Mosquito B Mk IV - FINISHED - Revell - My next non-ship project

[Old Collingwood]

What I will do tomorrow  - Add the  nav  lights at the end of the wing  then put a few of the decals on the wing  - these are the large roundel  and the danger panel marks for the top of the engine rad, and any other  decs  to go on   as I now have micro sol and set.

 

After leaving a day or so I will  spray over the wing/decs  with my Tamiya  flat coat laquer   to seal it all in.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

4 minutes ago, CDW said:

Wow OC, your Mossie is coming along so quickly and looks great!

 

Thank you so much craig, its  getting there  stage by stage,   I was worried about the rattle cans  so I'm keeping then to a minimum  (only where I have to).

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Hi all,   just put on the two wingtip nav lights  (just see through plastic)   then I decided to have a go at the wing  decals, I started with a couple of tiny ones under the wing  -  I put them down using Microset  first  then after about five minutes after I had wicked away any moisture  -  I then brushed on some Microsol   and left it to dry, then I turned the wing over and  placed the rad warning decal  - same again  Microset  placed wicked away the  moisture with a cotton bud, then  I did the same with the Roundel, after this was placed again with Microset  and wicked away - I then waited about ten minutes  and brushed on some Microsol.

I guess I need to leave this till tomorrow before putting anymore Microsol on if needed?

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

good to see you've overcome a few problems.........I think you've made splendid progress  

[Old Collingwood]

8 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

good to see you've overcome a few problems.........I think you've made splendid progress  

Thank you denis.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Next plan of action  - I will brush onto the decals another coat of Microsol  and  leave it to set/dry again  - will then do some work on the two  rear stabs, they need priming then camo on top and Black lowers, they slide on  when done so they can be treated as separate assemblies.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

Paint and decals look pretty good to me also..... I built this kit a couple of decades ago.... 

I painted it up in it's USAAC version......

Unfortunately it met it's fate many years ago when grandson was doing touch and goes with it.... (he couldn't quite get the correct rate of descent when trying to land, he always picked short runways also)

 

Good looking bird, the night penetrators were especially disliked by the Luftwaffe....

[mtaylor]

Is that at the USAF museum at Wright Patt?  Looks like "old" museum hangers in the background.

[Egilman]

1 hour ago, mtaylor said:

Is that at the USAF museum at Wright Patt?  Looks like "old" museum hangers in the background.

yep.... (online photo of the paint scheme I applied)

[Old Collingwood]

11 hours ago, Egilman said:

Paint and decals look pretty good to me also..... I built this kit a couple of decades ago.... 

I painted it up in it's USAAC version......

Unfortunately it met it's fate many years ago when grandson was doing touch and goes with it.... (he couldn't quite get the correct rate of descent when trying to land, he always picked short runways also)

 

Good looking bird, the night penetrators were especially disliked by the Luftwaffe....

Thank you for the reply.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

More progress  -  I have applied another coat of Microsol on the wing decs, then let them dry,   I then did a bit prep primer on the stabs,   then I test fitted  them  - they are just dry fitted as they slide on to a spar attached to the fuselage on both sides.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Working on the Rudder  - dry fitted waiting for primer/paint.

 

OC.

Edited March 18, 2020 by Old Collingwood

[Old Collingwood]

Bit of a set back  -  tried to tidy up the canopy  by  using the plastic putty, but no good  so I decided to pull the canopy off,  I looked over the canopy  tried cleaning it up  but it cracked, so its now even more  no good.

 

Need to check on ebay  - what  canopies are around.

 

OC.

[Javlin]

https://www.kitlinx.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=SQT9600&title=Mosquito-Standard-and-Bulged-Crystal-Clear-Canopies

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, Javlin said:

https://www.kitlinx.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=SQT9600&title=Mosquito-Standard-and-Bulged-Crystal-Clear-Canopies

Thanks mate, trouble is  there in the US  I'm in the UK.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

2 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Bit of a set back  -  tried to tidy up the canopy  by  using the plastic putty, but no good  so I decided to pull the canopy off,  I looked over the canopy  tried cleaning it up  but it cracked, so its now even more  no good.

 

Need to check on ebay  - what  canopies are around.

 

OC.

thats a real shame, sorry to hear

[Old Collingwood]

26 minutes ago, Kevin said:

thats a real shame, sorry to hear

Guess I can continue  the building/painting and decaling  till I can get a canopy.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

5 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Bit of a set back  -  tried to tidy up the canopy  by  using the plastic putty, but no good  so I decided to pull the canopy off,  I looked over the canopy  tried cleaning it up  but it cracked, so its now even more  no good.

 

Need to check on ebay  - what  canopies are around.

 

OC.

OuCH!!!!

[Old Collingwood]

I have tried to rescue the canopy,  I glued the edge on the inside where the crack started  and then  worked on the  loose section that had fell out, this was glued back in  then I did some tidy up, where the crack is visible I will paint a part  framework and do the same on the opposing side so they match.

 

Pics show dry fitted  still needs  painting and fitting.

OC.

[Egilman]

Nice recovery!

[Old Collingwood]

10 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Nice recovery!

Thank you kindly.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

5 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thanks mate, trouble is  there in the US  I'm in the UK.

Even though I am certain that the company Kevin supplied ships internationally, as does the offering on eBay for the same canopy, here is a company that is UK based if you decide that you want to start over. 

 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SQS9156?result-token=xja7q&currency_id=1

 

[Old Collingwood]

2 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Even though I am certain that the company Kevin supplied ships internationally, as does the offering on eBay for the same canopy, here is a company that is UK based if you decide that you want to start over. 

 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SQS9156?result-token=xja7q&currency_id=1

 

Thanks lou,   yep I know Hannants    I have brought off them in the past,   I will have a go with mine for now  -  after I have painted it up  and test fitted it (what I should have done correctly in the first place)   then I will make the decision  to go ahead with mine or  have a look at Hannants.

 

OC.

[Javlin]

You know OC they make a canopy glue almost like a white glue maybe like Gator Glue that goes on thick and have a q-tip ready(pointy ones Tamyia I like) damp it on the tongue and wipe.The glue fills those gaps for you you do not need it often but bombers seem to have more problems. Kevin

 

Oh and a good save!

Edited March 20, 2020 by Javlin

[Old Collingwood]

15 minutes ago, Javlin said:

You know OC they make a canopy glue almost like a white glue maybe like Gator Glue that goes on thick and have a q-tip ready(pointy ones Tamyia I like) damp it on the tongue and wipe.The glue fills those gaps for you you do not need it often but bombers seem to have more problems. Kevin

 

Oh and a good save!

Thank you Kevin,   I have a  tube of that Revell Contacta Pro  glue  (the one with the fine needle tube)  its very precise and goes down a thin layer,  but also a thin layer can also go on to hide any tiny gaps  when set  - kind of looks like a weld  smooth weld seam.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

The recovery is looking good from here OC.   I hope it works out for you.

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, mtaylor said:

The recovery is looking good from here OC.   I hope it works out for you.

Thanks Mark,     it will all be down to how careful I can be with the  painting and placing of the canopy  and final fixing down.

 

OC.

[Canute]

OC, glad you could work the canopy issue out. That's using you think machine.

[popeye the sailor]

you do need to be careful with some cements,  as they can turn the clear foggy.   do you think clear nail polish would help?  Testor's window maker would be a good choice too.

 

Edited March 20, 2020 by popeye the sailor

[Old Collingwood]

Anyway  life must go on  - models we all need to build  - 

 

I continued the restore job on the cockpit  - just paintwork  even created a few more  painted frames  - just about finished I think  - next job to mask up and spray the  fuselage  around where the cockpit sits.

 

OC.