Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
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**FINISHED** Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
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phantom II
Master at Arms
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
Show us more ! 
Cheers, Christian B)
Show us more ! Cheers, Christian B)
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
Rattle cans, I'm not a fan of them cause I don't feel like I got the control on how much paint hits the model, but then again, I don't have much control on how much paint hits the model with an AB so what's the diff?
Rattle cans, I'm not a fan of them cause I don't feel like I got the control on how much paint hits the model, but then again, I don't have much control on how much paint hits the model with an AB so what's the diff?
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
I wasn't planning on sharing any in progress photos of the painting process, but this is one coat of the light grey after pre-shading. This took an entire bottle of paint. I'll be toning the preshading down with more of the grey - lightened repeatedly for post shading.
This is a day-fighter scheme, so this colour is on top and bottom, green disruptive camouflage on topsides.
This is a very famous airframe, but there isn't a single photo of it. Interestingly Airfix shows it in the day fighter scheme even though all the photos of other aircraft of the same unit are painted in the night fighter scheme we're more familiar with - dark sea grey over light with green disruptive camo.
Here's the latter paint scheme
My build is the lighter of the two greys on the top and bottom.
I wasn't planning on sharing any in progress photos of the painting process, but this is one coat of the light grey after pre-shading. This took an entire bottle of paint. I'll be toning the preshading down with more of the grey - lightened repeatedly for post shading.
This is a day-fighter scheme, so this colour is on top and bottom, green disruptive camouflage on topsides.
This is a very famous airframe, but there isn't a single photo of it. Interestingly Airfix shows it in the day fighter scheme even though all the photos of other aircraft of the same unit are painted in the night fighter scheme we're more familiar with - dark sea grey over light with green disruptive camo.
Here's the latter paint scheme
My build is the lighter of the two greys on the top and bottom.
ij001
Well-known member
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
Not certain whether this will help or not. If you're planning on doing MM417/EG*T, have a read see what you think:
MM417 was a replacement for the original EG*T coded HX982, flown by P/Os Max Sparks and A.C. Dunlop on the Amiens raid in February 1944 and damaged on that mission.
MM417 was the subject of a series of well known and oft published photos, it’s painted in the day-fighter scheme of Ocean Grey/Dark Green topsides and Medium Sea Grey lowers, the demarcation between the upper lower colours is unusually low. Tamiya called it correctly in their 1:48 kit.
It’s still a matter of argument whether the original EG*T wore the same scheme or was in the more usual night-fighter scheme of overall Medium Sea Grey with the Dark Green disruptive pattern and high demarcation as is usually seen in references and profiles etc.
As I say, not sure if this helps or hinders…
Ian
Not certain whether this will help or not. If you're planning on doing MM417/EG*T, have a read see what you think:
MM417 was a replacement for the original EG*T coded HX982, flown by P/Os Max Sparks and A.C. Dunlop on the Amiens raid in February 1944 and damaged on that mission.
MM417 was the subject of a series of well known and oft published photos, it’s painted in the day-fighter scheme of Ocean Grey/Dark Green topsides and Medium Sea Grey lowers, the demarcation between the upper lower colours is unusually low. Tamiya called it correctly in their 1:48 kit.
It’s still a matter of argument whether the original EG*T wore the same scheme or was in the more usual night-fighter scheme of overall Medium Sea Grey with the Dark Green disruptive pattern and high demarcation as is usually seen in references and profiles etc.
As I say, not sure if this helps or hinders…
Ian
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
Thanks Ian, that's sort of what I was trying to express - that's the scheme most people know, but I'm building EG*F which was lost on the Amiens raid, it's in the nightfighter scheme of MSG and dark green.
Thanks Ian, that's sort of what I was trying to express - that's the scheme most people know, but I'm building EG*F which was lost on the Amiens raid, it's in the nightfighter scheme of MSG and dark green.
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
Just a quick what's-what to keep this thread alive while I go on my honeymoon. I just finished my latest round of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. I'm even back to working full time. So now that I'm "healthy" my wife and I finally get to run away for a well deserved break - we're going to St. Lucia! God knows my wonderful wife deserves it; working full time and looking after me when she comes home, she's never had a break. It's also our 1 year anniversary!
Anyway, some wing related things
Here's how the girl looked all filled and sanded
Now to mask off all of the openings. Masking these is always an exercise in ingenuity. I almost always use the kit parts themselves - particularly when the camouflage has to align.
The trick is to seal the openings up, while making the attachment temporary and leaving nothing behind to clean up when they're removed.
....introducing my good old friend blu-tac.
Now, take a small ball of the stuff and dab at the stuff that sticks out like above - it will pull it right off and you're good to go.
The entire nose is held on with blu-tac (except the part I had to modify to fit, glue and fill earlier). The camo will line up nicely, there will be no overspray (the nose cone has balls of blu-tac across the inside of the gunports).
Jump ahead to my previous update and beyond
- the grey is entirely finished.
The bomb bay doors are the 'closed' parts (which didn't fit anyway - several mms too short) which is why no paint was wasted on them - the 4 piece open doors are being used and were painted separately.
Hand for size
To be continued... The goal is to have this finished before Christmas. So I can finally open my two Airfix Typhoons!
Just a quick what's-what to keep this thread alive while I go on my honeymoon. I just finished my latest round of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. I'm even back to working full time. So now that I'm "healthy" my wife and I finally get to run away for a well deserved break - we're going to St. Lucia! God knows my wonderful wife deserves it; working full time and looking after me when she comes home, she's never had a break. It's also our 1 year anniversary!
Anyway, some wing related things
Here's how the girl looked all filled and sanded
Now to mask off all of the openings. Masking these is always an exercise in ingenuity. I almost always use the kit parts themselves - particularly when the camouflage has to align.
The trick is to seal the openings up, while making the attachment temporary and leaving nothing behind to clean up when they're removed.
....introducing my good old friend blu-tac.
Now, take a small ball of the stuff and dab at the stuff that sticks out like above - it will pull it right off and you're good to go.
The entire nose is held on with blu-tac (except the part I had to modify to fit, glue and fill earlier). The camo will line up nicely, there will be no overspray (the nose cone has balls of blu-tac across the inside of the gunports).
Jump ahead to my previous update and beyond
- the grey is entirely finished.
The bomb bay doors are the 'closed' parts (which didn't fit anyway - several mms too short) which is why no paint was wasted on them - the 4 piece open doors are being used and were painted separately.
Hand for size
To be continued... The goal is to have this finished before Christmas. So I can finally open my two Airfix Typhoons!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Airfix 1/24 Mosquito build log
Congratulations to both of you for getting this far.
Sounds like a well deserved honeymoon :drinks
Cheers, Christian B)
Congratulations to both of you for getting this far.
Sounds like a well deserved honeymoon :drinks
Cheers, Christian B)
