First plane in 35 years

TLMARK · Post by **TLMARK** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 4:35 pm

This is my first kit build in sometime and I made loads of mistakes. decals, and glue on the clear parts and as I stated in my introduction thread
my airbrush skills were learned on my RC planes so will need some fine tuning.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 5:18 pm

Thats a great bit of modelling for you first one back to it, well done

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:28 pm

Looking very good

mincemeat · Post by **mincemeat** » Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:18 am

Very nice work coming back in, especially nailing the soft camo lines.

planemaker · Post by **planemaker** » Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:40 am

Superb work!

Great looking Mossie!

TLMARK · Post by **TLMARK** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:49 pm

thanks guys hopefully each model will be a learning curve

UKguyInUSA · Post by **UKguyInUSA** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:15 am

That's a nice looking "Mossie"!

Which kit is it?

Migrant · Post by **Migrant** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:32 pm

A lot to be proud of there. As Mincemeat mentioned, you've done a great job of the camo and your canopy framing looks excellent too. You might be able to eliminate those pesky bits of silvering on the walkway decals by pricking them with a pin and applying small drops of MicroSol; sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Regardless, an impressive return to the hobby.

TLMARK · Post by **TLMARK** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:20 am

It was a Tamiya 1/72 bomber kit. I have a digital copy of the Osprey "modelling the De Havilland Mosquito"
and it looked like a good place to start.

The decals were a nightmare

I have to say they were when I was a kid too and I made pretty much all the same sort of mistakes I did back in the day.
I nearly stamped on it when walkway ones went wrong and started to tear and deform

So that's is the main area I'll try to improve on the next kit. Also maybe 1/72 is a bit small for old eyesight these days

UKguyInUSA · Post by **UKguyInUSA** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:06 am

TLMARK wrote:It was a Tamiya 1/72 bomber kit.

So that's is the main area I'll try to improve on the next kit. Also maybe 1/72 is a bit small for old eyesight these days

That's my problem, age has the better of me now so 1/48 scale is the smallest I dare go, and even then, there are some details that I still have problems with. I think I should stick to 1/24 scale, but I have no storage room for that size!

TLMARK · Post by **TLMARK** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:12 pm

UKguyInUSA wrote: That's my problem, age has the better of me now so 1/48 scale is the smallest I dare go, and even then, there are some details that I still have problems with. I think I should stick to 1/24 scale, but I have no storage room for that size!

you should try hiding 30+ RC warbirds

egamez · Post by **egamez** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:45 pm

Really, this first one in 35 years??? Looks like you have been modeling for years. It looks fantastic. Superb build.... If this is your first, I can't wait to see your next ones....

Congratulations!

edwin

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