Another Tamiya 1/32 mosquito build !

[Johnj]

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[Johnj]

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[Stokesy44]

Great work with the canopy masks. And that last pic, the weathering is superb.

[exmoor]

Lost for words johnj just amazing lots of hardwork i can see .never built a plane but this build has got me thinking

[Johnj]

Great work with the canopy masks. And that last pic, the weathering is superb.

Thanks on the weathering your M10 build has had a big influence on the attemps at the weathering.

If time is money then the pre-cut masks make sense but i quite enjoy just working away at them with a pair of decal scissors.

[Johnj]

Lost for words johnj just amazing lots of hardwork i can see .never built a plane but this build has got me thinking

Hi paul, like you i'm a car and bike guy but as i fly R/C scale aircraft my daughters bought me aircraft kits thinking it was the same sort of thing and i have to say i've quite enjoyed them. Still plastic modeling but different technique's to to the car's !

(I'm bursting to build my big Enzo though )

[Johnj]

Quite tricky trying to mask and keep the various parts in place while bein primed/painted. Having the tail wheel in place to hold on to was a blessing !

I'm back to the tamiya primer till i find out where i'm going wrong with the Ultimate stuff. The tamiya primer does give a beautifull finish, it's just the smell and de-canting the stuff thats a pain.

This was a horrible airframe to pre-shade, probably just the lack of surface detail because of full-size's make up.

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[Johnj]

Momentum seems to be the name of the game for me. I had to be away from home for a few days with work but i've been unable to get back into this kit since. I just cant seem to get a mental picture in my head of what to do next.

I found myself looking at something and thinking - mmmm, not sure about that or that and that either and just put it down again. Just to get something done, i glued the undercarrage and door's in permenatly.

[Johnj]

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[Johnj]

I've lost most of the pre-shading under the dark green so i'll go over that again but i'll make it as heavy as i can as it covers up easily. Quite close to getting the decals on

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A quick mock-up

[Twokidsnosleep]

Superb detail
will you display it opened up??

[Stokesy44]

She's looking good mate. The bar keeps getting higher with the quality of your work. Can't wait to see where you take her from here.

[Johnj]

Superb detail
will you display it opened up??

Yeah, defo scott. It would be a crime not too. I'm thinking of a mirror base as most of that lovely detail is in the wheel wells and bomb bay.

[Johnj]

She's looking good mate. The bar keeps getting higher with the quality of your work. Can't wait to see where you take her from here.

Thanks mr S
I re-did the pre-shading but it looks like it was done with a bingo pen ! I'll post a pic

[HIghAltitudeScale]

You've got some beautiful detail in that build. I'm envious of the quality, cant wait until its finished.

[Lysus]

You've got some beautiful detail in that build. I'm envious of the quality, cant wait until its finished.

Everything he just said.

[Johnj]

Thanks boys, i appreciate the very kind comments

Bret, the detail in this kit is amazing and i will be buying another with the intention of finishing it with the natural wood effect. My idea was to 'clad' it with 1/64 balsa sheet but having seen the other mosquito build with the wood effect done with paint that looks absolutly stunning i'm not so sure now, the balsa grain i think would be too 'big'

[Johnj]

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Hopefully it's dark enough now.

I need to get this wrapped up as it's been dragging on a bit in the last month or so

[exmoor]

Looking good johnj detailing awsome what can one say just fantistic

[digger303]

great stuff....I feel the need to shop now.

[Johnj]

Thanks guy's i'm at the gloss before decals stage just now so there is some down time with drying in-between just to be sure so ive made a start on a bike kit which i'll post a bit later.

Although the cars and bikes will always be top of my list, i have really enjoyed the large amount of detail that these aircraft have. I will buy another mosquito at some point next year, it really is that good

[demarcation]

Superb work mate!!

[Stokesy44]

Thanks guy's i'm at the gloss before decals stage just now so there is some down time with drying in-between just to be sure so ive made a start on a bike kit which i'll post a bit later.

Although the cars and bikes will always be top of my list, i have really enjoyed the large amount of detail that these aircraft have. I will buy another mosquito at some point next year, it really is that good

Hey Johnj, any new stuff on the Mossie? Can't wait to see how the beauty is coming along.

[Johnj]

Thanks guy's i'm at the gloss before decals stage just now so there is some down time with drying in-between just to be sure so ive made a start on a bike kit which i'll post a bit later.

Although the cars and bikes will always be top of my list, i have really enjoyed the large amount of detail that these aircraft have. I will buy another mosquito at some point next year, it really is that good

Hey Johnj, any new stuff on the Mossie? Can't wait to see how the beauty is coming along.

you know, i made the fatal mistake of starting another kit because of the down time with the drying times but i've been unable to put it down in the last two weeks so the mossie has suffered a bit but the bike should be finished tonight or t'moro at the latest the main decals are on and didnt fall apart which was good so it's just the stencils and the final gloss and wash to be done. Hopefully this time next week will be the final reveal !

And thank you for your interest kind sir

[Stokesy44]

You know, i made the fatal mistake of starting another kit because of the down time with the drying times but i've been unable to put it down in the last two weeks so the mossie has suffered a bit but the bike should be finished tonight or t'moro at the latest the main decals are on and didnt fall apart which was good so it's just the stencils and the final gloss and wash to be done. Hopefully this time next week will be the final reveal !

And thank you for your interest kind sir

Nice, can't wait to see it. Also, I'm back in the land of aircraft. Finished my Panzer IV and M10 tank destroyers and have just opened the box on my Trumpy 1/32 109F(Trop).

[Johnj]

You know, i made the fatal mistake of starting another kit because of the down time with the drying times but i've been unable to put it down in the last two weeks so the mossie has suffered a bit but the bike should be finished tonight or t'moro at the latest the main decals are on and didnt fall apart which was good so it's just the stencils and the final gloss and wash to be done. Hopefully this time next week will be the final reveal !

And thank you for your interest kind sir

Nice, can't wait to see it. Also, I'm back in the land of aircraft. Finished my Panzer IV and M10 tank destroyers and have just opened the box on my Trumpy 1/32 109F(Trop).

I finish up today so i think i'll start the M10 over xmas and i will be needing help so please dont dissapear in the next few days lol

There seems to be nearly as many decals on the bottom of this thing as the phantom ! A lot more than i thought.

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[Stokesy44]

Looking good, she's certainly a big beast. Decals look good too.

[Johnj]

Looking good, she's certainly a big beast. Decals look good too.

Thanks
She is a big bird. Every time i try to turn her over or something i knock stuff off the little table i build on. I just hope she goes back in the box till i get somewhere more permanent to display them all !
I'm sitting here just now trying to paint the three figures that come with it although it's only the standing navigater that can be used to display it. Painting figures has to be bordering on art rather than modeling ?

[Johnj]

There have been several parts lying around for long enough as i was worried about them causing me grief later on with possibly damaging them. It was just the bomb bay doors, guns and the bombs themselfs, oh, and the engine exhausts of coarse.

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[Johnj]

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[Stokesy44]

Wow that looks superb!

[Johnj]

Ah, thank you David. Every time i think i'm done i find another part that i forgot about, brake lines this time ! Any suggestions for the final pictures ? I'm not sure just a white background would be ok. I need to remember to take some with the engine cowlings off as well.

[Johnj]

I thought the brake lines were the last thing to do

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[Stokesy44]

Ah, thank you David. Every time i think i'm done i find another part that i forgot about, brake lines this time ! Any suggestions for the final pictures ? I'm not sure just a white background would be ok. I need to remember to take some with the engine cowlings off as well.

Looking good.

I don't use any kind of photobooth when I take pictures. I have very good light where I work and I figure if its in focus and the angles and POVs are good, it doesn't really matter what's behind it. I try to get a lot of pics from what would have been eye level for the kit in question, I feel it adds scale and grounds the pics more in reality.

As long as the bench is semi-tidy I just click away then edit the rubbish out once the pics are loaded up.