Revell 1/32nd de Havilland Mosquito
This was my first ever large scale build, I’m usually a 1/72nd modeller. Tried my best but got the invasion stripes wrong on the fuselage. I can’t say I was enamer’d with this kit. Its an old tool, there was lots of flash and a lot of sanding to do. But for £20 you cannot complain really
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Robert Royes said on March 28, 2016
Great build stripes and all.
Greg Kittinger said on March 28, 2016
Looks fine to me! I do prefer a smaller (1/72) palette to work with but that’s just me!
Craig Abrahamson said on March 28, 2016
Nicely done, sir….I like it.
Vincent Perry said on March 28, 2016
Looks very nice
George Williams said on March 28, 2016
It’s certainly a lot of plastic for twenty quid, Steven, and I’m not sure I’d have noticed the stripe problem if you hadn’t pointed it out, so definitely value for money, and an impressive model. Are you going to splash out on the Tamiya version?
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on March 28, 2016
Steven, I’d argue that they painted the stripes on in a hurry, and got confused. The Flgt/sergeant tells aircraftsman Witless “Paint ‘at ere plane, an’ be quick about it!” The end result, while serviceable, might not be up to the airworks diagram. Or artistic license. Alcohol was involved, etc.
Ian Bartlett said on March 29, 2016
Nice job Steven,
I believe the ground crews hated applying invasion stripes, because it spoiled their nice shiny aircraft……..
We modellers like to apply pristine stripes, but apparently they were anything but, and were regularly patched up, to much grizzling, mutterings and curses by the crews………
Good effort though.