Ratch Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/19644770/370066396.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 @ Ratch I can only assume by your simple post of the image that you are trying to suggest my warhead colours are wrong? I have seen that image previously, I think when you posted it in response to another forum members question. However my research has also indicated that the olive drag warhead colour and red ring was also used and correct. The red band indicates the warhead is 'filled', this can be supplemented or replaced by another coloured band such as light green as in your image indicating the type of explosive the device is filled with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Yours does look rather pale, but if you've seen them that colour... its your model after all 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Thanks, I'll try and find the research again and post an image if I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Just found these images/media/tinymce_upload/b640427e8eb2a582a80e6806b0c46065.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/b793823d02a85f2c71da40fe66736e27.jpgResearch can take you anywhere really and as these images show the standard 3" Rocket Projectile with 60lb SAP (Semi-Armoured Piercing) warhead would probably have a 1/2" red & a 1/2" white band near the nose to indicate 'filled' and a 1" lighter green band around the body of the warhead to de-note the type of warhead fitted. In 1:72nd scale it would have been near impossible to replicate these bands/colours so I have opted for the single red band just back from the curve of the nose of the warhead. In doing so I believe that I have captured the essence of the colours and banding system and gives a reasonably accurate representation. It will become standard across my model range 😆! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Yup, dark olive head with black shaft 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 The finished Mossie 😀/media/tinymce_upload/71643a10a970fc9e47f0a2d9d0a43630.JPG/media/tinymce_upload/181f359732ac79c666a36a23511012f7.JPG/media/tinymce_upload/e0972925f8ef483605f2422d1bb2f0f3.JPG/media/tinymce_upload/21aea713eb73d8496e58bb4627a6af56.JPG/media/tinymce_upload/fd870194a4da7b6984b198aeaf1fad68.JPG/media/tinymce_upload/428613ddadb4ac283b568ba99f3a225c.JPGThe Mosquito was always one of my favourite kits and has been a pleasure to build again. And they look wonderful in flight and I have been lucky to see 1 in flight at an Air Show a few years ago, so my next Mossie build will be a 'clean' configuration. I hope you like what I have done with this build and thank you for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Good build 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Thanks Ratch. I hope I did the venerable old kit justice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Hi T2B.Nice to see your Mossie finished, yes I think you did do this venerable old kit justice. Very nice build and an interesting wright-up. Hopefully you've inspired others to give this kit a go, maybe Airfix could add some new parts to help correct some of the older parts like the cockpit canopy and wheels. I still feel this kit has stood the test of time remarkably well and next to the Tamiya one it's had to tell the two apart except for the clear nose on the Tamiya, and at a third of the price of the Japanese offering the Airfix one is well worth the money.As promised earlier I've included the photos of my build from 2006 for comparrision, mine being the Mk XVIII version with invasion strpes. Again thanks for your surperb build and looking forwards to seeing more. /media/tinymce_upload/abdc3cbcd2fb3c24d6d6c2dc255f1eb7.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/87e3f050db665449ac9f0b606e4efd68.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/602e86626d801d241d49526f12e037f3.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/d89601a10db8e1c3fde5e8407ea9bd97.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/a4b286bc7993da93fa5b11b87d7bfb5e.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/909edb1c022a853a74d42902fd353cac.jpg Always liked this last photo.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Er John, the T***** kit with the clear nose is a B-IV rather than a fighter version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hi Paws.Yeah I know. My point was that the Airfix kit even though a different mark is still worthy in camparrision, with a kit that costs over three times as much. Frog issued a Mossie years ago that enabled both the bomber and fighter marks to be done together with the Mk XVIII Tse-Tse which at the time was streets ahead of the original Airfix kit, and in many ways it's still comparable if not better than the current a Airfix offering.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 @ JS I like your build too especially the invasion stripes! Was thinking about doing the FB Mk.XVIII in a couple of months and might think about an aircraft with the stripes? Would be a clean version in flight though cos looks so graceful with beautiful lines ☺! Just hope were haven't done too good a job so Airfix think they don't need to retool the old Mossie ☹? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Now that's what I call a complement. Thanks T2B. If you do do the invasion striped one just note that the stripe sizes quoted in the Camouflage & Markings Vol one or wrong I think the wing stripes were 21 inch and not 18 as quoted. Avtually there was a posting shortly after I did the original Mossie post that discusted this very topic. might be worth a gander.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Yeah think I remember that post, I just need to convert that down to mm's, if I can get the right aircraft and squadron codes cos these days I like to try and keep them authentic! Otherwise I'll just stick with the box decals and colours cos not sure if Coastal Command aircraft away from the invasion areas, such as the North Sea from the Scottish bases were painted with the invasion stripes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 @T2B - I've got books (plural) including at least one that's mostly pictures on the Banff and Dallochy Strike Wings. There aren't any pics I remember showing "invasion stripes", but absense of evidence is not evidence of absense. One of the Beaufighter (maybe both?) releases had a scheme with partial stripes I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Maybe this'll help. /media/tinymce_upload/0bb8f744276c3828ff06373718068435.jpgMosquito F.XVII TseTse of coastal command often opperated with a close escort of FB Vs. This is HR 138 Y: Red on invasion stripe: which was involved in a midair collision when returning from a flight. Camouflage of these Coastal Command FB VI was dark Green & Ocean Grey on the upper surfaces with Medium Sea Grey under surfaces. Dull Red codes. Invasion stripes were 18 inches wide,(???) and painted around thewing and fuselage.Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 @ P4T You are correct, it was the first new tool release Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk.X that has the stripes on just the rear fuselage (no decal). Decals for a Banff Wing aircraft from Oct 1944, it's in my stash and I intend yo build it 1 day ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 @ IS Thanks. I have just done a little surfing and found more images of your suggestion, plus others so am hopeful I'll find a suitable FB Mk.XVIII Mossie with the stripes to over fly my recently completed effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 @T2B @JS JS' photo is of a Cornish-based Tsetse; The Banff Strike Wing used overall dark grey uppers over HU110 undersides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 @T2B @JS HU110 undersides.Natural Wood?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2B Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 While searching the wider net for images of Mossie's clad in invasion stripes, I came across this little beauty............./media/tinymce_upload/95f8d6fe67a4a643b30e666d2a1191ef.jpg Not the best image in the world but its nice to see the aircraft I have just modelled in actual flight/media/tinymce_upload/77eea828db157aa2d131752cc2b09d7a.JPGAlthough the armament configuration is different, but these things happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 @T2B @JS HU110 undersides.Natural Wood??Well, that's what Humbrol's colour convertion chart shows the (correct based on lots of research) Tamiya code as converting to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 @T2B - This isn't a criticism, but a lot of the photos of 21 Sqdn RAF, 464 RAAF and 487 RNZAF machines come from around "Operation Jericho" (the Amiens Prison raid") when their FBVIs most certainly did all have underwing bomb racks and not rocket rails. The "safest bet" for an FBVI with rocket rails is to model one from a Coastal Command squadron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 @T2B @JS HU110 undersides.Natural Wood??Well, that's what Humbrol's colour convertion chart shows the (correct based on lots of research) Tamiya code as converting to.I think someone got it wrong! I have the Warpaint book on the Mosquito and the undersurfaces were MSG, Night, PRBlue or yellow. Maybe they were natural wood before they were painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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