Allen's 1/48 Revell Mosquito B Mk. IV

[Geoffers]

Looks nice, good luck with your build Allen :thumb2:

Geoff.

[antonintony]

Hey Allan,
set up your magnifying glasses on the highest strenght and rock that Mosquito :nerd:.
I´m really excited to follow your progress!! See ya!

[Allen Dewire]

Look forward to seeing this, makes a change from all the Tamiya kits.

You and me both Ian!!! Hope I don't do a Bon Jovi when I start it...."Shot Down In A Blaze Of Glory"..........

Looks nice, good luck with your build Allen :thumb2:

Geoff.

Thanks Geoff and I think I'm with you not sticking my fingers together While building it.........

Hey Allan,
set up your magnifying glasses on the highest strenght and rock that Mosquito :nerd:.
I´m really excited to follow your progress!! See ya!

Hey Anton, They don't make lenses in the strength I need to see the little parts, but I will give it my best shot. BTW, DJ Ötzi was looking for you earlier, but I didn't tell him where you lived. Have a good one and I hope work wasn't too bad today for you. I didn't have to work........Coooo, Coooo!!!!!

Prost
Allen

[Allen Dewire]

Afternoon Fellow GBer's,

That magic time has arrived and I am going to start building this thang. Before one starts a build, there are four steps to be done first, to ensure everything goes smoothly and as planned...........

First step - Organize the kit sprues,


Ok, you really can't organize Revell Sprues as they have no letters and the part numbers are scattered all over every sprue like buckshot!!!.....

Second step - You have to clean up the mat from your last playtime and get rid of all the left over scratchy tidbits and such. It should look like this when you begin your build,


The piece on the mat was loose in the kit sprue bag.....And Jimbo, please do not send me an application for the TBC (Tidy Bench Club) or the TTC (Tidy Table Club) as this cleanliness will not last past this weekend. TIA my friend.....

Third step - You have to put your balls into the paints you are going to be using for the build,


AHHH, that's steel balls, not your own folks!!!...............

Fourth (the most important one) and final step- Have plenty of beverages to keep you going through the build,


With luck, this should hopefully last me through this weekend............................

A final note......One thing you should never forget to have people...........FUN!!!!.........

Building da thang pics to follow shortly. Thank you for your understanding that I'm kinda slow posting...........

Prost
Allen

[Allen Dewire]

Yeah, me again,

Our temps have gone down and my apartment has cooled off nicely to build at the table. So putting the 27X magnification lens in the optivisor, I started this massacre nipping, snipping and glue sniffing on my Mossie,


The kit's plastic is nice to work with and not to soft or hard. Some of the parts have some flash and there are mold alignment ridges to deal with, but some light scraping with a blade fixes that. I built the rear landing gear together and then did a test fit in the fuselage. Fit was great and the fuselage closes without a prob. Shouldn't need any putty in this area at all. It's nice that it comes in two sections making gluing it together easier to align both sides. The little wings for the back was another story....

The pieces fit together fine, but I didn't know if the small circle things molded in, went on the top or the bottom of the wing. The destructions didn't show, so I pulled up a Tamiya set from Scalemates to find out. Now I know how they go. I am not technically up to date on the Mossie information wise. I do know they used about 45 kilos of nails and about 137 sheets of plywood w/knots (ask Mark1), to build one. Ok, maybe a few more facts too................

I then decided to build the bomb bay next and got all the fixins' cleaned up for it,


They also cleaned up well and the fit is ok too. I then took a look at the clear sprue and noticed that there are 3 different types of side windows for the canopy and have a question for the experts here,


I am building the Mk.IV Mossie w/bombs in the bay. Should I use the crank down type (left), the bubble type (middle) or the electric windows (right)???? Any help is greatly appreciate and TIA.........

I looked at the canopy too and wondered if it could be painted without using masks. It could be doable with a steady hand, but I think masks are the way to go. Then I read Mick's build and the mix-up he had with the masks and came across this point from our Ian (Mr. Muddle),

"And Remember; the Mossie had some frames of the canopy that was only INSIDE the canopy so will need painting befor the thing goes on the fuselage."

Damn, I'm doomed from the start..............................

Thanks for looking in and more to come...

Prost
Allen

[JR]

The more I see of this wingy thing the more worries I have, seem very technical Dude1 with a selection of clear bits :flushed::sad::worried:

[adt70hk]

The more I see of this wingy thing the more worries I have, seem very technical Dude1 with a selection of clear bits :flushed::sad::worried:

But no individual look tracks!!!

[Mini Me]

Hi Allen...........just a coupla bumps in the road there. I would strongly recommend canopy masks. Good thing you are well supplied with Adult Beverages.......should help to keep the head cool and the hand steady when it comes to the fiddly parts.

[Tim Marlow]

Nice start Allen. Lots to think about there…..l.three different side windows….who knew? Good that Revell supplied them though.

[Ian M]

Quite sure the destruction sheet says which window to use.

[JR]

But no individual look tracks!!!

No , but there will be mud , thank goodness Andrew .:upside:

[Mickc1440]

Great start Allen with the beer. Models starting to look ok too :smiling5:

[Allen Dewire]

Thanks guys,

Dude 2, no worries and have no fear, you'll do a fantastic job on your build.....After all, yours will be a wreck and that's your specialty Brother, including mud!!!......

Rick, I picked up the beverages at Stammtisch last night. We've been doing Stammtisch at Wagner almost every Thursday evening, since late 1993. I guess you could say I'm a part owner in the place. Good eats and good beer at good prices!!!....No worries Buddy, I'm gonna go with a set of masks and forget about painting the canopy by hand. Too old to try doing that now!!!...............

Thanks Tim, and I really don't think it makes a huge difference which set I use. The destructions don't give you a clue either. At second look, they do though. see below.....

Ian, they show the bubble ones (middle) used in the canopy step and the destruction sprue layout blacks out the other 2 sets. I guess now, they are for other versions of the Mossie. I just hope when I get a mask set for it, the masks will cover the bubble correctly and not let the overspray creep under it.....Or I will hand paint those 2 pieces.........

No progress tonight as I spent over 2 hours trying to decipher and research which paint colors I really need for the Mossie. Had to check 5 different manufacturers destructions for the proper colors and made a cheat sheet of them. Luckily, my AV set has the main colors I need. Revell will have you mixing up colors like Martinis at Happy Hour and that's stupid. It also seems I am going to have to paint as I go and mask later when I shoot the camo.

Thanks for looking and have a great evening everyone. More to follow barring any brain farts..............

Prost
Allen

[Valeron]

The more I see of this wingy thing the more worries I have, seem very technical Dude1 with a selection of clear bits :flushed::sad::worried:

But I'm looking forward to your different take on a Mossie. As are others I'm sure.

[Allen Dewire]

Sorry I missed you there Mick....I was reading your build post last night and didn't post a comment......I think I dozed off, but don't tell anyone.....I'll catch you in the morn my friend and BTW, you are doing great work too!!!............

Mike, John (Dude 2) always does a great job on all his builds, especially on wrecks and the use of fire too.....Wait and see Sir!!!.....