1/72 Airfix Mosquito....Finished!

[bbd468]

1/72 Airfix Mosquito

Hey fellas,

Not started yet but probably be at it and have an update tomorrow evening if not sooner.




1st Update!!!




Thanks for stoppin by my friends! :wave:

Got both halves glued, but with a bit of warpage i had to go ahead and putty a bit of the bottom fuselage and sand smooth so i did the top as well. Now ive cut the nose off to attatch the MK.XVIII nose.





I would have the engines attached by now, but the fit is off pretty bad and im not sure yet where im gonna have to tweak it to fit. Not to worry though, im havin fun with this and mojo is full on! Im feelin pretty squirrely and plan on doin the ship next AND some water effects!

Thanks a bunch my brothers! Despite ALOT of Sanding, carving, grinding and cursing i managed to get the wings to fit to the fuselage. :crazy:



Dont need to much more build and this Moskeeter will be ready to prime!

Build done & Primer applied, except props and antenna. Antenna was brken on the sprue so im sortin that out. Next preshade and basecoat.




Primer



Pre shade and base color on! Have no idea if the paint is accurate, but thats what i got.





Got the camo on. Not 100% happy with it asi have some touch ups to do...masked with silly putty and got some inconsistent edges here and there. Its my fault though, i got cocky cause it was goin smooth on the masking so i overlooked some places that needed a tweak before i painted. Anyhoo.....



Detail paint, Gloss and decs... TADA!!!




Hey fellas, Pin wash and Dullcoat applied!




Gonna let is cure a couple days before i start weathering.

Ive Finished the props and sprayed a light grey filter on the skeeter instead of doin the oil fading. The canopy has been dipped in Future and is drying.




Well, Im nearly finished. Canopy Future gloss dip is dry and its ready to paint, ive attached the antenna and then ill add the antenna wire and she be done!




Well, i got the antenna wire on. Since i dont have a masking set, im maskin in steps.... mask a bit, paint, dry, and repeat. Almost done, but decided to post a small update.



Hey Fellas, The Mosi is DONE!!!






All Comments & Critiques welcome! Thanks for following along my beloved Brothers.

[TRM]

Outstanding Gary!! Great finish to this one!! Thanks for bringing this over. I will get it added to the list and mark her as Complete!! Well done brotha'!!

[Tojo72]

Excellent work Gary,your really pumping them out.

[wing_nut]

I am guessing you moved this over from hi where I completely missed it. Or you did all that in a day. Either way that should make you pretty darn happy.

[deafpanzer]

No matter how much I hate mosquitos but this definitely my favorite... ever!

[dupes]

Built that whole thing in a day? Now that's some solid work!

[bbrowniii]

Gary

That is an AWESOME build. Great job.

[Deleted]

said it on the old site matey but I'll say it again here... superb build Brother G, superb!

[Deano]

Luv it mate , first class Job in every way !!!!!!

[Marcel du Long]

Sweet work.
Makes me wanna build a 1/72 kit again.

Marcel

[bbd468]

Hey Thanks so much you guys, i appreciate it.

[pt109]

Really nice Gary.....don't know how you do it but that's a superb paint job!

Sorry for the very very late reply! heheh

Paul

[sturmbird]

Now I really like this build. Looks a lot bigger than it really is (kind of a reflection on the build quality). I'd be proud that have it in my collection
gary

[John Everett]

I missed this one from six months ago. It's a beautiful camo scheme!

What's the brand name of the red colored putty you've used on the seams? How does it compare to other fillers you've used?

I also really like the darker panel lines. Small models sort of need darker lines to set off the detail.

[adt70hk]

I've just come across this and I have to say what a great job you've done!!

[BezoulaBuilds]

great finish.  weathering well done.  enjoyed the thread.