Jolly Roger

Just paid $112.22 Ebay with Washington State tax 10.1%. Like most all my packages, should arrive beat up and crushed from the automatic transmission they placed on it...

I'm pleased to present my Tamiya DH Mosquito Mk VI representing MM403, SB-V. 464 Squadron, RAAF, September 1944.

 
The aircraft took part in Operation Jericho, the raid on Amiens Prison on 18th February 1944.

 
The amazing Tamiya kit is a joy to build and I added HGW seatbelts,  some resin wheels and tyres, EagleCal Decals, Barracuda Studios cockpit stencils and Master gun barrels to just go that bit extra to make it look swish. 
I used MRP paint for the exterior surfaces and SMS Interior Green inside the cockpit.
My original idea was to keep the cockpit door open but I found that it ruined the fine lines of what is arguably the most beautiful aircraft from WWII, so I closed it up. You can still see plenty of detail through the crystal clear canopy and its exquisite canopy framing.
 

 
I prefer my models to be complete so no engine detail was added and the cowls closed up after painting the undersides.
 

 
I tried to represent some of the wear and dirt that this aircraft shows in some AWM photos of her.
 

 
Burnt Umber and Dark Earth oils were used to stain panels and fuel stains at the filler inlets and to bring out some of the finer details and then dirt stains added using hard pastels scraped off onto a fine brush for exact workings and a wider soft brush for area type stains and dirt.
 

 

 

 
The invasion stripes were carefully measured and masked off to ensure parallel lines and equal widths. Nothing was spared the dirt and grime.
 

 
Upper surfaces camouflage pattern was sprayed free hand .
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Overall a fantastic kit of a beautiful that was a dream to build.
 
 

A6M2b Model 21, buntaicho Lt(jg) Jun‘ichi Sasai, August 1942
1/32 Tamiya
HGW wet tranfers & seat belts
CMK wheels, wheel bay & flaps
Aires exhaust
All colours MRP - new test IJN set
Painting mask homemade                                

The dingyness on the plane captain's vest and shirt is a nice touch, bravo! Excellent work on those figures.

CSM would sell a lot more of these two if they choose to include decals for airframes OTHER than IRAS . . .

Well, they could release 'new' kits for at least ten years if they simply considered variants of their existing kits! 

I'm pleased to hear this news.   Not so much because I need another F-51D but becaused, if true,  is does indicate that Tamiya still has a bit of interest in the 32nd scale field.  Now granted, releasing this version isn't a great leap for them, at best, it's just a small sprue with the extra bits and some new decals.  That being said, a few folks here on LSP postulated that Tamiya might be getting away entirely from this scale so any activity is a plus in my book.   If they are playing it conservatively, maybe the next kit will be another Mosquito version?  
 
I am curious how this news ended up being released on a single retail website.  Typically, Tamiya announces their new kits with a bit more flourish.   I do wonder if Lucky Models might have jumped the gun on this one! 
 

a few more ????

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
thank you for watching 
Alain

Just need a decent Hurricane kit to go with those wheels lol

Precisely what I was going to write.
 
 

Finished! RFI!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mustang is too gimmicky.       Corsair is a complex bird but if you simply follow the directions carefully, you’ll have no issues.  

I have built both, and as the Dude said both are amazing kits.  I personally found the F4U to be a more enjoyable build.  True, the wing fold area is a bit of a PITA but the P-51D has things like PE and SS rod hinges, magnetic panels, etc.  My vote is for the Corsair!

I have built both, and as the Dude said both are amazing kits.  I personally found the F4U to be a more enjoyable build.  True, the wing fold area is a bit of a PITA but the P-51D has things like PE and SS rod hinges, magnetic panels, etc.  My vote is for the Corsair!

Lukasz has announced Sopwith Baby on their facebook page
 
beautiful plane 
 
https://sk-sk.facebook.com/pg/lukgraph/posts/?ref=page_internal
 
4 box versions.
32-22 Sopwith Baby - British service (2 painting schemes)
32-23 Sopwith Baby - French service (1 painting)
32-24 Ansaldo Baby - Italian service (2 painting schemes)
32-25 Sopwith Baby - German captured plane (with wooden trolley)
 


 
 

 

 

Arn’t Most of the Hasegawa 1/32 kits under $100.00?  The revell kits certainly are and some good newer releases.  There are tons of 1/32 kits on ebay for under $100.00.  Now and then you can get lucky and get a Tamiya one like posted above for 100 or less.

The "nose" concept is interesting, and ought to include: B-17,B-24, as well as a few other types 

Completely agree. I'd buy several B-17 noses to do a myriad of aircraft.
 
- Dennis S.
  Thornton, CO USA

When I consider that ICM is trying to get as much from the moulds as they can most probably there will be specific boxing with Luftwaffe markings Mike 
 
+1
lets not forget that we should get IM PT-13 from Roden till the end of the year

Hi all,
 
Just thought I’d post my latest effort - the rather lovely Wingnut’s Post War DH9a ‘Ninak’. The kit was totally flawless! Only to be flawed by me 
 
 
Thanks for looking in,
 
 
Guy
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

First rule of Tamiya.. if it doesn't fit , you've done  something wrong.. a little tongue in cheek , but there is an element of truth  there 
 
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This one had an Austrian D. 6!

Not happy to hear they are for the Revell G-6 kit. Still have too many Hase 109s left. Maybe these new parts can be used or modified to get something  useful for the Hase kit. I think AIMS has the right idea of improving both the Hase and Revell kits, helping both kits with parts for both of the kits
   Mike Horina

Looong time since I shared on this forum due to trouble with photobucket, Flickr etc etc.
 
Here's my take on Blue 16 
I used:
MDC cockpit
Henri Daehne spinner and props
HGW rivets
Barracuda wheels
Master barrels
Montex mask
Avia (Eduard) decals
 
Untitled by stormer1, on Flickr
by stormer1, on Flickr
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by stormer1, on Flickr
 
Pics taken with iphone, so....