Bill_S Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I'm in with the venerable Revell Mosquito. These old Revell kits scream for additions; I'll be using the OOP Paragon Designs cockpit. I'm unsure of markings at this point. This is a placeholder for now; I have a few other projects to complete before I start. Out2gtcha, kkarlsen, guitarlute101 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Good news Bill! I too have the Paragon fighter set as well as the Paragon Mk XVIII Tse Tse conversion. Will be following along with great interest! Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) Nice, I've done the kit in the nightfighter GB. It's still a good kit.Just a pitty about the clear parts. Typical old Revell. Don't know if their is a VAC for this kit. If ever I can find the Paragon set,then I shall build it too. Good luck. Edited January 9, 2019 by Erwin Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 54 minutes ago, Erwin said: Nice, I've done the kit in the nightfighter GB. It's still a good kit.Just a pitty about the clear parts. Typical old Revell. Don't know if their is a VAC for this kit. If ever I can find the Paragon set,then I shall build it too. Good luck. Erwin, My set came with a vac canopy. Out2gtcha and Erwin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 12 minutes ago, Bill_S said: Erwin, My set came with a vac canopy. Yep, mine too. IIRC the Paragon fighter sets all came w/vac canopies. My Tse Tse conversion did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) Have to have a look in the loft but I don't think that my Paragon sets (nose and cockpit) came with a canopy. Cheers Dennis Edited January 9, 2019 by dennismcc Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Kool choice Bill, I'll be following along! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I Have the later boxing of this same kit. Cant find a Paragon kit anywhere, though there are rumors that an upgrade kit is coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) I saw this fighter-nose on Ebay UK... https://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/GMAE3201-GREY-MATTER-FIGURES-1-32-MOSQUITO-FIGHTER-BOMBER-NOSE-REVELL-PARAGON/323643339822?hash=item4b5aa5742e:g:oGQAAOxyOa9RyY2q:rk:22:pf:0 Edited January 10, 2019 by Erwin Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Looking forward to this. That resin pit looks extremely detailed so should look pretty good after some paint. Cheers Bevan Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) During a lull in other projects, I started on this one. The nose is a four piece affair. It's going to require a bit of filler. The cockpit sidewalls have a decent sized pour stub. With curvature, I don't trust myself with the razor saw; the Dremel is out of the question too. Lots of resin dust... Considering the age of these castings, the detail is great! The fit into the fuselage... Next up is the starboard side. I'm in a quandary here: do I leave the hatch closed? If I open the hatch, should I remove the hatch from the sidewall prior to sanding, or sand, then remove the hatch? Edited January 12, 2019 by Bill_S LSP_Kevin, KiwiZac, Daniel460 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 excellent detail in that set! Open the hatch! That casting is to nice to hide. As for the sanding, I'd remove the hatch then sand, this will allow you to keep that nice hatch detail for another project. KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 9:53 AM, Shawn M said: excellent detail in that set! Open the hatch! That casting is to nice to hide. As for the sanding, I'd remove the hatch then sand, this will allow you to keep that nice hatch detail for another project. Shawn, I'm going for the open hatch. I decided to sand prior to hatch removal: with my luck, the hole left by removing the hatch would weaken the part enough that I'd snap it while sanding. Once I finish this built, no more Mossies for me. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 A little work on this. I epoxied the nose pieces together. I used JB Weld. Great stuff. Next up: cutting the nose off the kit part. Cut, sand, test fit, repeat. It took a while, but I'm finally at a point where I can live with it. Time to put the nose off to the side. Cockpit is next. More sanding and fitting. BradG, Shawn M, Anthony in NZ and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On January 9, 2019 at 10:21 AM, Out2gtcha said: Yep, mine too. IIRC the Paragon fighter sets all came w/vac canopies. My Tse Tse conversion did not. I may have a canopy in the stash I will never use. IIRC that variant used the fighter canopy but I may have all the types. Send me a PM Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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