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Paul1978
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Alright people!
Had the day off work today which is a rare treat and plucked up courage to get underway with my Mossie which has been sitting on the shelf for months. I usually build armour but i have always been in awe of the Mossie since i was a young kid. I got back into modelling earlier this year with my intention being to build Tamiya's Mosquito. So far i've been trying to improve my building, painting and weathering skills on other models in preparation for this; this Mossie is a model where i really don't want much to go wrong (of course we can say that about every model
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I had the privilage of previously living slap-bang next to the Dehavilland Aircraft Museum in London Colney (North London) where i was once allowed to sit in it. One day i'll never forget was when i was sitting in my back garden having a BBQ with my family when a Mosquito roared overhead performing some acrobats in recognition of the museum. The display lasted about 10 minutes and the sound of those twin Merlin engines could make any man weak in the legs But sadly, it was this very Mosquito which crashed a little while later at an airshow and hence the Mosquito was laid to rest. However, i was informed this summer that a group in New Zealand are rebuilding one to fly.
Anyway as for the model: I'll kepp a blog like post here to inform people of my progress and get help because i will need it. This is my very first plane so i've been doing a lot of research like watching videos on YouTube.
As you will see in my photos, when i was back in Blighty last summer, i took my young kids to the old Museum and was lucky enough to find an Osprey book on modelling the Mossie. Great help but as i've shown in one of the pics, some areas are not to scale but i'm not experienced enough to make the necessary changes. The instructions (as always with Tamiya) are superb and a camo instruction sheet is provided seperately.
I'll be getting my tools out tomorrow and making a start
Paul:beer:
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Had the day off work today which is a rare treat and plucked up courage to get underway with my Mossie which has been sitting on the shelf for months. I usually build armour but i have always been in awe of the Mossie since i was a young kid. I got back into modelling earlier this year with my intention being to build Tamiya's Mosquito. So far i've been trying to improve my building, painting and weathering skills on other models in preparation for this; this Mossie is a model where i really don't want much to go wrong (of course we can say that about every model
)I had the privilage of previously living slap-bang next to the Dehavilland Aircraft Museum in London Colney (North London) where i was once allowed to sit in it. One day i'll never forget was when i was sitting in my back garden having a BBQ with my family when a Mosquito roared overhead performing some acrobats in recognition of the museum. The display lasted about 10 minutes and the sound of those twin Merlin engines could make any man weak in the legs
But sadly, it was this very Mosquito which crashed a little while later at an airshow and hence the Mosquito was laid to rest. However, i was informed this summer that a group in New Zealand are rebuilding one to fly.Anyway as for the model: I'll kepp a blog like post here to inform people of my progress and get help because i will need it. This is my very first plane so i've been doing a lot of research like watching videos on YouTube.
As you will see in my photos, when i was back in Blighty last summer, i took my young kids to the old Museum and was lucky enough to find an Osprey book on modelling the Mossie. Great help but as i've shown in one of the pics, some areas are not to scale but i'm not experienced enough to make the necessary changes. The instructions (as always with Tamiya) are superb and a camo instruction sheet is provided seperately.
I'll be getting my tools out tomorrow and making a start
Paul:beer:
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But yeah, the history of how the Mossie came about is quite remarkable. The shape is based on a pike that the main designer caught when fishing.