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

[Kevin]

looking great OC

[Old Collingwood]

28 minutes ago, Kevin said:

looking great OC

Thank you Kevin.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

I decided to do a bit more on mossie as the tv was rubbish,   so  I thought I would have a go at the props and spinners, these are a Three piece  unit considting of the prop  a backing plate and the spinner cap,  first I  cleaned up the prop  and discovered it was a bit to thick  and lacking shape,  simple adjustment  by samding it to reduce its thickness  while also giving it some shape.

I then dry fitted  it.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

look'in good OC  

[Old Collingwood]

32 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

look'in good OC  

Thank you Denis,       I think the props are ok  or could do with a bit more thining at the  tips?

 

OC.

[Egilman]

8 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thank you Denis,       I think the props are ok  or could do with a bit more thining at the  tips?

 

OC.

I think they are fine as is, any more thinning and you start to lose structure (strength) and the edges will start to lose their definition...... they look good right now...

[Old Collingwood]

6 minutes ago, Egilman said:

I think they are fine as is, any more thinning and you start to lose structure (strength) and the edges will start to lose their definition...... they look good right now...

Thanks mate,   good to know   will go with  as they are now.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

they look fine........the wings look great.

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, popeye the sailor said:

they look fine........the wings look great.

Thank you Denis.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   I managed to get more done on the fuselage  today  - I started  by  taking off the camo mask and checked the finish,   it turned out ok  nice and smooth,  next stage was to find the front demarcation line for the Black/camo split,  I made a mark then ran a mask line towards the tail using Tamiya tape, I did the same  both sides then made a curve in front of the tail  using blu tack, then I filled in the top camo section with paper  and went in the garden  and sprayed  with my Tamiya rattle can.

It was then  put inside my box to de gas  and harden.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

37 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

It was then  put inside my box to de gas  and harden.

Much anticipated I suspect.... :-)

[Old Collingwood]

20 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Much anticipated I suspect.... 🙂

Yep,   gonna give it a couple of days  before I checks it out and remove the masking.

 

OC.

[Landlubber Mike]

Good stuff OC - glad you stayed with it, it's looking fantastic.  Good luck with the mask removal.  Sending good vibes your way.

[Old Collingwood]

23 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Good stuff OC - glad you stayed with it, it's looking fantastic.  Good luck with the mask removal.  Sending good vibes your way.

Thank you Mike, thats very kind of you.

 

OC.

[Edwardkenway]

Fingers crossed OC. Joining Mike with the good vibes thing😊

[Javlin]

Props look good OC looking forward to the union of the fuse and wings Kevin

Edited May 5, 2020 by Javlin

[Canute]

OC, hope the unveiling turns out well.

[Old Collingwood]

5 hours ago, Javlin said:

Props look good OC looking forward to the union of the fuse and wings Kevin

Thanks mate.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

5 hours ago, Canute said:

OC, hope the unveiling turns out well.

I had a peep   "not telling you"  lol,    seriously   needed a bit  more spray on the one side  - this was done then put back in the box, might leave it in there for a bout a year  - everyone patient enough

 

OC.

Edited May 5, 2020 by Old Collingwood

[Old Collingwood]

So,   more work on her this eve,   I put a few coats on the props  - I decided to use Flat Nato Black  as its actually  like a dark flat Grey, I put a few coats on followed by a few watery coats to smooth out the finish,   this was put aside  then I put some blu tac  inside the spinners  attached a stick  and went outside and sprayed then the same Black as the  fuselage.

They were then put inside the goody goody box to dry.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Here you go  - I know you couldn't wait😉

It looks worse because of the poor kitchen lighting,  the rear section under the tail is  blu tac, and I assure you the finish is smoother than the  phone makes out  (and will be with some cloth  polishing  - prior to spraying a flat coat)

 

OC.

Edited May 6, 2020 by Old Collingwood

[Landlubber Mike]

Nice work!

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Nice work!

Thanks  Mike.

 

OC.

[VTHokiEE]

Looking really nice!

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, VTHokiEE said:

Looking really nice!

Thank you kindly.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

After a day in the yard  charging me Vit D cells  I then de masked the fuselage  - not too bad,  demarcation line had a bit of a ridge  so I attacked it with smooth wet and dry soon sorted,  then I noticed a bit of camo  that needed correcting  - so back on went the masking using tape a bag and blu tac and a quick re spray over a tiny area,  I then put it away to dry.

 

I then turned my attention to the props and spinners  - the spinners was a bit awkward getting a smooth sprayed finish as I kept getting some over spray, so  plan number Two  hand paint with Nato Black - so this was done,   I put them aside and tipped the props yellow after masking.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Good day all,   so - paintwork done on the props and spinners then they were put togther,    then  "The Big Reveal"    the fuslelage  camo/Black paintwork came out ok I think.

 

So I dry fitted them all together  - here are a few dry fit  possing pics.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

your getting there OC.......  look'in good!  

[cog]

Nearly there ... quite a turbulent build

[Old Collingwood]

5 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

your getting there OC.......  look'in good!  

Thank you Denis.

 

OC.