Mr Creosote 28 Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) My entry in The Multi Engine GB is to going to be a Mosquito FB MK VI out of the Revell B MKVI with the help of some Paragon resin and a bit of scratch-building. If all goes well it will be finished as HR399 OB-R of #45 Squadron. Edited January 7, 2019 by Mr Creosote 10 guitarlute101, Erwin, Out2gtcha and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themongoose 1,658 Posted January 6, 2019 I love these planes. Going to be nice watching a few go together. Anxious to see yours come together. 1 Mr Creosote reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Griewski 2,383 Posted January 6, 2019 One of my favorite ole Revell kits. Not too shabby out of the box. Rick 2 Mr Creosote and Erwin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardchapman5 212 Posted January 7, 2019 Nice choice with great extras 1 Mr Creosote reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard 2,617 Posted January 7, 2019 Is that a cockpit upgrade I see on the left? 1 Mr Creosote reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Creosote 28 Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 6:29 AM, Gerhard said: Is that a cockpit upgrade I see on the left? That is the Paragon FB MK VI conversion which does include a resin cockpit upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scotsman 1,358 Posted January 15, 2019 Long since OOP , I got one of these sets 10 years or so back and I still have the Paragon PRs and rails and no one is getting them from me! I tried this conversion and never managed to complete it , thank goodness for Tamiya! Mr C - Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_S 5,101 Posted January 15, 2019 I'll be following this one! 1 Mr Creosote reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rigor 439 Posted January 15, 2019 Nice will be watching. Who makes the wheels. And where did you get them from Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Creosote 28 Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/15/2019 at 5:09 AM, Gerhard said: OOP right? Yes. Paragon resin is out of production. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Creosote 28 Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/15/2019 at 10:14 AM, rigor said: Nice will be watching. Who makes the wheels. And where did you get them from Thanks. I don't know who produced these wheels. I bought my Mosquito kits from a LSPer named James. [Sorry I don't remember his last name.] And the wheels came with those along with the Paragon sets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Creosote 28 Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Work continues on my Mosquito despite other projects that delayed this build. I have prioritized this build by tackling the time consuming problem areas first. For this build these areas are the wings and nacelles. Both wings were warped both span and cord-wise with the port wing being the least warped and the starboard wing the worst. My solution was to use brass tubing attached to the lower wing halfs held in place with sheet plastic "saddles". The port wing. And the starboard. The brass rod for each wing was only glued ,with CA, inboard of the nacelles. This would allow the brass rod to 'float" if I needed to adjust the any misalignment of outer wing panels. The forward tab was notched and an opening was made for a brass rod that will be inserted into the tubing when the wings are attached to the fuselage. The rod will run nearly the length of the tubing in each wing. This is probably overkill but it will make for a solid join. All in all an old school solution for an old school kit. RD Edited October 6, 2019 by Mr Creosote mis spelling 9 Out2gtcha, Jack, BradG and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimW 1,306 Posted October 9, 2019 I do love a SEAC bird! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dennismcc 3,886 Posted October 9, 2019 Will follow with interest as I have a Paragon conversion in the loft. Cheers Dennis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
