discussion Jim R's Airfix 1/72 DH Mosquito in Israeli service.

[Jim R]

IAF Mosquito in 1956. Operation Kadesh, Suez Crisis.





















Jim

 

[Tim Marlow]

Mazel Tov Jim. Great result.

 

[Valeron]

Nice one Jim. Looks really good I'm very impressed.

 

[Ian M]

Great result. The scheme really works. I thing the Mossie looks very much the part in the Silver finish.

 

[Steve Jones]

Very impressive Jim. You must be very pleased with the result

 

[Mark1]

Great colour scheme Jim, very nice job.

 

[Mickc1440]

A great finish Jim, top job

 

[scottie3158]

Jim,
Take a bow Sir, that is a very nice build.

 

[adt70hk]

Jim

Simply brilliant.

A great model of a great plane using markings I've never seen before. Very well done indeed!!

Top notch work on display.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[Mini Me]

Tip 'O the Hat to you Jim......that is a real "Eye Popper" :thumb2: :thumb2:

 

[Jim R]

Thanks guys. Your kind comments mean a lot.

 

[JayCee]

Excellent finish Jim. The markings really lift it to another level.
John.

 

[Geoffers]

Very very nice Jim.

An unusual scheme for a Mossie, you have done it justice, superb :thumb2:

Geoff.

 

[boatman]

YES Jim i say the same as the guys very nicely done
chrisb mtb

 

[Allen Dewire]

Yes sir Jim, A great finish to an out of the ordinary Mossie. Very neat and tidy work all around. Super pics too Sir!!! Love it!!!

Prost
Allen

 

[colin m]

That's a different scheme, to me anyway, and I like it loads. Great job.

 

[yak face]

Super sharp build jim , the mossie looks good in silver and rarely seen in Israeli markings too , top work , cheers tony

 

[Jim R]

Thanks guys. I do have an interest in early Israeli armed forces. Ignoring the politics the way the newly formed Jewish state sourced weapons has to be admired. A new country populated by a people for whom the Holocaust was a recent nightmare and surrounded by enemies - and yet they survived.

 

[Flip]

Jim,
Brilliant build - lovely to look at.
What metallic did you use?
Kind regards,
John

 

[Jim R]

Thanks John
I used Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium and Dark Aluminium. Vallejo suggest using its black gloss primer. As this was a painted surface I wanted it less metallic so I used Stynylrez grey primer. I think that Metal Color is probably the best water based metallic paint around. They do a good range.