Tim’s 1/48 Tamiya Mosquito FB Mk VI

[Tim Marlow]

I painted all my undercarriage bits first then stuck it altogether with a bit of ca, wasnt to fiddly.

Cheers for the idea Mark. However, I just like the idea of assembling the support leg first, then paint, then weather, then putting in the wheel and axle. It looks quite simple to arrange, so that’s what I’m going to do.

[Jim R]

Nice to see this started Tim. Thankfully not too much fettling to do on the wings.

Undercart next…..might need a little modification as I want to paint the tyres and wheels separate from the legs and the wheels look to be held on with a solid bar.

My Airfix kit had thought of that and the wheels just clicked into place after it was all painted :thumb2:
Jim

[Tim Marlow]

Nice to see this started Tim. Thankfully not too much fettling to do on the wings.

My Airfix kit had thought of that and the wheels just clicked into place after it was all painted :thumb2:
Jim

I’ll find out when the glue has dried Jim LOL. Seriously, the fit was good so I’m not expecting much to do, probably a few cracks and some sanding to make them look “of a piece”. The wheels won’t take much, just a new axle that can be pushed in when the legs are built up.

[adt70hk]

Hi Tim,

Nice start Tim. I've actually just started mine and an just behind yours....as you say odd to start with the wings .... I'm sure everything wingy I have ever done started with the cockpit!

ATB.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Tim,

Nice start Tim. I've actually just started mine and an just behind yours....as you say odd to start with the wings .... I'm sure everything wingy I have ever done started with the cockpit!

ATB.

Andrew

Yep, never started anywhere else on an aeroplane build ever :tongue-out3: No reason not to, now I think about it, just convention.

[adt70hk]

Cheers for the idea Mark. However, I just like the idea of assembling the support leg first, then paint, then weather, then putting in the wheel and axle. It looks quite simple to arrange, so that’s what I’m going to do.

Thanks for the idea...was thinking how to approach that myself!

[yak face]

Apologies tim , i thought id commented on this already . Excellent start , its a beautiful kit if i recall correctly ( its a good few years since I did mine ). I do seem to remember something about the step on the nacelle fronts , easily sorted though . Cheers tony

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Tim,
Like Andrew,i`m at a similar point in my build to you,however,i`ve done the wheely stuff.......
.... I did indeed paint the tyres and hubs separately from all the metal stuff,then popped the wheel onto the "Bar" of the framework...... then shoved on the opposite side with a splash of "Contacta",held in place for a few mins,and voila ........ it fell to bits!!......
...... not really..... they came out fine:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:!!
Loving the Clamps btw..... a man just can`t have enough Clamps!!:thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Apologies tim , i thought id commented on this already . Excellent start , its a beautiful kit if i recall correctly ( its a good few years since I did mine ). I do seem to remember something about the step on the nacelle fronts , easily sorted though . Cheers tony

Nothing to apologise for Tony. I have really only just started……glad you like it.

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Tim,
Like Andrew,i`m at a similar point in my build to you,however,i`ve done the wheely stuff.......
.... I did indeed paint the tyres and hubs separately from all the metal stuff,then popped the wheel onto the "Bar" of the framework...... then shoved on the opposite side with a splash of "Contacta",held in place for a few mins,and voila ........ it fell to bits!!......
...... not really..... they came out fine:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:!!
Loving the Clamps btw..... a man just can`t have enough Clamps!!:thumb2:

Hi Andy. Yep, a modeller can never have too many clamps, too much blue tack, or too many kits LOL…..
I’ve decided that I will drill out the “bar” side and replace it with correct sized wire that fits into the corresponding hole on the other side. The legs might be a little flimsy until that’s done, but I’m sure it will be fine.

[Mini Me]

Hi Tim, after the Spitfire, I gotta see this so keep it coming Sir!

[Tim Marlow]

Ha…..don’t build me up too high, I might fall off the pedestal Rick….very kind of you though.

[Tim Marlow]

The subject of my build, as I said at the start, is a 617 squadron FB Mk VI aircraft. It’s serial number is NT 202. I thought I should look for info and photographs of the aircraft. I can’t find any photographs, but I did find this.

http://aircrewremembered.com/duffy-warren.html

It seems my aircraft was subject to a fatal crash in early August 1944, killing both the pilot, F/O Warren Duffy DFC, age 21, and the navigator F/O Phillip Ingleby age 23. Duffy had just finished his first tour.
The aircraft must have been in, or nearly in, the condition I’m depicting, so the build has taken on a poignancy I wasn’t expecting.

Interestingly, I read about a similar incident in an early (1950’s I think) history of the squadron, but can‘t remember the full details. What I remember is that the author said a pilot was killed after taking the mosquito up for a joyride after completing his tour, and before the aircraft was sent back to its owning squadron, because he wanted to try the mosquito out. It must have been this aircraft I think, because the incidents are so similar.

[Tim Marlow]

Just for completeness, here they are….

Duffy on the left, Ingleby on the right.

[Jim R]

Reading about air crew during WWII, the thing that always shocks me was just how young they were. My own son, in his early 20s, was an immature university student - beer and girls in that order. He's now a very successful, happily married computer specialist in America. But I just can't imagine him doing what they did. I'm also glad he wasn't asked to.