Ta 154 W.Nr. 320008

[Old Dog]

Finished this one for a group build over on Swanny's. It served with Stab III./NJG 3. It was equipped with FuG218 radar which used vertical mast antennas located above and below the wings instead of the staghorn antennas and was fitted with upturned wing tips in an attempt to improve lateral stability caused by the total lack of dihedral of the wing. It bellied in at 18:00 hours on April 30, 1945. I used this artists conception as a basis for markings and camouflage.

I have seen other variations but at this point it's all conjecture. Anyway, here she be...

I took a couple of outdoor shots for those who like natural light (not Natural Lite)

Your comments or critiques are welcome. Thanks for looking.

 

[chukw]

Nice Moskito, Gary! I like that antenna arrangement- cheers!

 

[Dusan]

Very nice indeed Gary! :drinks It's a really beautiful airplane.

All the best!
Dusan.

 

[moon puppy]

Very well done GAry, very faithful to the camo scheme, that must have been a chore. Well done!

 

[Paulw]

As always Gary a superior build.

 

[phantom II]

Very nicely done Gary . Nice antennae arrays . It makes the airplane look more streamlined.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[paddy]

Thats a completely new one on me !! never seen anything like it but its a good looking aircraft.
Great build and great paint , thanks for sharing

 

[jknaus]

Very very nice. It certainly looks different with the dipoles poking through the wings. I dont think I ever saw one with the winglets before. Quite interesting. Did a very nice job on the cam also.
James

 

[matrixone]

Great looking Moskito Gary!

Thanks very much for posting it here.

Matrixone

 

[Sherman 18]

Well done!

 

[Plastik Smurff]

Yep sweet lookin bird there mate,an a great lookin cammo job. top stuff.

 

[dollar19]

I love it!! A most impressive build, OD! I've heard that this is a difficult kit to build but you sure made a beautiful work of it. The camo is outstanding.

 

[Phil]

Good to see you finish this one Gary, did you have the same probs as me with wing warp?

All in all I really enjoyed building that problem child!! the end result justified the hassles!!!

and I still think my lil 154 is one of my better builds!!

Cheers

 

[Old Dog]

Thanks much guys, Phil yes on the wing, I used a coat hanger and epoxy to straighten it out. I really enjoyed the build except for some self inflicted problems near the end. Problems like the wing warp aren't issues if you know about them in advance, it's finding out about them too late that is an issue.