Tamiya's Masterpiece - Their 1/32 scale Mosquito

[RM6239]

Hi Barry

Just had a catch up, great work really impressed with the office.

cheers
Ross

[BarryW]

I have been fitting the wings.
The centre section box that gives them rigidity is fixed in place by four self tapping screws to each wing. I did, of course, apply extra thin cement as well





Tops of the wings cemented in place fitting perfectly as usual


Below is my first dry fit of the nacelles and engines to the wing. Not yet ready to cement them into place as I have some painting to do. Will also need to cement together the nacelles themselves fitting the engines inside. It is necessary to take great care over getting the correct sides together.

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
Very interesting. Just shows that even with your skills and experience you should read instructions :smiling2: Not come across a kit with screws. Is that usual for large scale aircraft kits or is it just something Tamiya do?
Jim

[BarryW]

Hi Jim
There are screws involved on most of the Tamiya 1/32 WW2 warbirds. On the Zero I remember the undercarriage is fixed into place with screws as are the Merlins in the Mustangs and Spitfires. No don’t remember if the Corsair has screws.

[Guest]

Not come across a kit with screws. Is that usual for large scale aircraft kits or is it just something Tamiya do?

I’ve built exactly one Tamiya aircraft kit in all (a 1/72 F4U Corsair) and it didn’t have any screws for assembly, but Tamiya does use screws in their kits sometimes. 1/12 scale motorbikes have them as axles, is my experience, but some 1/35 scale tank kits also require you screw bits on, usually where the screw heads will be hidden but the strength is needed.

[Guest]

I built the Tyrell P34 as a kid and was amazed by the screws incorporated into the design that served as axles. It came complete with a little plastic wrench for final assembly.
photo by Tamiya

[Guest]

A Tyrell P34 … if there’s one Formula 1 car I’d want to build a model of, that’d be it. I’ve liked the looks of it ever since I saw it in the 1980 Matchbox catalog

[BarryW]

Completed the wing box as far as I can. Parts that will form the rear cockpit glued into place.
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A shot of the underside
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Prepping to paint interiors of wings.

I have sprayed primer and will next check joints and seams when dry.

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A pic of the engines securely cemented into place.
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[Guest]

Hi Barry , just brought the kit , back into modelling after years , how do you go about camouflage ie the
Steps I should follow

[BarryW]

Hi Twigs and welcome.

I will demonstrate my approach on this thread. Usually with this type of camo I use a mix of masking tape and clever putty. More recently I started freehanding the camo

I have not yet decided on what approach to take on this one yet.

[Guest]

Cheers barry

[Guest]

Still on your favourite 1/32 Barry.

As your usual work nice controlled accurate stuff.

Now is yours a Canadian or British built ?

Laurie

[BarryW]

Hi Laurie, Thanks British built, Polish Squadron.

Some more pics:

I have been detail painting more of the interior. They have had a gloss coat and I will be weathering tonight/tomorrow then applying a semi-matt varnish.
The fuel tanks were sprayed MRP Red Oxide Primer after spraying RAF Grey-Green and masking off the straps.


The underside of the wheel wells and bomb bay.


The cockpit rear.


I have been working on the wheels. Brilliant engineering that only Tamiya and one other manufacturer could pull off this well.

The individual tyre sections being fitted around the rim.

Perfect fit, flattened tyres, with no join showing at all.... Another six tread pieces to fit.

I got thinking how other model manufacturers would have managed with this kind of engineering:

Revell - fit would be OK but the parts full of flash and sink holes, lots of clean up needed and plenty of filler, 'soft' detail.

Airfix - they can certainly engineer parts like this but their manufacturing would let them down with their poor quality plastic needing clean up and, no doubt some filler work needed.

Dragon - perfectly clean molding, perfect fit but the instructions would leave you wondering just what to do with it!

Trumpeter - clean molding that fits reasonably well but something would be just wrong....

Hasegawa - clean molds nice fit but missing detail (out comes the lead wire on the legs....)

Wingnut Wings - perfection to mirror Tamiya's....

[Jim R]

Hi Barry

but the instructions would leave you wondering just what to do with it!

You would think that by now the instructions would be sorted.
Your work is so neat and well thought out. Inspiring stuff. That tyre is amazing - never seen the like before.
Jim

[Guest]

Hi Barry

You would think that by now the instructions would be sorted.
Your work is so neat and well thought out. Inspiring stuff. That tyre is amazing - never seen the like before.
Jim

Wow some work on those tyres Barry. Very nice to see such detail.
Gives a a great feeling when building.

Tamiya and one other manufacturer could pull off this well.

Who is the other one Barry ?
Laurie