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Tamiya model de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI

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tamiya model de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk-VI

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Kit manufacturer: Tamiya

Vehicle type: Military

Engine type: Reciprocating

Model of WWII era: 1939-1945

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Model scale: 1:48

Hello dear colleagues-modelers!

After a long break, I exhibit to your fair trial my model of the British Mosquito fighter-bomber. It makes long intervals during 2.5 months. As always, the model has undergone alterations and completions. For the first time I decided to separate flaps from the wings and to separate the diving rudder, and make them deflected. I haven’t made the altitude control deflected, because the idea about separation came after the fuselage was glued. I wasn’t very happy with the result (what’s done is done). Now I’ll move directly to the alterations and completions.

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List of alternations in the construction of Tamiya model de Havilland Mosquito FB. Mk VI

  • Almost all the cockpit instruments were cut from the boards and replaced with homemade ones… missing ones have been mad, electric wiring has been made
  • I radically modified and altered niches and landing gear (see collages)
  • All hydraulic rods were replaced by needles from the syringes
  • I made grills before the air intakes and grilles of radiators from copper mesh and copper wire
  • Some elements of the binding inside the lantern I painted with aeropaint instead of decals proposed by Tamiya
  • Missiles were separated from their guides, I grounded off the stabilizers, and then everything was painted separately and glued together again
  • Cable of the antenna was made from woman’s hair
  • Lower nose guns were replaced by needles… on the top ones perforation was simulated with a micro drill

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Painting the plane model: problems and advantages

For the first time I applied the Tamiya primer before painting (Liquid Surface Primer). The result was satisfying. There was no more risk to peel an adhesive tape with a layer of paint.

I painted the model with Tamiya acrylic. Bottom – Sky (XF-21), the top – Dark Sea Grey (XF-54). Although the top has to be Extra D.S.G. Then a layer of gloss, decals, a layer of gloss again, pointing the jointing on pinene with the addition of linseed oil, and topcoat with gloss matte additive (semi-matt).

There were problems with the decals. I don’t like Tamiya decals. The padding is thick and it poorly welds by alcohol. So until the end I haven’t coped with them. There is a separate story with OZs of the wings. After re-coating with gloss air bubbles appeared. I could not understand how they appeared there. I had to pierce them, which could not but affect the surface(( (the photo shows all)

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Materials used during the construction of the plane model

  • During the construction I used the materials:
  • Walk Around Mosquito # 15, Squadron Signal Publications
  • Warpoint Special # 3, De Havilland Mosquito
  • Osprey Combat Aircraft # 9, Mosquito Figher / Fighter-Bomber Units Of World War 2, Martin Bowman
  • The de Havilland Mosquito, All Illustraited History, Stuart Howe, Foreword by Group Captain John Canningham
  • The de Havilland Mosquito, A Comprehensive Guid For The Modeller, Richard A.Franks
  • Mosquito in action # 139, Squadron Signal Publications, and others…

Once again I want to thank Boris Vyrypayev for the materials! Thanks in advance for your feedback, criticism and advice for the future!

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One Comment

  1. Hi how did you mask up the spinners for the fine gray lines.
    Thanks

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