinners/small wheels, as the XV conversion has new 4 blade props and new wheels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Thanks, but I don't want to buy another kit, I just want to find a way to use the tamiya boxing. I'm aware of the paragon range for the mossie, but what about the nose for an NF.30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalguru Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I have heard that some Mossies were painted up in garish colours to aid the assembly of Lancasters etc on the big RAF day raids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pte1643 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Some interesting schemes here... Dunno if any appeal, but worth a look. http://www.cbrnp.com/profiles/quarter2/mosquitos.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Thanks, but I don't want to buy another kit, I just want to find a way to use the tamiya boxing.I'm aware of the paragon range for the mossie, but what about the nose for an NF.30? IIRC the Mk XXX used the same "bull nose" introduced on the Mk XIX. the box art pic looks like the nose i associate with a MkXXX without digging through references. http://www.mossie.org/Mosquito_var.htm NF.XIII Fighter.Four cannon fighter developed from the FB.VI. The four machine guns in the nose replaced by A.I Mk 8 radar in 'bull' nose. Merlin 21 and 23 engines.NF.XVII Fighter. Fighter developed from and similar to the NF.XII with American A.I. Mk 10 radar. NF.XIX Fighter. Developed from and similar to the NF.XIII, but with Merlin 25 engines and able to take either British or American radar sets. In 1948-49, 45 were overhauled and fitted with four blade airscrews and supplied to the Royal Swedish Air Force who designated the aircraft the J.30. NF.30 Fighter. Developed from the NF.XIX with high altitude Merlin 72, 76 and 113 engines. Get some 4 blade props and do a Swedish one? cheers T Edited December 2, 2010 by Troy Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Get some 4 blade props and do a Swedish one? A Swedish mossie would be nice, but the problem remain: The nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) A Swedish mossie would be nice, but the problem remain: The nose. Looks the same as the kit box. see also http://www.scaleworkshop.com/workshop/mosq...fxvii48bg_1.htm HTH T PS Paragon do 4 blade props as well http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/PAR48152 Edited December 3, 2010 by Troy Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheModeller Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 A Swedish mossie would be nice, but the problem remain: The nose. The bullnose included in the kit was used on the XIII, XVII, XIX and XXX/30, as well as the Swedish NF variant (J.30?), I built mine as an NF.XIX, swap out the engines for the Paragon ones and you have an NF.XXX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) AFAIK, it's the same nose on the NF 36 and NF38. The former has the same deadly dull NF scheme but does have some colourful markings. Edited December 2, 2010 by The wooksta V2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 Thanks, I tought at first that the NF.XXX nose was a bit more bulbous than the NF.XIII/XVII one. In this case, I'll easily find something to built with the help of paragon engines. Any scale drawings somewhere to confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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