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My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) in - Dietz - 29.06.2010

If you care to refer to the 2 earlier parts of this build…:

viewtopic.php?f=102&t=24928

viewtopic.php?f=102&t=27049

It hasn’t taken all this time to finish, but what has delayed the last part of this short narrative ( with many pictures) is that the new decals have been out of stock at squadron for months & eventually I had to order from a source in England.
Without too much description here are the pics of it being painted & main sections being assembled:








Detail shots:







Everything together:


A few words: Getting Invasion stripes just right was difficult,,as was matching all camo to the various cowling sections,wing , tail etc. As mentioned earlier parts fit just so,, but fitting engine sections to wings & radiator sections was a trial, and took several dry & wet runs to get them to fit…there are still a few problems,plus a few bits 7 pieces from buried sections on the engine fell out & were impossible to reattach.Very delicate landing gear struts kept snapping off as well , necessitating a bit of ‘over-gluing ‘ to keep them in place. This thing just takes time1
Finally:





and for those of you who are curious a size comparison between this and the Trumpeter Hurricane:



May I say my version is not a perfect build & parts fell off almost as soon as it was done( D___n radiators!) & perhaps I took a libert or two or three with markings & red spinners too, but this is a lovely kit!It doesn’t begine to show the hundreds of parts it contains- but I know they’re there , I can tell you. It is expensive ,but worth it I think…
Now if only Airfix would do a Bf-110 …or Me-410…or even a P-38…..
:wink:

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - KG64_Cnopicilin - 29.06.2010

Looking extremely good. I wonder how you get so smooth and good looking paintjob...

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Dietz - 29.06.2010

KG64_Cnopicilin Wrote:Looking extremely good. I wonder how you get so smooth and good looking paintjob...

Airbrush...

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Dietz - 29.06.2010

Almost forgot...left over parts:

Plus My favorite thing- the last part was a tiny windshield washer blade for the wind screen! :roll:

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - KG64_Cnopicilin - 29.06.2010

Dietz Wrote:

KG64_Cnopicilin Wrote:Looking extremely good. I wonder how you get so smooth and good looking paintjob...

Airbrush...

I'm always drooling at some good models and thinking "I wish I could do that!"...

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Doolittle81 - 29.06.2010

Super Model!

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Guest - 29.06.2010

That looks so awesome! Any link to that Hurricane? It's beautiful!

:mrgreen:

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Dietz - 29.06.2010

philip.ed Wrote:That looks so awesome! Any link to that Hurricane? It's beautiful!

:mrgreen:

sorry no link, but I kinda like the 1/24th Trumpeter Hurricane kit better than the 1/24th Airfix one, probably because of a better looking prop & spinner.... :lol:

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Buglord - 30.06.2010

Fantastic work Dietz , lots of detail & a great paint job , give your self a pat on the back for this one m8.

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - madcat - 01.07.2010

Amazing work

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Dietz - 01.07.2010

BTW- I was hooked when I saw this about a year ago ( kit hit the market just before Christmas 2009) Make sure you watch the video at the bottom...but don't you believe it! :wink:
http://www.airfix.com/mossie/

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Guest - 01.07.2010

Are those missles! If they are, take them out and paint them and put em on display.

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - KG64_Cnopicilin - 02.07.2010

Verhängnis Wrote:Are those missles! If they are, take them out and paint them and put em on display.

Where? :-?

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Guest - 02.07.2010

KG64_Cnopicilin Wrote:

Verhängnis Wrote:Are those missles! If they are, take them out and paint them and put em on display.

Where? :-?

In the middle square of spare parts. hock:

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Re: My Full scale mosquito just arrived ( now months ago...) - Dietz - 02.07.2010

Yes - lots of rockets- complete with many decals to go on same- I opted for bombs...slightly less work ...be those rockets would have looked cool... hock:

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