HK Models 1/32 scale D. H. Mosquito

[papa 695]

Oooh you tricked us Barry. It's a good job I popped in today otherwise I would have missed the start.


That looks like a very big box of plastic, should keep you busy for a while.

[dave]

Looking forward to seeing this one

[Guest]

Will be following this.

[BarryW]

I managed an hour and half on the bench last night...


Put together some sub-assemblies for the cockpit. You can see where I have filled an extractor pin mark that needs sanding down of the bulkhead.





I have decided to add some extra detail.  Behind the instrument panel, I think it may be visible from the transparent nose, not a big deal some round sprue and lead wire will do it plus a bit of plastic card.  





I will also add some lead wire to one side of the cockpit wall.  Overall though the detail is good but some fairly basic simple work will make it better.  Oh - what look like extractor pin marks are not, the Mossie had round wooden bases in the cockpit to fix instruments to.





Still getting used to new routines living with my lady.  I will be staying at my old house tonight, which has still not completed, as I need to be up at 4.30am for a business breakfast meeting I have every Friday morning, so the earliest I can progress this further is Friday but it may not be until Sunday...Its great to be back with a build though.

[Guest]

Excellent detail, but the ejector pin marks will be a pain to sand down and fill, as they look to be numerous

[BarryW]

Excellent detail, but the ejector pin marks will be a pain to sand down and fill, as they look to be numerous

The bulk of them inside the cockpit are not ejector pin marks but detail.   The Mossie was fitted with round wooden hard points to fit instruments and equipment to.  You can see the same detail in the Tamiya Mossie.


There are ejector pin marks in places, mosty 'proud' and easily sandable the only one found so far is the one I filled.  They are no worse than any decent kit, so far anyway and better, fewer than many.

[BarryW]

Managed a couple of sessions over the weekend....


While the detail is excellent I am not sure how much of the cockpit will be visible particularly when viewed through the transparent nose.  So I decided to use plastic rod, card and lead wire to add some detail to the rear of the instrument panel and one of the cockp[it sides that looked a little stark.  So much for OOB!!!











I primed the cockpit with Stynylrex yellow primer and sprayed it with AKI RAF Aircraft Grey Green.  I also over sprayed in areas with the AGG lightened with yellow and very much thinned down.  This added a little tonal variation not that it shows on the pics.





next I will be doing some detail painting before some weathering of the pit.


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[Guest]

excellent job mate, the scratching looks really good.


THinking about getting a HK models Do 335. 


How is this going together so far eg. good instructions, good engineering etc

[BarryW]

The engineering is superb and very innovative with good use of slide mold tech.  Fit is excellent, I have not sen any issues at all with the dry fits.

[papa 695]

Cracking work so far Barry, and I really like the added detail.

[flyjoe180]

Great work Barry, magnificent looking kit.

[Guest]

Nice detail addition behind the instruments.  Amazing what a difference a bit of wire can make.

[Steve Brodie]

The bulk of them inside the cockpit are not ejector pin marks but detail.   The Mossie was fitted with round wooden hard points to fit instruments and equipment to.  You can see the same detail in the Tamiya Mossie.


There are ejector pin marks in places, mosty 'proud' and easily sandable the only one found so far is the one I filled.  They are no worse than any decent kit, so far anyway and better, fewer than many.

That makes sense, that many ejector marks on one piece and the price of the kit would be very bad

[colin m]

Al looks very nice. I look forward to the coming months of building.

[BarryW]

I have been painting detail today and will gloss coat it prior to weathering. 





 I must also start putting together the seat harnesses.





Coming together well so far but these seatbelts look complex !!!!  And fiddly.