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A swarm of Mossies!


Bruce_Crosby

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Hi Guys,

 

A big parcel arrived today. My mate Alan has sent me a Tamiya Mossie kit to build for him. I've known him since the last century when we both sub-contacted to Honeywell on London's Canary Wharf project and he knows I'm a modelling nutcase.

 

Now I've got my own Mossie but haven't really had a good look at it so when this one turned up I though I'd have a quick peek inside. What did I find? Short answer, super duper fantastic plastic. So I'm going to do a dual build for him and me.

 

There's another parcel waiting for me to pick up tomorrow which has contents unknown, Alan won't tell me exactly what I've let myself in for, so it could be seatbelts, etch, resin. Knowing Alan, it's probably all that and the kitchen sink as well.

 

In a week's time I should have the Trumpeter Mustang tamed then straight into the Mosquito build. I know he would prefer to have his model in RAF markings, the kit has RNZAF, RAAF and Polish (RAF) so a bit of research and maybe cut some masks on the Cameo 3.

 

Regards,

 

Bruce Crosby

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Hi Guys,

 

So it's friday morning and I jumped (ok, collapsed) into my battered old Merc SLK350 and pointed it in the general direction of the post office on the other side of town to go and get the “extras†parcel Alan supplied. Seems he got them from Hannants but the kit from some other supplier, hence I didn't get them all in one box.

 

Here's what he sent: Yahu IP, don't come any better. Eduard Big Ed etched set with all the whistles and bells. Eduard Brassin set with resin guns, wheels, etc. Masters turned gun barrels. That's a lot of stuff to shove into the kit, so it ain't gonna be a walk in the park. AND a second set of the Brassin for me.

 

Looking at all this, I put a completion date of Christmas on it, didn't have the heart to tell poor Alan which Christmas though!

 

It's going to be fun.

 

Regards,

 

Bruce Crosby

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Going to be epic to follow this. I really need to get me a Tamiya Mossie, I have the Revell 1/32 waiting , as well as the Airfix 1/24. The Airfix I will tackle when I can save up for some AM. The current exchange rate of ZAR17.82 to 1 GBP makes it VERY expensive. 

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Hi Guys,

 

I've started on the two Tamiya Mossies at last.

 

Yahu IP

 

46590664135_4562434aa5_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

Cleaning up the black boxes....

 

46806234144_05924426db_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

...to take some Eduard bits and pieces.

 

47452820932_6ef5980fdd_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

A bit of colour.

 

33680375688_289d3266ae_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

46833448784_67362c4524_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

32614820577_0308fbf072_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

More to come when the photos get uploaded to Flikr.

 

Regards,

 

Bruce Crosby

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Hi Guys,

 

Finally got the photos uploaded from my iPhone to Flickr, so here goes:

 

Wheel well

 

33712738058_f6773b22b8_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

Getting the colour right on the bomb bay fuel tanks: left is the second attempt.

 

33712739668_0ef0d4e0fa_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

Bomb bay and gear bays.

 

46865719204_f183097c07_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

Masking up the tanks, a mix of Aizu Micron and MT.

 

46674332615_f2994a2b55_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

Getting there!

 

32647397507_1b1499b778_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

46674374215_c14a6ee28d_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

Test fitting:

 

32647409927_85cda2eb22_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

More to come.

 

Regards,

 

Bruce Crosby

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Hi Guys,

 

A quick update, this is from last night when it took forever to get photos to upload.  All paint is Mission Models, it's rapidly become my favourite paint.

 

33714172498_d06d287ff3_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

33714172808_38ddbdc532_c.jpgUntitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr

 

Regards,

 

Bruce Crosby

 

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