Valerons Airfix 1/72 Mosquito B.XVI

[Jim R]

Hi Mike
All looking good.
Sprues E and F are very similar and some parts are the same but I think they are in effect a mirror of each other. Parts 16 and 17 and the undercarriage legs, 36 and 37, may be problems. There may be other issues.
Jim

 

[Valeron]

Hi Mike
All looking good.
Sprues E and F are very similar and some parts are the same but I think they are in effect a mirror of each other. Parts 16 and 17 and the undercarriage legs, 36 and 37, may be problems. There may be other issues.
Jim

Thanks. I'll see about contacting Airfix and see what they say about giving me a proper F Sprue

 

[Jim R]

Airfix are usually pretty good with their customer service.

 

[Valeron]

I've messaged Airfix spares. I've received an automated email saying because of Covid disruptions they have a sizeable backlog and will still to respond within the usual 28 days. I certainly hope they do respond well before 28 days but not much I can do about that for now.

 

[Jim R]

These two photos may help you decide what's what.



A lot is the same but consider part 2 - it's reversed. There are a few others as well unfortunately.

 

[Valeron]

These two photos may help you decide what's what.
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A lot is the same but consider part 2 - it's reversed. There are a few others as well unfortunately.

Thanks. I'm going to have to study that photo and see where I stand. I'm going to continue with the build anyway and put the parts together and if Airfix don't come back to me I'll decide what to do then.

 

[Valeron]

I'd like to give a shout out for Airfix's customer service.

Regardless of their automated email mentioning 28 days, I received an email late yesterday asking for more details - Address, box serial no., Where and when purchased, proof of purchase (which I couldn't find).

This morning I received an email saying the replacement sprue was in the post.

Now that is amazing service, especially in this day and age when after sales service can be somewhat lacking.

And a lesson I've learnt. Always check the contents of the box upon initial purchase and don't put it in the stash before you've done it. I guess I'm lucky that the kit is a brand new tooling and recently released so Airfix will have plenty of spares. This night not have been the case if it had been in my stash for a few years

 

[Valeron]

Cockpit finished and fuselage closed.

No where near up to Jim's first class effort but I'll get better as I build more.

 

[Geoffers]

Looking good

Glad you’ve sorted the sprue problem out, Airfix do have a very good customer service department.

Geoff.

 

[Mark1]

Progressing nicely.

 

[Valeron]

Missing sure F arrived today. Great service from Airfix. I can now continue with the other side of the aircraft

 

[Mark1]

Result, didn't take to long

 

[Jim R]

No where near up to Jim's first class

Don't be hard on yourself. It's looking great and there's plenty of time for me to make a c*** up.
Jim

 

[Valeron]

Slow progress on account of the weather. I'm struggling to get myself going in this heat.

I have completed the undercarriage using the paints in the photo. I'll do some weathering to this once I've attached it to the aircraft later.

Next step is to complete the main body of the bird, ready for priming.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Mike
The weather is certainly slowing things down. Looks as if your undercarriage has gone together well. The fit is good and using the wing as a jig helps.
Jim

 

[Ian M]

Coming along well Mike.

 

[Valeron]

A bit more progress albeit slow due to a busy life at the moment.

I've finally got the main body of the aircraft assembled. I requires some up clean up before priming.

I struggled so much getting getting the exhausts in the correct positions. The instructions are very clear but that seem to stop me getting the upside down etc on more than one occasion. I'm still not 100% happy with them but I'll sort them out during clean up.

That will be it for a few weeks as I have a trip away coming up. To be honest, me and Mossie could do with some time apart as she has been driving me mad. My lack of skills (and patience) have been tested on this build so far.

Mike

 

[Jim R]

Looking fine Mike. I must confess that the exhausts had me scratching my head.i would have liked to drill out the ends but I knew that with that many I'd c**k up at least a couple so left well alone!!

 

[Allen Dewire]

I feel your pain Mike. I had to take a break from mine too for a while. I take it you don't have the covers for the exhaust on the version you're building. It would make life a whole lot easier. Looks good so far and look even better when you get back to it.....

Prost
Allen

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hmmm,
I know what you mean with the "needing a break" thing Mike... Recently had modelling issues myself
You've come a long way,and despite the problems, you're making a good job of it mate
Take time,a deep breath and..... go again . It'll be worth it in the end for sure.