Rick_1138 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hi folks, well after falling out with my PC i was able to get 'most' of the pics so far onto the old photobucket, after it threw a fit! I will update the thread when i get home, but on tea break at work so can throw some up just now Cockpit: wheel wells and tyres: Engines (some missing, will put close ups on tonight): Reference material (from a members source!): Main Cannon: That's all i have for now, will sort out rest tonight. Hope build will carry on as much fun as it has been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 oh wow thats looking simply ace, great work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbailey141 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Amazing detail. That is one beast of a kit! Gav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 That's coming along nicely, Rick Will you be bringing it to the club? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_1138 Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hi folks, been an age since i updated this, but got back into the swing, mainly as i can see now with glasses lol Progress so far, engine and wheel wells glued to superstructure. Fuel tanks and bomb bays glued in. Doors and such sprayed interior green, i will hopefully be spraying the plane over the new year. This will lead to a lot more progress as the painting is a fair job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the lanc lover Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) VERY GOOD WORK IVE JUST STARTED MINE AND HOPE TO SOURCE SOME RED LETTERS AS I WANT TO DO A BLACK BOTTOM AND GREY GREEN CAMO ONE WHAT COLOUR HAVE YOU USED FOR INTERIOR AS IT LOOKS VERY MODERN RUSSIAN I HAVE FOUND AN ALMOST EXACT MATCH FOR RAF INTERIOR GREEN IN AN HALFORDS SPRAY CAN CALLED VAUXHALL REED GREEN SO AM GOING TO BE USING THAT KEEP UP GOOD WORK Edited December 29, 2011 by bob the lanc lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakingModelsAgain Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Looking good, mate - especially those cannons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_1138 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 The interior green is Vallejo Game Colour Foul Green, it looked very close to the humbrol colour, but in actual fact is too bright, but i was well on by the time this became apparent and i am not going to try and redo the lot, so i will take a bit of artistic licence with the shade. Sprayed all interior surfaces last night on doors etc, so will begin tacking it together and masking for first primer, then pre shading and the applying the ridiculous amount of paint. I am using humbrol enamels to colour it, been yonks since i used them but i felt enamels may give smoother coverage over larger surface area, but we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I rememeber building this one as a kid for my stepdad since he flew those in the war....ok ,ok he did most of the small add-on details. On my list to do someday. Nice work on yours. Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Looking very good so far - keep it up, we anxiously await the next pictures! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtmelvin Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Even though I'm a ship guy and haven't completed a wingy thing kit in ages, I have to admit that this is one of two airplane kits that I simply have to have and build. I've always thought that the Mosquito was one of the most beautiful warbirds of World War 2. The other "must have" is the new Tamiya 1/32 Spit. Looking at your work on the Mosquito makes me even more certain that I have to build this kit - even though I know my work won't look nearly as good as yours. Congratulations on some great work so far. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_1138 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Lots done last night, Completed front guns, made up and smoothed the drop tanks, sanded all joins and masked surfaces. Will take pics of progress so folk can see before I prime it this evening. Hopeing .to have it painted before back to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynski Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 One of these days I'll have to get one of those. I need to clean out the garage first to have room to build it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trpsarge Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Couple of stages ahead of me on my build of the same kit. Can appreciate the amount of work involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_1138 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Well progress has been fast and furious. So much so i haven't been able to transfer the pictures from my camera yet, there are many! But basically its finished! Sprayed the bottom Tamiya Sky and top Dark sea grey. Then a coat of Klear, the decals went on with minimum of fuss, a real joy, oh and the fact ww2 planes dont have eleventy million teeny tiny "no Step" etc decals. then second coat of Klear, this was followed by Dot Filtering with oil paints and enamel thinners, which really gave the plane a used look that was subtle and i was very pleased with. This was allowed to dry then gave Klear coat again, followed by panel line was (again hardly any due to nature of aircraft) then sprayed Klear and Tamiya Flat Base 70/30% to seal it all in. Ancillaries are all done just got to glue them all on, bombs, doors etc, and spray some smoke effect on the chin guns and out of the nacelles. Full build report with pics will go up tonight I am taking it to the model club tomorrow so any Aberdeen members can see it Very pleased with this as its my first proper attempt at weathering and it came out really well, so looking forward to using the skills on my next build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I am taking it to the model club tomorrow so any Aberdeen members can see it Nice one, can't wait to see it now! Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryUK Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Great looking build so far. The work done so far looks great. I shall follow your build as im looking forward to how the Mosquito kit builds. The kit is a bit out of my price range at the moment and its great to see one being built and finished. "Full build report with pics will go up tonight." I cant wait to see how it turns out. The photos you posted look great as it stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_1138 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Sorry for no pics as promised, I had an unexpected task to perform and was away from house for 2 hours! Anyway, plane is 99.9% finished, i have taken memory card to work so i can upload a couple of quick pics at lunchtime so you can see i have actually done it, not just writing about the phantom mossie lol. Edit: Pics as promised. Very happy with it, apart from 2 minor issues, most annoying is about 6 speckles of what i can assume is super glue on the wings, about 1-2mm big, they could be matt varnished and you wouldnt see them but its odd how they got there. The other issue is the matt varnish has got the slightest white note to it in some places, its very off, almost streaky rather than blotches so no idea how it happened as i tested the varnish mix first and all was fine, but it almost looks like faded paint or weathered exterior so i am not too bothered, its just a little thing. Very happy with her, looking forward to next build, finishing my 1/35th Tamiya King Tiger which is half built. Edited January 10, 2012 by Rick_1138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Wow, that looks cracking mate, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spfparker Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Has anyone else used this Halfords colour for RAF Interior green??? - I got a can today on the basis of Bob the Lanc lovers post but haven't had the opportunity to give it a go yet.... lovely Mossie btw VERY GOOD WORK IVE JUST STARTED MINE AND HOPE TO SOURCE SOME RED LETTERS AS I WANT TO DO A BLACK BOTTOM AND GREY GREEN CAMO ONE WHAT COLOUR HAVE YOU USED FOR INTERIOR AS IT LOOKS VERY MODERN RUSSIAN I HAVE FOUND AN ALMOST EXACT MATCH FOR RAF INTERIOR GREEN IN AN HALFORDS SPRAY CAN CALLED VAUXHALL REED GREEN SO AM GOING TO BE USING THAT KEEP UP GOOD WORK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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