Menelaos Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Good day folks, I'm currently building the big Mosquito and have a question. The navigator's back is a half way plate, but looking at pictures (and the Tamiya 1:32 kit) there's a add plate with a bulls eye on it, that covers his head. Is that missing from the Airfix kit, or not all of the Mosquitos had this? Many thanks for any help M. Edited January 30, 2022 by Menelaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I see what you mean. Might be model specicfic variant specific. It's there on the Tamiya 1/32 but no on the 1/48 version. Googling images, I also see both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I'm curious to see how the model stands up to the kits supplied landing gear. From what I understand, that the model is very heavy and isn"t well supported by the plastic gear legs. I am well aware of SAC's reputation, but wonder if this might be a suitable means to deal with this potential issue. Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelaos Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gerhard said: I see what you mean. Might be model specicfic variant specific. It's there on the Tamiya 1/32 but no on the 1/48 version. Googling images, I also see both. The kit is a typical Mk VI (with option for a MkII NF) 43 minutes ago, Mark P said: I'm curious to see how the model stands up to the kits supplied landing gear. From what I understand, that the model is very heavy and isn"t well supported by the plastic gear legs. I am well aware of SAC's reputation, but wonder if this might be a suitable means to deal with this potential issue. Mark Proulx Yea I already got this...I will see... I'm faaaar from doing this...! Edited January 30, 2022 by Menelaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Will be watching this build closely.... Any thoughts on what markings you gonna use? BTW, at one time lots of aftermarket for this kit. Not sure what is still available though. Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Yes, the undercarriage is a weak point, and SAC is thr obvious solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Gerhard said: Yes, the undercarriage is a weak point, and SAC is thr obvious solution. SAC gear notorious for not standing up to weight being cast in soft material, so I am not sure if this the obvious solution or not. That is why I will be watching with interest... Mark Proulx Derek B and heraldcoupe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I should check but out of my memory I'm wondering if the upper section was not hinged/removable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Mark P said: I'm curious to see how the model stands up to the kits supplied landing gear. From what I understand, that the model is very heavy and isn"t well supported by the plastic gear legs. I am well aware of SAC's reputation, but wonder if this might be a suitable means to deal with this potential issue. Mark Proulx For what it’s worth, I built this kit not long after it came out. I lose track of time but it must be at least 10-12 years ago that I completed it using the kit gear legs. It’s still standing strong with no signs of problems all this time later. All good. Tom Menelaos, Derek B, Mark P and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 That's good to know Tom. There have been complaints about the integrity of the landing gear in some of the YouTube videos I have watched. Mark Proulx tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I built this kit a few years ago, the undercarriage is more than capable of supporting the weight of the model if built up correctly. Sadly I had to recycle mine due to the kit having been knocked off the drawers where it was being displayed, several parts of it were damaged beyond repair, including the undercarriage. But had been sat, without any problems for several years using only the kit part Gerhard, LSP_K2 and Mark P 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 10 hours ago, Mark P said: That's good to know Tom. There have been complaints about the integrity of the landing gear in some of the YouTube videos I have watched. Mark Proulx I’ve seen similar so have always kept an eye on her, but no sign of structural problems so far. If she was a regular at model shows and did high mileage over our bumpy British roads, it might be a different story, however. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelaos Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, Mark P said: Will be watching this build closely.... Any thoughts on what markings you gonna use? BTW, at one time lots of aftermarket for this kit. Not sure what is still available though. Mark Proulx Mark, I will make one of the intruder Mossies of the 418 Sqn RCAF... I have the decals of Aviaology, I don't know which one of these...Bannock's Kipp's or Luma's Mk VI.... BTW, I have problems posting pics in LSP, the link for forums (postimage) doesn't work... (but it works by other forums.....) Edited January 31, 2022 by Menelaos Derek B and Mark P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelaos Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 here's BTW a great build.... https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/5591-124-airfix-scale-mosquito-build/ Mark P and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 418 Sqn? I will be watching even closer! I believe you will find my name being associated with the Aviaeolgy sheet... Mark Proulx Menelaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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