bdthoresen Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Wow, back from the dead! LOL This is all boxed up whilst I decide what to do with it. Now I have the Tamiya one I am not sure I will ever finish it.... Hey Zac, you are correct mate, the Auster has been taking up my time(and money). Although I am working on my RNZAF Skyhawk conversion which I really want to finish if nothing else right now. Cheers Anthony Funny how the Austers and Luscombes tend to do that! Seriously good work mate...Keep it up! THOR Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thanks Thor How is the Luscombe progressing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Corrosion, corrosion, corrosion. Still hunting a few parts so I can button up the nose section from the firewall to the forward door posts. Having a hard time finding a few things, but I will track them down eventually. That is the great thing about aircraft restoration.....It takes a huge amount of time, a bit of money, and a bit of luck!Hope your bird is coming along better than mine!Speak soon mate!THOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Similar situation, corrosion not really something I am dealing with much anymore. But location of original military equipment and money are my 2 main challenges. Although still a lot of fun! I have a couple of the old pilots who flew her in the RAF coming over and want to see their old steed, which is pretty cool. Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I'm doing my Tamiya one as John Smith's bird thanks to your build. I hope you do complete it, or hand it off to someone else who will - you've done simply fantastic work. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) Well whaddya know....another from the SOD come back to life. I have been busy helping a few other people out with Mosquito related questions, supplying measurements and digging deep with many things Mosquito related. At one point I had to get my kit out to check something and before I knew it I was loosely assembling it and I realized how much work I have put into this thing to correct it's issues. In fact all the structural fixes are done.....I gave up after so much correcting and scratchbuilding, that I cant stop now really. As much as I love the Tamiya Mosquito and all the involvement I had in the kit's development. There is just something about the sheer size of this kit that blows me away each time I look at it. Every time I see a built up one, it stops me in my tracks! So many times I have nearly given it away...I am glad I didn't. Sorry Damon if you read this. This thing is a real Mojo burner, and so I don't totally burn out on this I shall tinker on my Skyhawk when it starts getting me down. I have thought very long and hard on which SOD kit to focus on. I would really like to finish this for the NZ Nationals 2019 which I think is in November (anyone have the date?). There is a lot still to go, but with Roberts new uber detailed nose gun bay(you have seen some of the CAD here already on his own thread) coming out, new Eduard etch as well as a couple of other items, these will make life a lot easier. But plumbing the bomb bay and running control cabling through it is a little very daunting! Thanks to Mike (serian01) he has CAD'd me up a set of accurate outboard RP rails in 24th kit especially for me. Thanks mate!! That was the turning point actually LOL. Anyway, enough of the talk, I need to sit down and get my head back in the game with this one and see where I am at and where to start again. I am thinking stressing the skin on the engine nacelles and just riveting the cowls and radiator skins to ease back into it. As I say to you avid Skyhawk followers, I will be still building that in conjunction with this. Wish me luck! Cheers Anthony Edited December 17, 2018 by Anthony in NZ Jeff, PhilB, KiwiZac and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Good to see you back on this one! I remember when I was building my TR33 how much help you gave me and that seems like a lifetime away! You aren't alone though, it was a Revell 1/32 mossie that burned me out and is still on the "SOD" as I know I wouldn't be able to just finish the bloody thing without detailing those wheel wells etc etc. Ok. Small steps and just ease yourself back into it. Out2gtcha and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Hey Phil Yes mate, I remember your build well. I have photos I was looking at the other day of it. I Googled 24th Mosquito builds and saw your awesome conversion! Thanks for the encouragement buddy....really appreciate it Cheers Anthony PhilB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Happy to see this off the SOD. Hope the mojo holds out! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 29 minutes ago, DonH said: Happy to see this off the SOD. Hope the mojo holds out! Thanks mate...I've already started riveting the top engine cowls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Riveting a 1/24 Mosquito that is mostly wooden is apparently a BIG job. The trick it seems is to keep everything even and you really have to be precise about your work as it is so big and you see more detail. Also because there has been so much reprofiling of the wing (there is a lot of CA in there) sometimes you press a rivet and a whole piece chips out which means backfilling with CA again and before going completely rock hard, pressing a new rivet in. It dosent happen a lot but is a pain when it does. Here is KA114 getting new upper cowl skins Here is where I am at. I still have to add the Dzus fasteners and tidy up some rivets. I have just primed it now to see how it looks. The stbd one is almost done as well.....seems easier to do both sides at the same time as I have templates cut. Still a way to go, but I am really enjoying this! Thanks for checking in as always, any issues or mistakes spotted always helps...if its constructive . Oh I haven't stressed the skin on the engine cowls as they didn't really get it. However the nacelle will, like I did with the elevators and ailerons. Cheers Anthony Pfuf, BloorwestSiR, Greg W and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notanotherrainydaykit Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Nice to see it off the SOD, amazing work.. BloorwestSiR, Anthony in NZ and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Agreed, astounding work, and good to see this one coming off the SOD! Anthony in NZ and BloorwestSiR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Thanks guys.....and as a treat to those following this build. Here is a couple of photo's my mate Kerry Carlyle took yesterday of PZ474 getting finishing touches whilst she awaits Steve Hinton's arrival to test fly... Dosent she look lovely..... Daniel460, BloorwestSiR, MikeC and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Lovely scheme on the 1/1. Is that a 235 Squadron scheme by any chance? In my refs I have a profile of a similar Mossie "3-W" as opposed to "3-L". Anthony in NZ and BloorwestSiR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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