In this picture, you airbrushed and I continued the same process on the can see the footprints, stains, and dried, the kit decals were applied and undersides. This time I used various scratches, all made with various grey sealed in with another gloss coat, brown pencils to create stains pencils.
The fins The resin were missile bodies attached were separated from using super their casting blocks and cleaned up. The missiles were then attached by Reskit.
Once details had been after which a panel on the Once dry and with masking brush painted, the missiles were matt missile body was masked off. It dark metallic colour, the exterior was painted aluminium and was weathered with black weathered with several shades of grey washes.
I replaced the kit wheels with Reskit ones. The details really are excellent. Finally, the landing gear and the weapon load were Once painted, the resin pieces were assembled glued in place and the model was finished.
Since the exhaust is thin and easily damaged, I always leave this until the final stages. De Havilland DH. Mosquito NF. It was designed in answer to Specification P. While other companies proposed heavier aircraft with powerful engines and defensive armament in multiple movable turrets, de Havilland based his design on his previous experience with the DH. Based on this he believed that a bomber with a good streamlined design built to the smallest size practicable, would exceed the P.
Mk VI of of No. The Mosquito No. Tim Fisher Cox's Bazaar, India. Tim Fisher was a smaller airframe and two Rolls-Royce Merlin engines were expected to give the necessary maximum speed.
Fuel tanks in the The wings provided enough capacity to give the Hispano required range. The design was submitted in Mk 2 October At a meeting with Geoffrey de 20mm Havilland and Charles Walker, de Havilland's cannon of chief engineer, the Air Ministry showed little the interest and asked de Havilland to build wings Mosquito.
The Jan Polc project, designated DH. The advantages of a high speed aircraft like the Mosquito were entirely overlooked.
In the face of renewed efforts by de Havilland, at the very end of the Air Ministry accepted his proposals, which by now included a fighter version of the aircraft.
The first drawing work started on 1 March with the Air Ministry providing a contract for fifty aircraft. By June , the DH. Work was halted after the Dunkirk evacuation. Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, decided there was no extra production capacity for aircraft like the DH.
Beaverbrook told Air Vice-Marshal Freeman that work on the project should stop, but as he did not issue a specific instruction, Mosquito NF. Mk II W of No. The design was noted for light and effective control surfaces that provided good manoeuvrability, with the proviso that the rudder was used aggressively at high speeds.
The fin and rudder were increased in area, and some redesign work was required with the Mosquito NF. Mk II Special radar gear engine nacelles. Poor aileron control at low removed and used as a night intruder , DZ speeds when landing and taking off was also a of No. Tim Fisher problem for inexperienced crews. After test flying the aircraft it was noted that fitted with an Airborne Interception AI. Tim Fisher night-fighter prototype W was flown for the first time on 15 May A further 50 airframes were of an unspecified role but by July, these were confirmed to be B.
Mk IV unarmed, fast bombers. By the end of January , contracts had been awarded for 1, Mosquitos of all variants, including 20 T. Mk VI fighter-bombers. The production of the fighter variant originally centred on a batch of 30 NF.
Mk II variants from the initial order. These were armed with four 20mm Hispano cannons and four. The prototype was fitted with the highly secret AI. Mk IV radar, characterised by a double arrow-shaped transmitter aerial fitted to the nose, and dipole receiving aerials under the wings.
The first of the NF. Mk IIs to be built entered service with No. The first confirmed victory did not arrive until 22 August. The future success of the night fighter Mosquito FB. Note code QM-S applied to fin. Tim Fisher installations.
Aircraft painted in Night overall. Serials and codes in Dull Red. Type B roundels above the wings, fuselage roundels modified from type A. Spinners in Night. Serials and codes painted in Dull Red. Type B roundels above the wings. Spinners painted in Night. Spinners in Medium Sea Grey. Individual letter painted in Dull Red, serials in Black. Mosquito FB. Codes painted in Sky, serials in Black. Spinners painted in Ocean Grey. Hardy, No. Codes painted in Roundel Blue, outlined in White. Serials painted in Black.
Spinners in Red. Fin painted in an off-white. Codes and fuselage band painted in Sky. Serials in Black. Spinners in Sky.. Codes painted in Dull Red. Spinners in Medium Sea Grey.. The AI. The Mosquito NF. Its other improvement was to use the Mk VI wing with higher fuel capacity. Another NF. Mk XIXs were built.
Mk XVII produced. These were Amberley. Mk IIs! Note mosquito When the more powerful two-stage Rolls motif on nose. This served as the precursor to the NF. Problems with the flame- Fighter Scheme with Czechoslovak codes and national dampening exhausts burning through delayed markings.
RF served in the Banff Strike Wing with entry into service, but these potent machines did Squadron before being transferred. Jan Polc see operational use before hostilities ended in May The NF.
Mk 30 as it would become once RAF version numbering fully switched from Roman to Arabic in , were widely used during the post-war period by a number of RAF Squadrons both in the United Kingdom and in occupied Germany. Plans to produce the NF. Mk 31 - powered by single stage Packard-Merlin engines were not realised.
Mk The Mk 36 remained the only all-weather fighter available for home defence until the arrival of converted Meteors and Vampires in the fifties. The last of them left the operational service on 30 May As the Mosquito NF. II DZ was therefore modified. Its original armament was retained but the night fighting equipment was removed. Flying for the first time on 1 June , it was sent to Boscombe Down and found to have excellent performance.
The new variant was designated the FB. Mk VI and was powered by two, single-stage two- speed, hp Merlin 21s or hp Merlin 25s. The type introduced a new re-stressed and reinforced wing structure capable of carrying a single lb bomb in streamlined racks under each wing.
Later versions could also carry up to eight RP-3 rockets or take lb bombs on racks or internally. Fuel lines were installed to enable carriage of a single 50 or Imperial gallon drop tank under each wing.
The fixed armament remained the same as the Mk II, but the ventral bay doors were split in two, with the forward pair being used for cannon access, while the rear pair acted as bomb bay doors to take two bombs.
The first Fighter Command unit to fly FB. Mk VI was No. The Mk. Mk X radar in a universal radome. Early in March , successful rocket firing tests enabled the version to serve in the anti- shipping role with Coastal Command. The rockets, in combination with the powerful gun armament, could have the same effect as a salvo fired from a light cruiser. These would be powered by Merlin engines produced under licence by Packard. The first two aircraft were built in September, with production to increase to 50 per month by early and later to 80 as subcontractors and suppliers became established.
Canadian production was initially of bomber variants, but fighters, fighter-bombers, and trainers were also made later, with a mechanised automotive-style production line Mosquito NF. Only three of the initial The thimble nose radome fitted with an AI. Mk VIII centimetric radar is clearly visible. Canadian variant, the FB. Mk 21 powered by. Mk XIX close up showing the universal nose of this type. Jan Polc collection via F. Mk 30 NT of No. Tim Fisher.
Mk 30 instrument panel. Wing area: sq. Powerplant: 2 x Rolls Royce Merlin 21 or 23 with hp each, or Merlin 25 with hp each or Armament: 4 x Hispano Mk 2 20mm cannon with rpg, 4 x Browning. Packard Merlin 31s, were built before and 25 rounds of ammunition replacing the four convert 28 airframes to dual-control trainers.
The improved FB. Mk 26 with Packard Merlins s Hispano cannons beneath the nose, this was first production batch of this variant, the T. Mk III, were made. It was The de Havilland factory at Bankstown, crew. The prototype, HJ, flew on 8 June also produced in Canada under the designation Australia started production of the Mk VI in and some 27 aircraft were converted.
The first T. Mk 22, based on the F. It was powered by operational user was No. Mk 27s were developed from it Packard Merlin 31 or 33 engines and were used it with their Beaufighters from 24 October built. The Mosquito FB. The last Canadian onwards. The first U-boat kill was on 25 Australian project and the only two-stage Merlin trainer was the T. Mk26s Merlin 69s. The heavy Fourteen T. Mk IIIs were built between November One more fighter-bomber variant deserves cannon was generally felt to be less effective and August The T.
Mk 43 was a mention, the Mosquito FB. Mk VI. This is one criticism that is often Coming in at parts this kit is nicely tooled levelled at new tooled Airfix kits which is not with a well-appointed cockpit and detailed warranted here. De Havilland Mosquito B. XVI bomb bay and undercarriage bays. The nacelle The beautifully printed decal sheet covers two chin intakes, along with the elongated oil cooler machines: Kit No: A intakes that are the tell-tale signs, are all present, 1. T his is a welcome release from Airfix as it bulged bomb bay as well as the bomb bay seems to have been an inordinately long moulded wheels.
The real aircraft that was scanned and time since a brand new tooled, two-stage The panel lines and rivets, such as they are on measured by Airfix to create this kit was the Merlin-engined Mosquito has been released, an airframe predominantly made of wood, are extant Mosquito at RAF Museum Cosford, which.
With the interior sections complete, including the tail wheel housing, the fuselage could be The interior parts readied for painting and The seat belts were from an Eduard generic closed up. Note the large integrally-moulded detailing. The cockpit was made up from late World War II set of pre-painted photoetch. Note the The interior was base coated in a homemade moulded sidewall details. The nacelle bulkheads needed some ejector Clever use of the wing attachment points for pins filling before painting.
Highlighted in red the undercarriage legs as an assembly jig. Do here for clarity, the exhaust housings have The exhausts can be modified to fit after not glue the parts to the wing here, as they orientation arrows to ensure you install them painting.
There are two banks of stubs for can be inserted later. The interiors of the wheel bays are easier to paint and weather The nacelles assembled and fitted perfectly, along with the chin intakes before assembly.
The one-piece closed bomb doors were dry fitted before the trunking could be faired in with putty. The radiator faces slip into the wings after they been assembled with more clever orientation markings moulded in. Putty sanded back and finished, with a coat of Mask off the correction bomb doors fluid before applying likewise solvent putty to sanded and the area.
XVI, it is a very different aiming sight and the instrument panel with black acrylic paint — Tamiya Flat Black XF-1 machine as regards standard fittings. As such, rudder pedals. I was sceptical as to just how here, but any dark shade will work — mixed the rear of the bulged bomb bay in the kit has an much would be seen on the finished model together in a small dish then gently brushed incorrect trunking section rather than a through a heavily glazed canopy such as the onto the model.
The Klear helps break the smoothed transition into the fuselage. The Mossie has, but the clear parts are exactly that — surface tension of the water, helping it flow thus bomb bay doors also have moulded-in details clear — so time spent on the interior will not drawing it into and around any raised details, for the winch housing and periphery, all of be wasted.
These were insides of the fuselage and bomb bay too. When fuselage is together the aforementioned easily sourced from Eduard and one of their dry the details were picked out with various trunking section for the bulged bomb bay is generic World War II RAF seat belts late colours such as black for the radio boxes and affixed.
This needed some putty to blend and photoetched sets. The rest of the interior leather brown for the seat pads. The detail fair it into the rest of the fuselage. This then responded well to a wash, which flowed around taped off with masking tape before the trunking has everything else attached to it starting with the details enhancing it.
My home-brew wash section was built up with Mr. White Putty before front and rear bulkheads of the bomb bay as for these areas is basic but works very well. It is being wet sanded back and a finishing coat of. Check to fit bomb the doors A quick coat of primer was still fit and adjust accordingly. Fitting the wings is quick and easy with the Ingeniously moulded parts are included to aid of the moulded-in wing spars.
Just slide Clear parts for the wing tips makes the mask off the wheel bays when painting. Note them into place and secure with liquid navigation lights easier to fit. They are marked how they fit around the undercarriage door cement. P and S for port and starboard to help. Do not glue these in place. Easy masking of camouflage patterns with A pre-cut masking set is well worth the small Blu-Tack worms and masking tape infill over Using lacquer-based paints speeds things up.
Color range, along with their clear trying to cut small pieces of tape to fit the Green. Use the kit painting guide to help place gloss varnish, work exceptionally well, giving a multi-part canopy frames. This took a while as the wings. Basically, follow the instructions very from the Airfix designers here as these are clear the Mr.
White Putty needed 48 hours to cure carefully and to the letter, and everything will fit parts, allowing for the navigation lights to be properly but it was ultimately worth the effort as it should, but forewarned is forearmed. If you want an easier route to sort the Contrary to the instruction sequence, I to get small clear lenses attached to the bulged bomb bay issue, a resin replacement assembled the nacelles and fitted them to the wing tips.
Airfix would have you assemble and fit new toolings from Airfix, the wing spars I The wings go together quickly and simply, not the exhausts into their housings before bringing previously alluded to help enormously when forgetting to fit the underwing landing lights the nacelle halves together, however this would bringing the wings together to the fuselage.
Not from the inside first. The radiator faces slip into mean some awkward masking of said exhausts only do they help with the structural rigidity the wings afterwards and are thoughtfully later when painting the model.
With a little bit of when assembled, they also make it foolproof to moulded with arrows on the rear faces to aid careful trimming the exhausts can be modified align the wings as they slide onto them without you with orientation when fitting them, a theme to slip into their recesses later in the build after issues with the wings just needing liquid cement that is carried through for the exhaust housings painting.
The exhaust housings are also running along their attachment points to the in the nacelles too. Before the wings could be thoughtfully marked with arrows on their rear fuselage. Similarly, the horizontal stabilisers fit fitted to the fuselage, the undercarriage legs faces to help you align them in the correct way into the fuselage just under the tail so well they needed to be assembled.
The chin intakes are separate parts, alignment of the undercarriage leg parts. The interior faces of the wheel wells to start thinking about painting and getting the sprues holding the undercarriage parts look inside the nacelles are easier painted before things masked in readiness.
The on either side, but if they are fitted on the wrong details within. With the nacelles painted, mask set I used included panels for all the main side, it is immediately noticeable as they will weathered, and fitted, the wings were canopy parts, as well as for the bomb aimer nose have a distinct outward cant rather than just off subsequently attached to the fuselage after window and crew access door underneath. The pre-cut masks come into their own when painting small sections like the tail wheel.
Though not supplied carrier film needs a little help to eliminate with in the kit, these can be found in other kits some decal solvent such as Daco medium from the Airfix range as well as their Bomber strength liquid. Airfix have thoughtfully moulded the wheel The separately moulded wheel hubs make it The bomb doors will need the moulded detail halves with the sprue attachment points on far easier to paint and assemble, negating the sanded off.
Note how the graphite to see where you are going when the moulded tread pattern when removing wheel tread pattern responds with dry sanding and polishing the parts. Just be careful though. The camouflage was weathered by dry Thinned artists oil paints were used as a wash brushing with enamels, AMMO Oilbrushers, to highlight the few panel lines and fastener and large and small flat brushes to blend The surface colours were further broken up details. Any excess was removed carefully with them into the surfaces.
The key is to keep it with lightened shades similar to the upper cotton buds. Mr Color lacquers have these paints spinners. The propellers first had their tips attaching them. The upper with a dark grey to impart the worn look so than tight and run the risk of either cracking or camouflage was sprayed with a tight sharp commonly seen.
The spinners were painted producing stress fractures in the clear parts. It is time by Airfix. The bomb doors and gear doors were bay covers that were actually moulded with the consuming but ultimately worth the effort.
The wheels have. With the matt varnish sealing coat dry, all the parts were readied for final The smaller peripheral parts were all painted, decaled and weathered assembly after the masks had been removed from the clear parts. A spatter stencil was also used to give a patchy returned look using lightened and darkened versions of from repairs at Hatfield, as evidenced the camouflage shades. The undercarriage with painting them, upper surfaces, along with some tell tale exhaust associated doors was fitted, as well as the however the tail wheel is a staining on the nacelles.
Pre-cut airbrushed on in varying black, brown and grey doors, after which it could be declared finished. The exhaust stubs themselves were sprayed Alclad Steel ALC before being Final Thoughts The decals were applied with the help of Daco Overall, this was a fuss-free build even for carefully inserted as previously mentioned.
The medium setting solution, which rendered the beginners. For those that are bothered with the undercarriage legs were painted silver and given carrier film invisible, especially important on the inaccuracies of the bomb bay and doors they are a wash to lift the detail using a brush coat of fuselage squadron codes. Full stencil data is easy enough fixes or just get the aftermarket Tamiya Smoke X , giving them a dirty, oily included on the decal sheet, but care will be corrections.
The clever design touches ensure look. It as some of them were very small. The finesse of was photographed in September the moulding and panel lines is the best we have it had staining, along with some AMMO Oilbrushers. A s a Russian I always await a new model fell behind on deliveries, Joseph Stalin told the from Zvezda with anticipation. Many modellers thought their new model so that other variants of the Il-2 this kit would be a re-packaging of the old can be released later they have just announced Accurate Miniatures kit, as Zvezda did with the a two-seater — Ed , but this kit seems to Yak-1B.
However, this model is a completely new represent an Il-2 manufactured by Voronezh tooled kit. It is not Russians to develop tactics to get the most out possible to narrow the timescale any further Soviet attack aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik of these basic, but excellent, machines.
During since aircraft produced at different the war, 36, Il-2s were built, and in manufacturing plants could greatly vary. Contrary to popular belief, the there were a huge variety of field and factory Il-2 was never given an official name.
Manufacturer: Zvezda 'Shturmovik' is actually a generic Russian word The kit offers four marking options, each of www. When factories which is supported with a photograph. The first. The AM engine is a very accurate representation of the real thing, but, should the modeller wish, it can be refined with cables and pipework. The wheel wells and bomb bays are formed of a spar and ribs, just as They will be visible if the engine cowling covers are left open.
Pipes need to be added to the fuel from a wash to tank, as shown. These are clearly visible through the side windows in the accentuate it. The cross-section of the wing fairing is not entirely accurate, probably as The join between the wing and the forward section of the lower a result of mould tolerances 1. As a result, it needs refining slightly. The fuselage required some filling to make it flush.
The main undercarriage legs and wheels once completed. Unlike other models this can all be added after painting which helps prevent damage and The RS unguided rockets and their launchers fully assembled and eases painted. Careful finishing on parts like these will add realism to the masking model. As is customary for Zvezda, the pilot figure is well moulded and looks The wing showing the deepened panel lines and the riveting, which has very good with a little careful painting.
The second is an Il-2 in a partially distressed different outer wing sections. The aft section of undercarriage parts can be added later, which winter livery, flown by A.
Borodin from the the fuselage is shown as being all-wooden, and makes painting and masking much simpler. Number three variants as well.
There were Il-2s with metal few components, just like the real aircraft, is an Il-2 in summer livery with the number 25 fuselages, but these were manufactured at the nevertheless all the details are there. The Shakhta airfield, on the Southern Front, in yet to offer. Another variation in the kit is undercarriage bays, and bomb bays are accurate summer The final scheme represents an armament. The model offers either 20mm ShVAK and well detailed. The bomb bays can house four aircraft flown by Konstantin Penzin from the or 23mm VYa cannons.
I chose this option for The assembly sequence is clearly illustrated in launchers for the projectiles should be placed the model. This is easy to correct by drilling new. The imitation of the fabric sag on control surfaces is convincing, even down to the seam where the fabric attaches to the ribs, something that has not been achieved before on a model of the Il In general, I think the World designer paid very close attention to the War II external details of the model, which cannot fail aircraft and I to please any modeller.
The AM engine is RC from replicated in great detail here, although the this range, engine mounts and load-bearing frame taking all the are absent. There is only a single rest from bearer visible through the engine the Mr Color side panel, but little is can be seen range. The chips and scuffs in the paint were on. The wet. Only a small number of nicks pigment. The a brush and the assembles easily, making it suitable for both port side part is incorrectly numbered on the result looks very novices and jaded old-timers.
Perfectionists can instructions, it should be A23, not A I decided convincing. I made this from plastic card also elastic. Full stencilling is provided, including company make such a good start as they those for the rocket projectiles.
Mr Color during this build. In my opinion AK weathering using both Tamiya and GSI Interactive have very accurate colours for Soviet compounds, with the exhaust stains and the I would like to thank Sergey Trufanov for his help in carbon deposits from the cannons airbrushed this article. Allow me to explain further: Santa standard F4U-1 Corsair could be developed brought me a large, flying, petrol-powered, further. I'd have been ten or production capacity, so the BuAer approached eleven and had never seen such a beast, after all, Goodyear to carry out the development.
They Frog, Revell, and Airfix kits did not have a bubble accepted the task, the result being the XF2G-1 canopy or a huge, low-slung engine. I tried Type: Injection Moulded Plastic threat became a reality. I hope this aircraft carriers. When the war ended the effort turns out to be an improvement! Since receiving the Cox aircraft, it has always None ever landed on an aircraft carrier, none saw been my intention to model the F2G-1, and over active service use, nor did they last long as the years I've collected a load of Corsair bits and development aircraft, with most having been pieces.
I even toyed with the idea of using a sold into private hands by the end of Skyraider engine and cowling at one stage but a These readily found use as racing aircraft, in couple of years ago I finally tracked down the XS which role they excelled. Images showing hearted bids on F4U kits. Then Mr Hatcher preserved examples have had military published detailed images and advertised the equipment removed and civilian book they came from in this magazine, at which communication kit installed, and all are polished point I was tipped over the edge and purchased Goodyear F2G Super Corsair to a mirror finish, none of which reflects service both the book and a Trumpeter Corsair.
This build is Many uncharitable words have been written. The casting quality of the resin parts is a little XS do provide a sheet of markings for one The contents of the XS conversion set.
A dry run with some of the resin parts on the Trumpeter fuselage. The instructions booklet is nicely printed, but The wings were eventually persuaded to fit clearer indication as to where to cut the kit Aires main wheel bays left and the pock- round the Aires wheel bays after much plastic would have been useful. Needless to say, after filling and blending in the resin conversion parts a At last — a milestone reached with the first primer coat. As noted, fuselage. The XS the cut lines are not indicated well in the was used to hold it all together, then after parts are basic, some are not that well cast, and instructions, so the TLAR That Looks About getting the best fit I could, small drops of some bear an uncanny resemblance to Right method was used.
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