Tamiya Mosquito 1/32 HX922 code F-EG
Here is a production i made in 2016
This is a perfect piece from Tamiya; i loved to work on it;
6 months to acheive it;
I propose to you to discover my representation of what was the Mosquito piloted by Captain Charles Pickard with his co-pilot John Broadley, who both lost their lives on a snowy day in February 1944 after the raid on the Amiens prison (operation Jericho) which had for the purpose of delivering resistants. (official version)
it was mainly a diversion operation to strengthen the Fortitude plan, simulating a future invasion in the Pas de Calais.
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Craig Abrahamson said on August 29, 2019
Outstanding work, Fred…great job on this – wow! 🙂
Ramon R. Lomeli said on August 29, 2019
Such attention to detail – it looks like you took a shrink ray to the real thing! Excellent work!
Ulf Lundberg said on August 29, 2019
I love those subtle rivets on the propeller hubs.
Great job over all!
Manuel Magrinho said on August 29, 2019
Excellent!
I love the Mosquito and their stories.
Built an old one some time ago on 1/72 and definitely build a larger one in a near future.
Yours just awesome, congratulations
Tim T said on August 29, 2019
That’s a spectacular Mossie. Your talents as a painter really bring life and weight to the model; every minute of work spent on it is certainly evident. Great demonstration of what vision and insight can bring to a subject of this scale. Your photography is excellent too.
Greg Kittinger said on August 29, 2019
Lovely! I really like the detail work – on the engine exhausts, the cockpit, and the figure looks excellent! Well done.
David Mills said on August 29, 2019
Beautifully done Fred, great to see!
Pedro L. Rocha said on August 29, 2019
I don’t recall seeing any of these 1/32 Mossies go wrong, and yours is one of the finest. Great work overall
dale travis said on August 29, 2019
Great work on a spectacular kit!
Stephen W Towle said on August 29, 2019
Nothing short of exquisite. Strong work that needs to be placed in the votes for “Model of Month ” category. The kit reminds me of one of those Russian dolls that start with a large egg shape figure that holds a progressively smaller figure inside until you get that precise little doll at the end. The Tamiya Mossie is a series of smaller models held inside a large model. The some total being a elegant presentation of the Wooden Wonder. Two thumbs up Fred.
Robert Royes said on August 29, 2019
An excellent build!
Michel Verschuere said on August 29, 2019
Everything about this build is awesome. Look at that engine and the cockpit! Well done!
David A. Thomas said on August 30, 2019
Incredible. You have coming all the praise you are receiving, and then some.
Tom Cleaver said on August 30, 2019
It’s actually come out recently that Operation Jericho was a giant fakakte. There were no Resistance prisoners there, that prison was for low-level criminal criminals – burglars, pimps, etc. The French Resistance had no idea why the British flew the raid. More prisoners and French civilians were killed by the bombing.
Go read all about it in Mark Postlethwaite’s online aviation history magazine, “Wing Leader.”
All that said, this is a beautiful model, and the talent and craftsmanship on display is superb – I love the detail in the cockpit.
One certainly cannot fault the bravery of the crews who flew these airplanes on the mission. But the “intelligence” officers who came up with it should have been hanged, drawn and quartered.
Fred grassi said on August 30, 2019
wow, …. i really appreciate all your comments my friends
i’m very glad you liked it.
Being French, I find it normal that we do a tribute to these men, who did a lot to liberate us in 1944.
i added few pictures in the article:)
Aldo Missio said on September 3, 2019
Beautiful. If you photoshopped it in front of an aviation museum, it could pass for the real thing. Definitely model of the month.
Greg Fabian said on October 10, 2020
Really beautiful model of one of my favorite planes. I hope to build one of these one day.