Tamiya 1:72 Mosquito FB Mk.VI
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Yep!
That worked
As always your clear explanations, vivid photography and attention to detail have produced an outstanding model
And a build thread with all the warts when they happened (not very often too!) and the get rounds that made many of us feel we could follow you along
Thanks mate, BM's stupid loss is our great gain
bill
That worked
As always your clear explanations, vivid photography and attention to detail have produced an outstanding model
And a build thread with all the warts when they happened (not very often too!) and the get rounds that made many of us feel we could follow you along
Thanks mate, BM's stupid loss is our great gain
bill
Thanks very much for the nice comments - much appreciated. It all came together in the end, the overall effect doens't become apparent until it's complete. There were a few times when I didn't think it would 'work' as I'd hoped, but it looks nice enough now. Not without trial and error though!
Turns out those Airfix Tornados I bought had a use after all.
Next model I'm not sure about, probably the Macchi, Beaufighter or Polikarpov. It won't be the Horten 229, which needs more woodgrain...Of course I'm also building the Mellum paper ship, and have the 1:12 MP4/6 rebuild as an ongoing project. For now though I'm getting the MGB and E-Type prepared again after many years off the road. I've been told to use them or loose them. Hopefully my son and I will put some miles on them this summer.
Thanks again for looking guys.
Turns out those Airfix Tornados I bought had a use after all.
Next model I'm not sure about, probably the Macchi, Beaufighter or Polikarpov. It won't be the Horten 229, which needs more woodgrain...Of course I'm also building the Mellum paper ship, and have the 1:12 MP4/6 rebuild as an ongoing project. For now though I'm getting the MGB and E-Type prepared again after many years off the road. I've been told to use them or loose them. Hopefully my son and I will put some miles on them this summer.
Thanks again for looking guys.
Seriously impressive and I'm looking at the Mossie in a whole new light. I mean, I always knew it was "The Wooden Wonder" but it's only when you see it represented in this way you think "bloody hell, it really was wood!"
I assume it has a number of fuselage bulkheads etc, are they wood? Or is it an ally frame covered in wood?
I assume it has a number of fuselage bulkheads etc, are they wood? Or is it an ally frame covered in wood?
As I understand it the fuselage was formed over a concrete former and has stiffener formers inset which were also of wooden construction
The wing spars were also made of laminated timbers pressed and sealed
It was said to be a fault in the fuselage and structural woodwork which resulted in development of certain epoxy adhesives when the heat and humidity in the 'wetter' tropics which had the earlier Mossies falling apart when the glue gave up
Experts will soon clarify these issues for us I hope
The wing spars were also made of laminated timbers pressed and sealed
It was said to be a fault in the fuselage and structural woodwork which resulted in development of certain epoxy adhesives when the heat and humidity in the 'wetter' tropics which had the earlier Mossies falling apart when the glue gave up
Experts will soon clarify these issues for us I hope
Hard-Drive said:
Seriously impressive and I'm looking at the Mossie in a whole new light. I mean, I always knew it was "The Wooden Wonder" but it's only when you see it represented in this way you think "bloody hell, it really was wood!"
I assume it has a number of fuselage bulkheads etc, are they wood? Or is it an ally frame covered in wood?
As Perdu says, it was pretty much a true monocoque made of ply skins over balsa cores. There were a few partial bulkheads around the wing and cockpit area, but most of the rear fuselage didn't need stiffeners at all:I assume it has a number of fuselage bulkheads etc, are they wood? Or is it an ally frame covered in wood?
Again, as Perdu mentioned, the wing spars were also laminated wood, I think these are the spars being manufactured:
I'm not sure whether it was glue that caused early structural failures, or poor manufacture/environmental factors. Depends who you ask.
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