Papa695s Mosquito GB chat thread

[Guest]

Quite an exciting read , they must have had hrs of fun trying those out . Very ingenious.

[yak face]

Quite an exciting read , they must have had hrs of fun trying those out . Very ingenious.

Oh no ! JR s getting excited thinking about incendiary devices , better put the Stamford fire brigade on standby !:smiling5:

[Tim Marlow]

Very interesting Steve. Amazing how ingenious all this was. Any idea where the markers were made? It’s just that my old home town of Salisbury hosted several pyrotechnic manufacturers back in the day. Pains Wessex, known for maritime flares, are still there.

[tigersteve]

Just for fun - wait for or speed through to 1 minute 40 seconds

[Mark1]

If I managed to retire with a bit ofspace around me my neighbours would hate me,they would hear a grinder all day long,I'll be building rusty rat rods though.

[Jim R]

All I can say Steve is he's a very clever guy.

[adt70hk]

Just for fun - wait for or speed through to 1 minute 40 seconds

We know nothing and make nothing!!

Amazing!!

[stona]

Very interesting Steve. Amazing how ingenious all this was. Any idea where the markers were made? It’s just that my old home town of Salisbury hosted several pyrotechnic manufacturers back in the day. Pains Wessex, known for maritime flares, are still there.

I don't know Tim, but it would be surprising if established manufacturers were not co-opted for the war effort. They would have the expertise (and equipment) to handle the materials used.

[stillp]

Very interesting Steve. Amazing how ingenious all this was. Any idea where the markers were made? It’s just that my old home town of Salisbury hosted several pyrotechnic manufacturers back in the day. Pains Wessex, known for maritime flares, are still there.

I think they get a mention in the book about the DMWD at Birnbeck, but I can't find my copy or even remember the title! Nevile Shute was involved but I don't think he wrote the book.
Pete

[stillp]

Found the book online: https://archive.org/details/secretwa...ge/n9/mode/2up
Pete

[Tim Marlow]

Liking that a lot. The IP has come up a treat.

[stillp]

Here's the first of 3 parts of a really interesting Mosquito walkaround, by Kermit Weeks, who owns one:

Part 2 here:

And Part 3:

Enjoy!
Pete

[minitnkr]

Just watched 'The Bombardment' last night. Very sad film, but great shots of mosies in flight & excellent cockpit closeups.

[Tim Marlow]

Anyone got a clear picture of the inside surface of the wheel bay doors on a mosquito? I‘ve searched through all the walk arounds I can find without finding one. I’m asking because the Tamiya kit I’m building seems to have five ejection pin towers per door and that can’t be right for something that small. Two are definite, but not sure about the other three.

cheers in advance
Tim

[Mark1]