No 18..... MOSSIE

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Tue May 01, 2018 6:36 am

Now I'm cooking
I have the venerable old Tamiya Mossie in 1/48 to butcher and put glue prints on.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue May 01, 2018 6:51 am

Ok, now you are cooking

Welcome to the sig, most happy to have you aboard and good luck

Scott

Fridgy · Post by **Fridgy** » Tue May 01, 2018 6:58 am

Ahh a big brother for my baby mossie!

sheppsea · Post by **sheppsea** » Tue May 01, 2018 7:39 am

I'm building this atm as well - it very nice kit

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Tue May 01, 2018 9:19 am

sheppsea wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 7:39 am I'm building this atm as well - it very nice kit

given it's age I was impressed with the fit so far and details. I was expecting it to be a little coarse and muted.

Les0012 · Post by **Les0012** » Tue May 01, 2018 11:53 am

Another Mossie cooool, loving this SIG already

Good Luck Les

gaz45 · Post by **gaz45** » Tue May 01, 2018 4:39 pm

Very nice choice mate

Mylightweight · Post by **Mylightweight** » Tue May 01, 2018 6:43 pm

I built this when I returned to the hobby a few years ago, it builds well, looking forward to seeing it built

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Wed May 02, 2018 1:35 pm

Mylightweight wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 6:43 pm I built this when I returned to the hobby a few years ago, it builds well, looking forward to seeing it built

I didn't say I was going to build it well

Mylightweight · Post by **Mylightweight** » Wed May 02, 2018 4:34 pm

You will, it falls together beautifully

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Wed May 02, 2018 11:08 pm

Fell in love with these aircraft after watching 633 sqn, good choice mate, best of luck

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:15 am

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:08 pm Fell in love with these aircraft after watching 633 sqn, good choice mate, best of luck

Thanks guys... no pressure.

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Sat May 05, 2018 9:25 am

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:08 pm Fell in love with these aircraft after watching 633 sqn, good choice mate, best of luck

Read all the Frederick E Smith 633 Squadron books, fantastic reads.

Cant beat a Mossie Digger - great choice.

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:51 am

Thanks Stokesy

Not wanting to replicate all the Mossie specs I thought I would just take this from a book I read.
True account.

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sun May 06, 2018 8:57 am

Love the Mossie - I've got this kit in the stash so will be watching with interest how you bring it together mate.

Great bit of history in the read too - thanks for that

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Sun May 06, 2018 1:18 pm

Managed to get a bit done today, despite the oldies arriving late in the day.......they were bored

It was a bugger to get the internal supports in place....NB... Must read the instructions in future

I'v got a question for all you wingnuts

.... The wing tips is there a panel line there or is it supposed to be puttied up like I did here. Cause I have no idea !

the engine/wheel bays housing. I thinned the air cooling intake...seemed a little thick.

gaz45 · Post by **gaz45** » Fri May 11, 2018 11:13 am

Great start there mate

pourquoi61 · Post by **pourquoi61** » Sun May 13, 2018 9:05 pm

I have no idea,sorry mate.
I f the oldies are over 55 then that makes me one. LOL.

Thanks for joining the formation.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon May 14, 2018 5:09 pm

Instructions are just other's suggestions

Keep up the good work
Door prize draw coming up this weekend

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:32 am

This documentary by De Havilland gives an insight into the development of the Mossie and the early war.

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:45 pm

Looking good, those Tamiya 1/48 Mossies are cracking little kits.

Thought I'd post this comment from a certain Hermann Goering re the Mossie. One of the few things the appalling man said that was anywhere near true!

"It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminium better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that? There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops. After the war is over I'm going to buy a British radio set - then at least I'll own something that has always worked."

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:51 pm

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:45 pm Looking good, those Tamiya 1/48 Mossies are cracking little kits.

Thought I'd post this comment from a certain Hermann Goering re the Mossie. One of the few things the appalling man said that was anywhere near true!

"It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminium better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that? There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops. After the war is over I'm going to buy a British radio set - then at least I'll own something that has always worked."

They had the nincompoops all right...especially at the top of their ranks

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:04 am

My air compressor died last night ...developed a hole in the air tank. Note to my self...drain the damn air tank occasionally. Although the tank is pretty thin so probably wouldn't have made much of a difference. So doing any painting this weekend is looking dicey and I need to before I do anything else. Maybe I can make a temporary repair, but I am reluctant to try inserting a screw or similar as it may become a projectile. It will be a week before I can get to the shops to get a replacement....damn.

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:51 pm
Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:45 pm Looking good, those Tamiya 1/48 Mossies are cracking little kits.

Thought I'd post this comment from a certain Hermann Goering re the Mossie. One of the few things the appalling man said that was anywhere near true!
"It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminium better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that? There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops. After the war is over I'm going to buy a British radio set - then at least I'll own something that has always worked."

They had the nincompoops all right...especially at the top of their ranks

Makes me laugh everytime I hear that quote.... reminds me of the same scene I saw in a movie ..I think.

alextheblue · Post by **alextheblue** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 7:44 am

Love the mossie and you're doing it proud!

Sorry to hear about your compressor, what a pain!

it should be alright to use, it's just the tank won't fill, so you'll have to watch for it overheating. Hope you get it sorted.

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 11:00 am

alextheblue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 7:44 am Love the mossie and you're doing it proud!

Sorry to hear about your compressor, what a pain! it should be alright to use, it's just the tank won't fill, so you'll have to watch for it overheating. Hope you get it sorted.

I might still stick a screw in it and close the door fast.

The Mossie certainly was a remarkable aircraft, able to loop the loop with only one engine and bring the crews home with half a wing.

and repairing them was as easy as grafting and gluing another wing tip back on.

DBMiller · Post by **DBMiller** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:05 pm

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 11:08 pm Fell in love with these aircraft after watching 633 sqn, good choice mate, best of luck

Same here!

Willem · Post by **Willem** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:59 pm

30th January 1943 and 3 mosquitoes of 105 squadron, RAF disrupt Goering's speech in Berlin celebrating 10 year of the Nazi party coming to power.

Got to love the Mozzie.

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Sun Jun 17, 2018 2:13 pm

Not much of a update, my excuse...it's late and the missus wanted quality time. I'm hoping it's going to rain tomorrow and I can do what I want.

I sanded down the wheels and dabbed a bit of sprue goo around the crews arm as it didn't match well. Bit pathetic really took me longer to post this

I posted this as I can thoroughly recommend these diamond sharpening tools. If you want a truly flat surface or a flat edge then these are great. This is a 400 grit. good for fine work, but really need a 300 as well.

Quax · Post by **Quax** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:59 am

Looking good so far, my sympathies with your compressor but at least you get quality time with the.....oldies

cheers

Paul

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:09 am

Nice to see you're still making progress despite the compressor and the oldies

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:16 pm

Slow progress at mediocre modeling

I'v done some brush painting here and the wheels are still wet. I used different coloration of aluminum to get some contrast, but it is minimal and doesn't show well.

I deviated from the instructions to build the nose and then slide the interior into it.....ATM I'm thinking it may have been a big mistake however I shall push along.

As you have see the kit supplied instrument decals are very basic and as thick as a 4x2. I used copious amounts of Walthers Solverset REPUTED to be very strong acting and it laughed at it. The decal is there and I'm hoping it will pass a cursory examination through 1970's clear plastic.

The other half of the cockpit with still the pilots to do. This is taking a lot of time. Shall bash on though...gave my word that I would finish this !

Until next time..

Ps... thanks Tom and Quax..... managed to patch the compressor ( only had a pin hole through the tank ...very strange ).

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:47 pm

Details look great, coming along very nicely
I thought the instrument panel look good as well so you did a fine job there

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 4:09 pm

Very nice wood floor too

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:35 am

Thanks guy's , nice of you to say so.

Think your just being way too kind though. :lol

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:30 am

digger303 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:35 am Thanks guy , nice of you to say so. Think your just being way too kind though.

Oh no, I would blast you if you needed blasting

Your work looks great, don’t count yourself short my friend

Post by **Tomcat64** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:13 am

That's some really nice work in the cockpit there - and as Stokesy said the wooden panels are very effective.

Nicely done

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:12 pm

Some very nice things going on here

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:27 am

Thanks guys....your a good bunch

I started to close her up last night the nose went together with a little finagling.

I'm reasonably happy with that.

I used a little sprue glue along the fuselage to get a good gap fill with the minimum of fuss and twenty minute later had it all trimmed back with a perfect join.

Then

I always had a nagging feeling something wasn't right

I had to bust it all open relocate the cockpit rear section and of course it wouldn't mate together as it once did. I did have thoughts for about 5 sec of tossing it . However I squeezed it back together bit by bit and now I have a larger gap to fill and it looks horrible.

AND it's going to take some time !

Quax · Post by **Quax** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:11 am

ah Digger and it was all going so well! However you have proved that you have the skills and tenacity to rectify this so just get on with it

Paul

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:14 am

Aww man!

Stick with it mate - you'll sort this out.

Just out of interest how was the cockpit misaligned? I'm just interested as I've got the same kit in the stash so want to try and avoid anything similar when I get to it.

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:31 am

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:14 am Aww man!

Stick with it mate - you'll sort this out.

Just out of interest how was the cockpit misaligned? I'm just interested as I've got the same kit in the stash so want to try and avoid anything similar when I get to it.

Follow the instructions and you won't have any issues. I built the cockpit in 2 halves and then glued the rear piece into one fuselage piece, but to far forward ( I didn't follow the instructions or understand properly

) and then closed it up nicely . BUT the wing supports were hanging out in space instead of passing through the fuselage. Really stupid !
If I were to say anything and I don't know for sure , but the rear bulk head maybe a little large and need a small trim.

alextheblue · Post by **alextheblue** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:05 pm

Ohhhh, don't you just hate it when that happens!

You're pottering away nicely, pleased with your progress, when from nowhere you are hit by the Law according to Sod!!

Glad you didn't toss it as you'll expertly rectify that little hiccup and it will once again shine with all that model-ly goodness!!

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:58 pm

alextheblue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:05 pm Ohhhh, don't you just hate it when that happens! You're pottering away nicely, pleased with your progress, when from nowhere you are hit by the Law according to Sod!!

Glad you didn't toss it as you'll expertly rectify that little hiccup and it will once again shine with all that model-ly goodness!!

thanks Alex, but you know what they say about experts " Just another drip under pressure "

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:41 am

digger303 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:31 am
Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:14 am Just out of interest how was the cockpit misaligned? I'm just interested as I've got the same kit in the stash so want to try and avoid anything similar when I get to it.
Follow the instructions and you won't have any issues. I built the cockpit in 2 halves and then glued the rear piece into one fuselage piece, but to far forward ( I didn't follow the instructions or understand properly ) and then closed it up nicely . BUT the wing supports were hanging out in space instead of passing through the fuselage. Really stupid !
If I were to say anything and I don't know for sure , but the rear bulk head maybe a little large and need a small trim.

Ok thanks mate - but what is this "follow the instructions" thing that you speak of???

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:25 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:41 am
digger303 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:31 am
Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:14 am Just out of interest how was the cockpit misaligned? I'm just interested as I've got the same kit in the stash so want to try and avoid anything similar when I get to it.
Follow the instructions and you won't have any issues. I built the cockpit in 2 halves and then glued the rear piece into one fuselage piece, but to far forward ( I didn't follow the instructions or understand properly ) and then closed it up nicely . BUT the wing supports were hanging out in space instead of passing through the fuselage. Really stupid !
If I were to say anything and I don't know for sure , but the rear bulk head maybe a little large and need a small trim.
Ok thanks mate - but what is this "follow the instructions" thing that you speak of???

It's the napkin I use to catch paint spills , quiet a surprise when I realized they want you to follow a plan

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:10 am

digger303 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:25 pm It's the napkin I use to catch paint spills , quiet a surprise when I realized they want you to follow a plan

Following a plan?!? It'll never catch on!

Les0012 · Post by **Les0012** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:10 pm

That's what this hobby is all about problem solving and I'm sure you will solve it with expert precision

Les

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Fri Jun 29, 2018 2:55 pm

Les0012 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:10 pm That's what this hobby is all about problem solving and I'm sure you will solve it with expert precision

Les

thanks Les however you maybe over confident

Lets get the bad news out of the way first. I mistakenly thought I was removing pour lugs which has led me to try to make a poor copy.

Still a little triming to do and hopefully at 30 feet you won't notice.

Some bad brush painting..thought it was better until I photographed it. I need lessons from Pete.

Fairly happy with the wheel assembly which is only dry fitted atm. I have sanded the flats on the wheels so it won't look like its floating.

Thanks guys

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Sat Jun 30, 2018 12:11 am

I have also thinned around the air intakes on the engines

and cut through the plastic at the end of the flaps. Not sure whether that was a good idea or not. Might look a a bit off and not in keeping with the rest of he aircraft. I did try to use the thinnest blade I had a photo etched one which works really well considering it's size.

thanks again.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:24 am

I thought the wheel well looked well painted

A bit of weathering up and they will be smick-fashion for your eyes in no time
Your build is coming along nicely

How did the fertilizing go??