danimalmagic Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hi all, the next project on the bench is a commission build, it is for the new release Airfix Mosquito. I have the original release in the stash so while I had a chance I compared them to see if there was any difference. From what I can see they are the same with just different decals options, the new release includes decals for the IP gauges which is a really nice touch. The first release allows you to do a specific night fighter but those parts are included in the new one as well. I have worked out it should take around ten weeks to build, it will be a strictly OOB build with just one after market addition and that is the RB Productions Sutton Q Harness. I could of used the figures in the kit but they never look right to me.I downloaded the new Tamiya Mosquito Manual as I use Tamiya Acrylics and it made it easier to get the right colours. The only exception to this thus far is the cockpit green, Tamiya recommend XF-71 but this looks to dark. I did a bit of research and found that the older 1/48 kits had a mixture of the following to make up the green, XF-5:1, XF-65:1 and XF-21:3. I mixed up a test batch and it looks spot on and a fair bit lighter than XF-71. As normal I have started with the cockpit, I have applied a coule of washes and the seat is dry brushed a little. The same for the seat. Taking shape. The IP was quite simple and made better by the new decals. Cockpit complete for the most part, there are other parts to add but these cant be done until the wing is on as that provides the rear bulkhead for the cockpit. Cont'd CANicoll and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 It has surprised me just how long it took to get this far, the Airfix kits have seriously thick sprue joins so each part once clipped needed a little bit more effort to clean up than usual. With that done I mounted the various parts to the side walls, I managed to find a suitable decal for the compass in the spares box. Test fit. Tail and fuselage bulkheads. Lastly for this week was the Sutton Q harnesses. Very fiddly and time consuming but I think they will finish of the cockpit nicely, I just need to join all the parts together. That is it for now. RegardsDanny Attreewww.modelmasteruk.com CANicoll and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Whoa, another Airfix Mosquito being built.......I am going to have to run and hide if I want to keep mine on the shelf of doom, I don't need builds like this on here! Seriously though, that is a great start and I will definitely keep an eye on your progress Cheers Anthony danimalmagic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 All right! Very good work.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I love watching these Mossies come together and you are off to a great start! Cheers, Tom danimalmagic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Lovely work, Danny! Kev danimalmagic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Whoa, another Airfix Mosquito being built.......I am going to have to run and hide if I want to keep mine on the shelf of doom, I don't need builds like this on here! Seriously though, that is a great start and I will definitely keep an eye on your progress Cheers Anthony All right! Very good work.....Harv I love watching these Mossies come together and you are off to a great start! Cheers, Tom Lovely work, Danny! Kev Thanks guys, really looking forward to building this one, I can hear the Merlins calling. Thanks for looking. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJ001 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Fantastic clean work, Danny. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Hi all, a real niggly slow week for me as I will explain. I started off with the assembly of the Sutton Q Harnesses, it has taken just over two and a half days to completely finish these, very fiddly work. Fixed to the seats, I have manipulated a little to get them to drape around the seat. With that done I could fix the fuselage halves together, this took a bit carefull trimming to fit properly. As always there is a seam or two to fill. The same can also be said for the wings and rear elevator, you normally get away with this on smaller kits. Cont'd CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 (edited) The other and main drag for the week are the pin marks, there are a lot of them and some are rather large and are on visible surfaces, I will not bore you all with every one but here are some examples. I have filled all the ones that are visible with Mr Surfacer 1000, I pretty well use this as a filler for everything as it leaves a smooth finish. I have also had to do the same for the places where the sprue joined, some of these points are huge, Airfix use seriously chunky moulds. The kit obviously can be displayed with the engine panels off so these had to be done as well. The bomb bay has been painted and I have added a wash there is loads more to do in this area in the coming weeks, fortunately the ghastly pin marks here will be covered up by the bombs and fuel tanks.The radiator has also been pre painted and assembled to the wing. A view of the office, more to do here once the wing is in place. The next step is to set the wings in place, I have test fitted and it looks good so I am hoping that it will be relatively straight forward. Once that is done I think the main task for next week will be the Merlins, each one of those is quite a project on its own. A slow week but its sorting out the minor issues that get you every time. Thanks for looking. Danny Edited May 29, 2016 by danimalmagic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Thanks for the great pictures! Love the detail work and the descriptions. Really looks good so thank for sharing, I'll be following along. danimalmagic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Great update! Your work is very clean and precise, I love it. I look forward t each update you present us Cheers Anthony danimalmagic and CANicoll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Thanks for the great pictures! Love the detail work and the descriptions. Really looks good so thank for sharing, I'll be following along. Great update! Your work is very clean and precise, I love it. I look forward t each update you present us Cheers Anthony Thanks guys next update shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) Hi all, first thing this week was to get the wing fitted to the fuselage, it took a few test fits to get it right but the fit itself is very good, no large gaps to fill as you might expect from a larger scale kit. Fuselage to wing Fit. I did find one thing that may be an issue and that is the large gap under the tail elevator body, I need to find an image to see if there should be a gap there, if not it will be easy enough to fill. Next up I got the major parts of the engine assembled and began detailing, these engines turned out to be quite a little project on there own. I done the same with the rocker covers and used a white mig wash to highlight the Rolls Royce. Engine blocks have had a black wash around all the bolts I have dry brushed with a light sand shade for the Tamiya weathering set. External engine parts fitted. Con't Edited June 5, 2016 by danimalmagic CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Mounting frames and some more of the copper piping, I spent a while looking at various images of the piping on the Mossie. Some have all copper and others are a mixture of copper and painted green pipes and steel, after some debate with myself I just did the main larger bore piping loop in copper finish. The good thing about debating with yourself is you always win. There is still a fair bit more pipework to add but this will be done when the engine halves are together so they were next, same interior green with a wash. Next the main gear assemblies, I was hoping to add these after painting but due to the way it goes together they have to go in now. With that done I could set the engine and gear in place. As you can imagine there are lots of other bit as pieces to assemble while glue and paint dries, I have managed to get the internal fuel tanks done in advance. That is my weeks work, it is surprising how fragile the engine framework is and it takes a fair bit of subtlety and care to get it all together. It also does not help that the large engine bodywork halves are warped a little, it will all pull together on assembly it just made it a little more difficult to set the engine bulkhead in place. The plan for next week is to complete both engines and piping and fit them to the wing then move on to the bomb bay. CANicoll, tomv87 and F`s are my favs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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