In response to Paul’s call to arms I will add my Tamiya 1/32 Mosquito. I built this a while back and it was flawless in terms of quality. The importance of the mosquito in terms of design cannot be argued, but it’s her beauty that captivates.

Salute to Paul for this tribute Group Build, thank you and kudos, sir.

Good-lookin' build, my friend.

Miss Mossie was certainly a Beauty and a sort of beast ... a cheetah! She could outrun darn near any and everything. To paraphrase Muhammad Ali: Fly like a butterfly ... sting like a b ... er, Mosquito! I agree, David. One can't argue its' effectiveness of usefulness. Nor can we argue her beauty! Britain has produced some homely, if very useful aircraft and tracked/wheeled (military or civilian) vehicles, but also they produced arguably 2 of the 3 "prettiest" aircraft. (And - those e-type Jags from the mid-1960s are doggoned beautiful, too!)

Louis @lgardner you are very right about the "look right; fly right" saying. The Mossie certainly "looks right" and flew/flies right! While I hadn't heard about the one engine "race" you mentioned, one thing I HAD heard about was its' phenomenal acceleration. They could also "turn on a dime and give you nine cents change."

One of the best of the VERY best. @dirtylittlefokker @yellow10