discussion 1/48 Mosquito Trio.

[Dave W]

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Here are my last three builds.All Mosquito's in 1/48 scale.The Black one is a mk2 night fighter by Monogram and originally moulded in 1966.The bomber is a mk4 built from the superb Tamiya kit.And the dark green/medium sea grey one is a mk6 fighter bomber from the old Airfix kit.The Monogram shows its age with oversized spinners and fin and simplified undercarriage.But look at the engraved flying control and panel lines.Must have been something special when it first came out.Unsurprisingly, the Tamiya kit is the most detailed and was the nicest to build.View attachment 209682

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[Ian M]

And a great trio they are Dave.

So which one was your fav.?

Was this a warm up to building the big one, or do you never want to see another mossie for a few months...

Ian M

 

[Guest]

Nice collection!

I like it......everyone has his own "personality"

 

[papa 695]

A great trio Dave all you need now is the photo reconnaissance blue one

 

[Guest]

Nice builds Dave

 

[eddiesolo]

Lovely trio Dave, they do look good next to each other.

Si

 

[Dave W]

And a great trio they are Dave.So which one was your fav.?

Was this a warm up to building the big one, or do you never want to see another mossie for a few months...

Ian M

I want to do the Airfix mk16 next.And after handling the Sprues of the HK Models 1/32 kit at Telford I'm very tempted to get one.

 

[Alan 45]

Very nice collection there dave really nice

 

[flyjoe180]

Great trio of Mosquitoes there Dave. All three are top builds, a nice collection.

 

[monica]

i do like them very Nice collection,and also the

camo on all is so diffidence as well, the grim reaper one i like,

and most of all the black you have used,is it a per mixed color aand if so what name plz, ?

 

[Dave W]

i do like them very Nice collection,and also thecamo on all is so diffidence as well, the grim reaper one i like,

and most of all the black you have used,is it a per mixed color aand if so what name plz, ?

The Black on the night fighter is Revell enamel no.9 'Anthracite'.Its not too black if you know what I mean.Revell no.6 'Tar Black' is the one I used on the bomber.

 

[monica]

ta Dave,

sorry ,the black on the one with the reaper,is that the tar,black or other way around ? plz,

i do have the rubber black,which i like,XF-85 in the Tamiya,

 

[Guest]

Now thats one awesome Trifecta Dave! Of course I gotta go with the Nightfighter version as my fav,but quality builds all of them! Very nicely done Sir!

 

[tr1ckey66]

Great to see this trio of Mozzies together Dave. You've a real soft spot for the 'wooden wonder' haven't you?

They look terrific.

Paul

 

[Dave W]

ta Dave,sorry ,the black on the one with the reaper,is that the tar,black or other way around ? plz,

i do have the rubber black,which i like,XF-85 in the Tamiya,

Please read my post again (Reaper is the bomber)

 

[monica]

ta Dave,been a very long day,for me,and if i did look i would of seen the bay doors open,silly me

 

[Guest]

Are you into building Mosquitos Dave ?

Very nice indeed. Are you going to build a diorama for them ?

Laurie

 

[Dave W]

Are you into building Mosquitos Dave ? Very nice indeed. Are you going to build a diorama for them ?

Laurie

I'd like to do a diorama with one of them but I've not one one before.Not being artistic I don't know how to start really.Ive got some Revell 1/48 RAF personnel though

 

[Guest]

Dioramas are not my thing either Dave. But at the same time I wanted the aircraft to look natural

I just lined a shelf with the grass which comes in rolls stuck to brown paper. Also a roll of grit paper used by railway model makers for a partial runway. This made into an section of airfiield on the shelf.

I stuck to a board a background picture and planted that along the back of the shelf. Nicked some stones from the seashore and bought some cheap greenery which comes in bags on Amazon. No artistic bits in it just all straight forward and simple. My outlook i want the aircraft to look natural but not be overwhelmed by a diorama. I leave that to Si I think the mossies would look really well and enhance their looks.

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/merlin-1-48-helicopter-afganistan-mode.29072/ This gives an idea of the above.

Laurie

 

[Guest]

Excellent Dave.