Post by Rick on Apr 20, 2013 9:43:28 GMT -5
Freddie's finally done and ready for operations. Building him was a great learning experience and it significantly moved my modeling skills forward more than a few notches. Had some great support along the journey. I would be remiss if I did not thank Boo and Keith Christie for the great references, input, and sharing of their experiences in building their Mossies.
F for Freddie was assigned to 487 squadron, RNZAF based at Hunsdon, UK. Freddie was flown by Group Captain Percy Pickard leading the low level raid against Amien prison to free French Resistance fighters in February 1944, later to become known as Operation Jericho. The only historical change I made from the original aircraft was to replace the horrible wing pylons and bombs with the long range slipper tanks.
A couple views of Freddie sitting on the tarmac.
Crawl on up to the office . . .
A couple of views from above . . .
View from the ground crew's perspective . . .
Mosquito's pack a might sting with Four .303's and four 20mm cannon!
Finishing it's punch with a special delivery.
12 O'clock view.
Bird's eye view. Radiator warning lines were masked and painted to avoid the clear decal film. Lettering was trimmed out of the decal. Masking the canopy took hours.
Everyone needs a little Roll's Royce . . . or two.
A peek at Freddie's tail. A Focke Wulf shot it off as Pickard turned for home following the Amien prison bombing in February 1944, the crash instantly killing Pickard and Broadley. Pickard had just radioed the third squadron to call off their bomb runs that would have destroyed the entire prison and killing all the French Resistance fighters imprisoned.
DeHavilland designed a beautiful aircraft.
That's pretty much a walk around of Freddie. I updated the antenna's to accurately represent the correct version for the radio's carried. The weathering was kept intentionally subtle as I am not a huge fan of heavy weathering. Unfortunately the fading and weathering does not show up on the upper surfaces as well in the photos. The lights also created a lot more glare than I expected too. At this point, I need to finish trimming the base and build a plexiglass cover to keep the dust bunnies from attacking it. The base is 24x26 and just barely contains the Mossie's 27 inch wingspan when angled on the tarmac. Thank you for all the kind comments and tips while finishing him up. Rick.
F for Freddie was assigned to 487 squadron, RNZAF based at Hunsdon, UK. Freddie was flown by Group Captain Percy Pickard leading the low level raid against Amien prison to free French Resistance fighters in February 1944, later to become known as Operation Jericho. The only historical change I made from the original aircraft was to replace the horrible wing pylons and bombs with the long range slipper tanks.
A couple views of Freddie sitting on the tarmac.
Crawl on up to the office . . .
A couple of views from above . . .
View from the ground crew's perspective . . .
Mosquito's pack a might sting with Four .303's and four 20mm cannon!
Finishing it's punch with a special delivery.
12 O'clock view.
Bird's eye view. Radiator warning lines were masked and painted to avoid the clear decal film. Lettering was trimmed out of the decal. Masking the canopy took hours.
Everyone needs a little Roll's Royce . . . or two.
A peek at Freddie's tail. A Focke Wulf shot it off as Pickard turned for home following the Amien prison bombing in February 1944, the crash instantly killing Pickard and Broadley. Pickard had just radioed the third squadron to call off their bomb runs that would have destroyed the entire prison and killing all the French Resistance fighters imprisoned.
DeHavilland designed a beautiful aircraft.
That's pretty much a walk around of Freddie. I updated the antenna's to accurately represent the correct version for the radio's carried. The weathering was kept intentionally subtle as I am not a huge fan of heavy weathering. Unfortunately the fading and weathering does not show up on the upper surfaces as well in the photos. The lights also created a lot more glare than I expected too. At this point, I need to finish trimming the base and build a plexiglass cover to keep the dust bunnies from attacking it. The base is 24x26 and just barely contains the Mossie's 27 inch wingspan when angled on the tarmac. Thank you for all the kind comments and tips while finishing him up. Rick.
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