Another Tamiya 1/32 mosquito build !

Post by **Johnj** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:41 am

I suppose this is technically my second entry but i'll do this first as it's a much bigger build, it'll be the biggest kit i've ever built !
I'll be aiming to get this done by december 1st, that gives me a month to do the Harley.

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Post by **Johnj** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:53 am

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I think i counted 24 sprues. To stand any chance of getting this finished by the end of november i need to set myself some targets. Looking at the instructions there is 105 step's not including the final painting/weathering so i reacon i need to try and average 3ish step's a day.

Post by **Johnj** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 1:28 pm

Managed to put in a monster shift today as it's holiday monday north of the border. Looking at what i've managed to do in 15ish hours, it doesnt seem a lot. The kit comes with two PE frets but one is a lot thicker than the other and i'm strugling to cut the parts off with the tamiya PE scissors, it's that bad i'm thinking of using the dremmel with the diamond tipped wheel.

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Still a fair bit of detail painting to do though.

Post by **Johnj** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:54 am

Spent most of this evening masking the detail parts of the main cockpit, i was going to brush them but decided against it (no short cuts)

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Post by **Johnj** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:56 am

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Post by **Johnj** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:01 am

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Post by **DarksideHobbies** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 4:41 am

Looking great! I've decided to hold off on mine until I get the Mustang mostly assembled.

Post by **Johnj** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:18 am

DarksideHobbies wrote:Looking great! I've decided to hold off on mine until I get the Mustang mostly assembled.

Thanks. yeah, the mustang and this would be quite a lot to keep on top of.
I was having a look at the mustang kit and apart from the corsair (i dont have it so i cant tell) it is the bigger build of the four fighters so even that on it's own is quite an undertaking !

Post by **Stokesy44** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:16 am

That is looking very nice Mate.

I love the sense of order you build with. That cockpit is going to look awesome.

Mine is calling me from the stash. I hear it whispering, come to daddy! It will have to wait though. I fear it will become a hanger queen given the number of 1/32 birds I have in the pile. Its a tough life

Post by **Johnj** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:35 pm

Stokesy44 wrote:That is looking very nice Mate.

I love the sense of order you build with. That cockpit is going to look awesome.

Mine is calling me from the stash. I hear it whispering, come to daddy! It will have to wait though. I fear it will become a hanger queen given the number of 1/32 birds I have in the pile. Its a tough life

Thank you, i appreciate the kind comments as always

I know what you mean about the growing pile of 32nd kits. During the 109 build i told myself no more aircraft, just stick to cars and bikes but thats two 32nd kits i have bought in the last couple of weeks alone !
I expecting the M10 to show up today so looking forward to that.

Post by **Stokesy44** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:13 pm

Great stuff. Did the M10 arrive today? I got back into mine yesterday. Painted the interior of the hull and turret. Was planning more today but best laid plans and all that.

Post by **Lysus** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:22 pm

That's quite a great start! I've often wondered why one of the mid-sized planes the Brits flew was named after such a small bug...like, the fighter gets a grand name like "hurricane" but a bigger bird gets "mosquito."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Post by **Reaper** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:30 pm

Lysus wrote:That's quite a great start! I've often wondered why one of the mid-sized planes the Brits flew was named after such a small bug...like, the fighter gets a grand name like "hurricane" but a bigger bird gets "mosquito."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm guessing due to it's speed and agility? It was one of the fastest planes in the world in 1941.

Post by **Johnj** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:08 pm

Stokesy44 wrote:Great stuff. Did the M10 arrive today? I got back into mine yesterday. Painted the interior of the hull and turret. Was planning more today but best laid plans and all that.

Yeah, it did. Didnt get a chance yesterday for any modeling or catching up on here

I havent even had a chance to unwrap the parcel yet, but i'll do it in a bit and let you know

Post by **Johnj** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:11 pm

Lysus wrote:That's quite a great start! I've often wondered why one of the mid-sized planes the Brits flew was named after such a small bug...like, the fighter gets a grand name like "hurricane" but a bigger bird gets "mosquito."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The one that really makes me chuckle is the 'fairey firefly'. It's a brute of a thing !

Post by **Lysus** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:11 pm

Reaper wrote:
Lysus wrote:That's quite a great start! I've often wondered why one of the mid-sized planes the Brits flew was named after such a small bug...like, the fighter gets a grand name like "hurricane" but a bigger bird gets "mosquito."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm guessing due to it's speed and agility? It was one of the fastest planes in the world in 1941.

That makes sense.

Post by **Johnj** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:00 am

There really is a lot in these 1/32 cockpits.

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Post by **Johnj** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:05 am

Tried the alclad dull aluminium on the gun belts and i think it came out ok, maybe a bit too dull ?

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Post by **Johnj** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:07 am

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Post by **Johnj** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:24 am

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Whe i was gluing the four twisted parts of the ammo belts to the top of the ammo box i knew i had to try and get everything in place temporary to make sure there would be no gaps where they meet the guns, so i thought i would have to spot tack the ammo box to the bulkhead with cyano but it just shoved on and stayed there with the slightest bit of resistance to keep it in place. I was even able to turn it upside down without it all falling away !

Post by **DarksideHobbies** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 3:43 am

Fantastic work so far!

Post by **Stokesy44** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 9:05 am

Oh me like. Me like very much!

She looks an absolute beauty. Straight out of the box - awesome skills

Post by **demarcation** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 3:47 pm

Brilliant work!!

Post by **Johnj** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:16 am

Thanks boys

I've been trying to get as much time as i can on it.

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:18 am

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:28 am

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:33 am

On to the merlins

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Post by **Johnj** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:35 am

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Post by **DarksideHobbies** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:49 am

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Unbelievable work man! Can't wait to see the finished product!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:35 am

Am I late???
What did I miss??

Post by **TommyKillander** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:12 am

Great work done on the Mossie sofar!

It looks absolutely stunning with the detail paintwork you have done. Hard to believe it's OOB

Tommy

Post by **Johnj** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:56 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Am I late???
What did I miss??

Na, nothing yet scott. Still trying to get warmed up

Post by **Johnj** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:59 am

TommyKillander wrote:Great work done on the Mossie sofar!

It looks absolutely stunning with the detail paintwork you have done. Hard to believe it's OOB

Tommy

Thanks Tommy. It really is a fantastic kit and a mountain of detail parts.

Post by **Johnj** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:04 am

A lot of detail that has to be masked

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Post by **Johnj** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:08 am

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This thing is munching through the primer and paint !

Post by **Johnj** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:47 pm

If there is anybody about to build this kit reading this you might want to do the same with these parts. Tamiya already ask you to leave part of the sprew on but that only stops vertical movement, they can still be very very easily moved sideways. If it were to break off it would be a nightmare to repair as the contact point is so small !

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Post by **Johnj** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:42 am

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Post by **Johnj** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:51 am

There was more work in this section than i thought. Thats all the steps to 39 completed in seven days so i'm ahead of where i thought i would be. Still a mountain to climb though !

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Post by **Johnj** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:14 pm

Getting to the stage i'm gonna have to gloss coat it and then do a wash which i'm trying to avoid like the plague !

Post by **Stokesy44** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:44 pm

Those engines in their mounts with all the plumbing look superb.

Quick question though, how come you've snuck in a Spitfire canopy and cockpit door?

Got a build going on the sly have we?

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:05 am

I agree with Stokesy...another kit on my radar just for the awesome job you did on those lovely Merlins
Super build so far

Post by **Johnj** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:19 am

Stokesy44 wrote:Those engines in their mounts with all the plumbing look superb.

Quick question though, how come you've snuck in a Spitfire canopy and cockpit door?

Got a build going on the sly have we?

Thanks, tamiya have really out-done themselfs with this kit. The cockpit and merlins could be kits in their own right !

Ah, nothing gets by you ! Yeah, i built it in 2010 but no weathering or anything. After the 109 build i reacon i could add to it now. It was only the second aircraft after their F-16, talk about diving in at the deep end !

Post by **Johnj** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:21 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote:I agree with Stokesy...another kit on my radar just for the awesome job you did on those lovely Merlins
Super build so far

It's going together really well scott, i'm onto the wings after only a week.

Post by **Johnj** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:25 am

Sorry, forgot the picture

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Post by **Johnj** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:41 am

After the detail painting and assembly of this lot is done it's just the undercarrage and wheels to do before i'm forced to do the washes and weathering.

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Post by **Johnj** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:28 pm

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I didnt want to hijack les's build

Post by **Stokesy44** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 1:43 pm

Johnj wrote: I didnt want to hijack les's build

Now that does look complicated! Knowing Tamiya though, I bet it will look superb with a bit of TLC. I thought there was a 1 piece affair for the internal framing, but it turns out that is for the HK Models kit!

Post by **Johnj** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 2:34 pm

Stokesy44 wrote:
Johnj wrote: I didnt want to hijack les's build
Now that does look complicated! Knowing Tamiya though, I bet it will look superb with a bit of TLC. I thought there was a 1 piece affair for the internal framing, but it turns out that is for the HK Models kit!

Even with it being 1/32 the frame parts are tiny. I cant see me missing them out, it's not something i would usually do.
I hope i'm not putting you off building yours. I'm just wanting a moan.......right, feel better now

Post by **ElCapitan** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 2:53 pm

Johnj wrote:
Stokesy44 wrote:
Johnj wrote: I didnt want to hijack les's build
Now that does look complicated! Knowing Tamiya though, I bet it will look superb with a bit of TLC. I thought there was a 1 piece affair for the internal framing, but it turns out that is for the HK Models kit!
Even with it being 1/32 the frame parts are tiny. I cant see me missing them out, it's not something i would usually do.
I hope i'm not putting you off building yours. I'm just wanting a moan.......right, feel better now

It'll be fiddly as hell but definitely worth it! Look forward to a pic

The whole thing looks brilliant so far by the way. I love how much detail there is in 1/32!

Post by **Johnj** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 2:56 pm

Went to assemble these parts for priming and realised i've lost a part. After about an hour of looking, i've given up so i'll need to resort to some real modeling to make another. If it doesnt work it'll be the gut's of £20 for a new sprue so fingers crossed

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