dennismcc Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I never knew about the nose mods, you live and learn. Cheers Dennis kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Phenomenal job! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'm amazed that you can do that with plastic. Such fine, delicate work ... I'm blown away. Jim kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) A little addition to the project... Nice little resin kit... JAP Engine Generator... Scratch built JAP generator from scrap and some Meng nuts & bolts... The tyres of the ICONICAIR wheel had no tread, so had to make some... Ready for assembly... The finished trolley... Edited July 3, 2017 by kkarlsen Hubert Boillot, Ripaman and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 WOW!!.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Kent, you are a monster! Kev kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Thank's Kevin appreciate it!!! All the more reason to carry on... As you probably already figured, this build has been stalled by the 'Old Ironsides III' project. Another reason has been the issues with the HK Models nose perspex... Comparing the original to the Mosquito B Mk. IV models from both HK Models/Revell reveals this issue, the perspex is too small! What to do? ignore it? I cannot. Fortunately help was available from a little manufacturer called 'Tasman Model Products' They have produced a replacement cockpit glass, and nose perpex... "Falcon crystal clear vacuum form canopies for use with 1:32nd scale Mosquito Mk.IV model kit. Replacement canopies for the Revell kits" So I've finally taken the 'plunge' and cut of some more of the HK Models Mosquito nose... And this is the result of the cutting and sanding... Who says, size doesn't matter? Phew! Maybe after this, I can go back to some ordinary modelling... Edited July 3, 2017 by kkarlsen Anthony in NZ, Chris Wimmer, Hubert Boillot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Wow, what a difference! Great work I think it was worth it. Love what you are doing here kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 There's certainly much more room to get that distinctive downturn on the vac nose. Looks much better. I can't believe HKM didn't get such an important element as an aircraft's 'expression' quite right. Anthony in NZ and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) I was aware that 'she' had changed some over the years, but I'm not sure about the letter code color and spinner color? These are the photos I have of 'her'... this is DZ414 in 1943... DZ414 in 1944, around the D-Day invasion... (Full invasion stripes) No Perspex window in the nose at this point, the conversion with the perspex nose was done in late summer of 1944... This is KB195 AZ-B of 627 Squadron, filmed by Mosquito navigator Mr. Brian Harris (DFC) on 15. Aug 1944. (Full invasion stripes) Following D-Day, invasion stripes made Allied aircraft easy targets for the enemy. In late June 1944, some crews started removing the stripes on the upper surfaces of their aircraft. Stripes on wings were, per orders, to be removed between 25 August and 10 September 1944. On 6 December an order was issued to remove all invasion stripes by the end of the year. This is the 'sister' of DZ414 - DZ383 '?' (Late 1944). Assigned to the same Squadron, they flew together on several operations... This is the colourplate of DZ383 found on page 46 of Martin Bowman's "Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber Units 1942–45" (Osprey) I think the perspex window was added around July/August 1944, that would mean that it is missing in this colourplate? This is how I have decided to display DZ414 with the addition of invation stripes on the lower fuselage, at the time of the Aarhus Air Raid on the Gestapo Headquarter (31. October 1944) Also grey spinner's as I have never seen DZ414 with black spinner's Last additon to my research is this photo of another 'sister' DZ441 around the same time... This photo was supplied to me by Christian from the Danske Modelbyggere forum, but he does not remember from where the photo came from, maybe some of you know the source? Edited July 3, 2017 by kkarlsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) Just in, from Valiant Wings... Edited July 3, 2017 by kkarlsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Any contact info on this Tasman Model Products? Good looking build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 Tasman Model Products De Havilland Mosquito Mk.IV Canopy - TA257 http://www.jaysmodelkits.com/jaysmk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=102_109&products_id=812&zenid=1a0knfblg7jgp4f8bcuggt2800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 So you mean you simply cut away some plastic (i.e. shortened the plastic part of the nose) to fit the Tasman transparency ? I had noticed the difference between the original HK part and the Tasman nose, but frankly, at this stage, I have not yet bothered to check which one is righter than the other : I bought the Tasman set chiefly for the canopy, as I still feel there is some kind of "weirdness" with the HK part, although I cannot nail down what it is that looks slightly off. Keep the great work coming Hubert kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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