Grim Reaper

And there goes the Quickboost replacement. Clearly made by Aires.. almost 2 mm too short. Well done. Totally useless.  

My to do list 

Quickboost Seats and the old MDC set (for a Mk.VI), totally crooked. 

Will be using the Quinta set with the boxes from Brassin.  

After bending MDC to shape in boiling water.  

On the flap control covers there was a small bump. Made it with some UV resin.  

As well, a small bump on that exhaust panel on the right side only.  

That stiffener was not introduced until December 42 I believe. Lots were retrofitted, but I believe my hadn’t in early 43.  

Should be okay I think 

Fitting the cockpit floors in position. 

Drilled out the 3 navigation lights 

 

Some of the Oboe equipment mounted next to the IP. Yes I have 1 picture only! 

And yes, Eduard has it wrong again in their 49-242. Tamiya is pretty decent, except for being lightly out of place. 

the small rectangle with fire extinguisher is not glued yet.  

 

With some rivets 

These mosquitos were equipped with the RESIN lights which were not on the dual nav light wing tips. So i am transferring them.  

Both wings have some warping at the outboard 1/3. 

Getting there.. 

Tried to do my best with some Oboe equipment.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The last time.. 

Just before the fuselage halves are glued together  

 

 

 

After the first try, Mr.color decided to stick to the Montex mask partially..

And the mask is not really suited for this kit and due to the shape of a canopy, wouldn’t stay attached either.  

After second try and masking it myself.
The night versions had the escape hatch painted yellow for some visibility at night.  

Tiny imperfections fixed with clear UV resin 

 

 

 

FLTR: Tamiya’s firewall could be made a little better. Not by Eduard though, so scratching two on my own.  

 

Hardly to be seen..  

 

 

The aft wall of the wheel bay with some more detail.  

The saxophone exhaust covers of Tamiya lack some detail. The yellow Ultracast provides some more, especially the upper air channel but lack the louvres on the lower parts. Eduard has these.  

The Eduard mask is not of correct shape, placement and size. Some of the masking only needs to be internal, not external. But even the landing light masks are not of the right size. Not identical left and right either.
The Montex mask doesn’t hold on anything other than a flat surface.
Great, waste of money.  

The Valiant drawings in the back and Tamiya parts show quite some difference.
I don’t know which is absolutely correct, but I do know the drawings show abnormalities.  

 

 

An old part of tamiya CA glue serves as a hint of an engine 

 

Barely visible behind the fire wall is a hint of an engine.  

 

 

 

Making the missing spars with around 8 layers of primer..  

 

 

 

Only a minor scratch after holding the wing between my nails.. ? 

There is a missing hatch underneath the air scoops for the carburetor.  

Lights fixed and sanded into shape.  

Wings and elevator now attached. Blended in with a little putty and now drying to be sanded and primed. And then on towards the camouflage! Finally!  

Fixing the last blemishes 

 

Primed.. 

Mr.Paint 115 ocean grey.  

Making masks to plan the correct camouflage lines and general look of things.  

 

Which was really easy and with the indentations in the mask really easy to duplicate again as well as left and right 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don’t want to completely cover up the windows. Most pictures I see, it’s covered just enough not to give away what’s inside but not 100%.
And the patchy look on left side of the nose is very deliberate.  

 

 

 

 

 

I am not 100% happy. Letting it sink in for a night..  

 

 

 

 

Annoying.. absolutely annoying.  

 

 

Ever so slow..  

 

The usual results with the strongly lacking HGW wet transfers. Incomplete, not correct in text and size and moreover, you can’t rely on them to stick. Multiple transfers are ruined with no spares. Why do I bother using these, at all?! 

Bit the bullet and placed the eaglecal decals on top of the ruined HGW stencils. Not ideal, not yet finished.  

 

Made the anti-snow guards and the anti-icing lips for the carburetor intakes on European mozzies..  

I have seen better.. but I needs to do.  

 

Only to fool if someone would look through the exhaust covers.. there is something vaguely resembling the fishtail like saxophone exhausts.  

With the anti-icing on the carburetor intakes..  

With some airbrushed exhaust staining. Gunze 32 and 418.

Slightly different shapes inboard and outboard of the nacelles.  

Now how about those wheels and those axes.. 

 

Double axes 

On its own..