Joe66 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Reconstruction of a Mossie.. Maybe this view is of use ? Joe66 Edited November 10, 2014 by Joe66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Those sprue shots do indeed look excellent. I imagine this kit'll sell like crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-M Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Looking Marvelous. Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I don't get excited about anything British.....okay, maybe now I am. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Pretty damned impressive. Mold techniques I've never seen before with one piece wings and fuse. They even captured the circular hard points in the fuse, they look like injection pin marks but they are not. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Damn, this kit is as sexy as plastic gets. I fondled the built up version at Telford whilst supporting HKM, and I do have a few close up shots to aid the build. No instructions as of yet. There are a few refinements to be made to interior parts, surface detail, and that cookie, but as you see, she's a fine bird. Thanks for the effort there James ... a fair bit of photography involved - but I'm sure that you enjoyed every minute of it!! You ... Fondled ... Her ... Nacelles!! ... and people ask why guys drool over models?!?!? Rog nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I think I missed the part on the wing shape. Looks ok to me in the pics but I haven't seen the plastic, was there an issue? I think this is what is being looked at. here are some photos I took of KA114's wing during construction. The wing structure inboard of the engines has a higher profile at the leading edge, this is to fair the radiators, this should help explain. This is the centre section, note the 'capping' on the fwd section. Anyway this is just to illustrate I think what was brought up. If anything, Airfix has more of an issue here in this regard on their 24th kit. I have had to file the top out of the outer wing sections leading edge to fix it. That is why I think the leading edge on the Airfix kit is so blunt outboard of the engines. Love that 'slide mould' technology, but it makes me wonder how I could detail/ spray the interiors. Very exciting indeed and less joins to clean up, especially the way they broke the fuse up. Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I think I missed the part on the wing shape. Looks ok to me in the pics but I haven't seen the plastic, was there an issue? I think this is what is being looked at. here are some photos I took of KA114's wing during construction. The wing structure inboard of the engines has a higher profile at the leading edge, this is to fair the radiators, this should help explain. Anthony, that illustrates my point exactly. I only had a very brief look at the wing mouldings, but it looked like the top surface of the wing ran straight through the nacelle, rather than the inner area being a bit higher, which is shown perfectly in the view above. I have to say the mouldings were things of beauty to look at, and the way they have sprung the mouldings off over the core part of the mould in ingenious! The model will be spectacular, and I'm saving for several already. It was just a little feature that I wasn't sure about, so thanks for confirming what I understood was how the wing structure was designed and made. II obviously don't have the kit parts in front of me now to check, and it won't notice much either way anyway!! Thanks again for the pics. You are a lucky chap to have been involved in such a terrific project! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Brown Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Regarding the photo of the engine / undercarriage. The main legs have the late style undercarriage door fender which is be wrong for a BIV. The photo shows the early style wheels which contained only one brake unit per wheel, plain hub on one side, spokes on other, correct for the B.IV, PR.IV and NFII. Later Mosquito variants had two brake units per wheel, plain hub on each face of the wheel. Just incase anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavel Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Jim has just posted a ton of shots of the sprues on LSM... http://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/3096-132-mosquito-bomber-sprue-shots/ Excxelent shots. Thanks for the link! It looks my Revell Mosquito will have new home soon. When I saw pictures, it is must have kit and another big box in our home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 That is astonishing tooling , a single piece rear fuselage .. just brilliant .. I know the FBIV has all the glory and yes I want a chance to build Max Aitkins aircraft , but the Bomber and PR versions are brutal looking machines, As for the first version to be released.. lets face it anyone with even the slightest interest in the Mosquito will buying multiple versions of the kit. I know I will be! Jennings pass on my regards to the team at HK , they've fulfilled their promises and then some ... Are we looking at the 1st quarter of next year for the initial release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Release should be end of January/beginning of February. DougN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I know what my Birthday present will be this Feb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remmert Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Wait 'til you see the USAAF PR. XVI we've got lined up for fündekals! Wait 'til you see the USAAF PR. XVI we've got lined up for fündekals! NS739? That would be awesome. Needles to say, as so many of us, this kit is a dream coming true, and I'm eagerly awaiting the PRXVI version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Brown Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I wrote a book published by Sam Publications back in 2009 it was called Mosquito FBVI Airframe, systems and RAF usage. The two types of UC door fender are both photographed in there. So yes I do have photographs of the two types taken by me at Salisbury Hall. It states over on Hyperscale they are bringing out a twin stage version hopefully a B.XVI. I'll have one of them. It will save working on the Revell one again. however a reasonable model can be made from the Revell one if you have the info and the time....lots of time! The one I built was featured on here LSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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