John1 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 The more I read up on Tamiya’s FB.VI, the more I’m starting to get the urge to build one of these beauties. Out of curiosity, any conversions out there for night fighters or the later extended engine nacelles? BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Grey Matter Figures makes a set but I think it's for the Revell kit https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GMAE3203-1-32-MOSQUITO-2-STAGE-2-SPEED-ROLLS-ROYCE-MERLIN-COWLINGS-CONVERSION/322486051569?hash=item4b15aaa2f1:g:xDMAAOxyeglTaoD1 Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) No conversions that I know of for the Tamiya Mosquito. Don’t think there are any for the HK kit either. Only for the old Revell kit. It’s strange, you’d think a NF II conversion for the Tamiya kit and a PR XVI conversion for the HK kit would be fairly easy. Edited August 31, 2019 by Dave Williams Tony T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I looked around a good deal for NF conversions for doing my Mk.XXX from the Revell kit. To no avail. I finally decided to use the Grey Matter two stage nacelles and an old Paragon interior and canopy set to start with. I had to scratch build the bull-nose. Upsized the plan for this from the Modelers Datafile No.1 Mosquito- good for other detail issues as well. A lot of work ,but it got there. Still cheaper than using the Tamiya as the base kit. However, the Tamiya probably would have produced a nicer result ultimately. Still good with what I ended up with though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Wow, so then I take it he is planning on getting FM&P back up and running in some capacity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Jennings Heilig said: There wouldn’t be any point in two-stage Merlins for the Tamiya kit. No FB ever had them. All the two-stage birds were bomber noses. I’ve implored Paul Fisher to consider a bomber conversion for Tamiya’s FB, since the HK kit is so dodgy in the nose area. Perhaps if he got 50-100 other people imploring him might give him the impetus once he gets back up and running. BTW, Paul has moved back to Paradise and is living in an RV until such time as they rebuild... I told him if I rebuilt I’d have the entire exterior clad in asbestos... Certainly, some of the later FBs and NFs had two stage Merlins, although they were more common on bombers. I also would like a bomber conversion for the Tamiya kit I would advise Paul not to use asbestos (tongue in cheek maybe?), but rather to bury the main part of the house and design for future calamities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Personally, I’d love a NF conversion. Or failing that, a set of rockets so I could do a Banff Strike Wing bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 6 hours ago, Alburymodeler said: I would advise Paul not to use asbestos (tongue in cheek maybe?), but rather to bury the main part of the house and design for future calamities. Precast concrete dome! Alburymodeler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 14 hours ago, John1 said: Personally, I’d love a NF conversion. Or failing that, a set of rockets so I could do a Banff Strike Wing bird. Exactly For all the raving about Banff Mossies, there’s still no way* to model the bloody things! *correctly / easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: There wouldn’t be any point in two-stage Merlins for the Tamiya kit. No FB ever had them. All the two-stage birds were bomber noses... Negative. The NF.XXX (and post war NF.36 etc) used two-stage Merlins. It was built in relatively large numbers. . I was shown drawings or prototypes for a Universal bullnose but nothing seems to have happened with it. The Tamiya would provide a great basis for an NF.XVII, NF.XIX or Swedish J.30 with that item (along with the appropriate RAD/NAV cockpit gear etc). Tony Edited September 1, 2019 by Tony T editing John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 How about a Tse-Tse? BloorwestSiR and Vandy 1 VX 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 A beautiful cross kit build here of a HK nose on Tamiya fuse. It gives an excellent view of the HK nose compared to Tamiya shapewise etc. Now can you go another way.. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235025780-132-mosquito-biv-tamiya-with-hk-models-nose-what-have-i-done/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I think the most accurate bomber nose is on the old Revell kit. Alburymodeler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Whilst on the subject of updates for the FB.VI, Barracuda just released a very nice resin radio set for the Tamiya (and I assume HK) kit. Barracuda's stuff is truly amazing! Edited September 2, 2019 by John1 Tony T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 19 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: How about a Tse-Tse? I started on scratch building one but haven't gotten around to finishing the relevant bits. Anthony in NZ, LSP_Ray, Kagemusha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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