My first Mossie
Hello guys!
This is my first Mosquito, as well as the first RAF aircraft that I ever built. I made it nearly straight from the box, except a few additional details made on the main gear braces and on the canopy. As well known, some canopy frames of Mosquito were situated on the inside. To reproduce this, I attached fine plastic threads made of heated sprues to the inside of the canopy, though because of my shortcoming of technique the finish is not very successful.
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Jeff Bailey said on June 4, 2019
Great looking Mossie, Shun!
Shun said on June 4, 2019
Thank you, Jeff!
Manuel Magrinho said on June 4, 2019
Well done! always a beauty, the wooden wonder!
Shun said on June 4, 2019
Thank you, Manuel! Yes, she is not only beautiful but competent. A kind of perfect...
George Johnson said on June 4, 2019
Very nice. I hope there will be more from you.
Shun said on June 4, 2019
Thank you George, I am trying to keep on building!
Greg Kittinger said on June 4, 2019
Looks very good! Nice worn look to the paint, and the framing came out nice also.
Shun said on June 4, 2019
Thank you Greg! I randomly applied subtly lighter camo colors after the basic painting. This is the first time I tried this technique.
Tom Cleaver said on June 4, 2019
Mmmmm! I really like this a lot! Excellent final result, and I particularly like the effort made regarding the canopy, which looks good to me. The Tamiya Mosquito is just a super kit, in all three releases.
Shun said on June 4, 2019
Thank you Tom! For the canopy framing, I should've paid more attention to keep the transparency clean and free from scraches or dust. But, I'm glad you like it. I feel relieved.
Craig Abrahamson said on June 5, 2019
Yep...what they said - great job, sir.
Shun said on June 5, 2019
Thanks a lot, Craig!