Allen's 1/48 Revell Mosquito B Mk. IV

[Mini Me]

Yeah Dude.......easy with the "F" word please......the whole place could go up without warning!! :tongue-out3:

[Guest]

Yeah Dude.......easy with the "F" word please......the whole place could go up without warning!! :tongue-out3:

Fear not my friend, after a series of medication from you know who the desire to set fire to dioramas has faded. However, there maybe a time !

[Mini Me]

Fear not my friend, after a series of medication from you know who the desire to set fire to dioramas has faded. However, there maybe a time !

I'm certain of that JR........being as you are still listing yourself as a Pyro Consultant!!! :tongue-out3:

[Jim R]

Well Allen we have plastic cut, paint sorted, refreshments at hand and banter aplenty. Next step must be the sticky stuff.
Exciting this model making :smiling:

[Allen Dewire]

Evening from my rubber room in the ward,

Yes, I do have an update for you fine folks and I'm still able to see straight working in this scale...Miracles do happen!!!......

Rick, JR answered rather well and is actually in therapy as he stated above. Have no fear......LOL!!!....

JIm, Yes Sir, we have been slinging a bit of TET around and and it is exciting too. Please see below....

After snipping off the parts and gluing them together, the rear end looked the easiest to finish up. We ended up with this,


Glued the flappy things in the downward position for character. The rudder is moveable and was turned for the same effect. Started sticking other things together and also cleaning up more parts for the interior. Built the bomb racks,


Had to built a bomb to insure the pins on the racks lined up with the holes in the bombs themselves. Built the drivers seat and shaved off the seatbelts as they looked awful and under scale. The kit has decals for them, but I might use tape to give them thickness, even though you probably won't see much of them. Moving on with the driver's compartment,


A few of the tiny critters were a beatch to clean up. Gluing them in place was accomplished with tweezers and lots of TET. The next round will be painting the interior with AV 71.305, int. grey green where needed and then doing all the other bits in their colors. Thanks to Mark1 for posting the pic of the HK Mossie interior for reference. I'll be using a hairy stick for this as It's not enough to do with the A/B.....Now.......

I do find it odd that the Mossie, being an English wing thingy, had the driver's seat on the left side, and you guys on the Insel, drive on the right side....Wazzup wit dat????....Did it fly in the left or the right side of the sky???....Inquiring minds want to know!!!............

More to come, so please stay tuned. Thanks for looking in and have a great week everyone. Gotta go, beer's cold!!!

Prost
Allen

[Nicko]

However this turns out Allen, I will never forget that lovely shiny cutting mat! :smiling2:

Nick

[Allen Dewire]

Shhhh Nick, no too loud............I have 3 of them and use the new looking one for the pics. Makes me look Professional......LMAO!!! Hope you are doing well Sir....

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Allen

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Allen. Well done so far.

Andrew

[Mini Me]

So Allen which Beach do you go to?......I usually am at Sun of a Beach when the weather's right!! :tongue-out3: But yer wing thing is coming along nicely......yeah the Brits drive on the WRONG side of the road but that's what happens when you swing swords instead of Colts!

[Guest]

But I'm looking forward to your different take on a Mossie. As are others I'm sure.

Including me Mike ! :flushed:
Excuse us Dude 1

[Guest]

So Allen which Beach do you go to?......I usually am at Sun of a Beach when the weather's right!! :tongue-out3: But yer wing thing is coming along nicely......yeah the Brits drive on the WRONG side of the road but that's what happens when you swing swords instead of Colts!

Rick .When we started driving there was no other side of the road !
Excuse us again !

[Mini Me]

Rick .When we started driving there was no other side of the road !
Excuse us again !

Old habits die hard!!

[stillp]

Rick .When we started driving there was no other side of the road !
Excuse us again !

A few years ago I spent a few days at a meeting in Malta. Coming back I realised that I hadn't noticed which side of the road they drive. A lady in my office who owns a holiday flat in Malto was surprised when I asked her, and answered "In the shade"!
Pete

[yak face]

Great start allen , im sure youll have no problems once you get into it , know what you mean about the revell paint call outs , surely nobody in their right mind mixes all the colours using only revell paints in those ridiculous ratios ! I can see the only type of mixing going on here will be alcoholic :thumb2::astonished: prost! Tony

[Allen Dewire]

Thank you so much for the wonderful posts Gentlemen!!! You're the best and I'm still giggling over them....Gotta love this forum!!!.....

Pete, A good friend and his wife were on vacation on Malta and went to take a tour on a local bus. The driver told them to please have the correct fare as he couldn't make small change. Why???...Because his drivers seat was a wooden crate with a small cushion on it and the small change kept falling out of his pockets, all over the floor and into the crate when he drove.....Oh and the bus was over 40 years old too.................

Tony, Thanks Sir and it is a quite fun build. Mixing is also good!!! One day Weizen beer, the next day Pils and so on.....Ahh, retired life is great!!!

Now a serious question... Is Vallejo 71.305, Int. grey green, FS34373, the proper color to paint the interior??? I slobbered it all over it today and when it dried, it looks sort of light in color. Just wondering and TIA for any help.........

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Allen