Hi Justin, good plan for a build.

I can't say for sure about the weathering, but as it was a wooden structure I don't think the paint might have chipped as on metal planes where access pannels were or on high wear areas like leading edges of stabs and bottom of wing / neccels where the wheels would chuck up debries.

There were also as far as I know no real pannel lines for dirt to acumilate in, so I would say that the most obvious "weathering" would maybe be some fading of upper part's paint and exhaust stains, maybe some oil and hydrolic fluid streaks.

I stand to be corrected though.

Theuns

There were metal components on the airplane, IIRC the nacelles were aluminum, so you can do some paint chipping. I have a book called "Modeling the DeHavilland Mosquito" and it features a great section towards weathering. The mold formed fuselage was covered in fabric, IIRC.

Justinryan215

I have been building this one as a sort of tribute to my grandmother who passed away this past summer.  She was in the RAF  in WWII, driving trucks of all sorts.  She would tell us of the day when a squadron of these wooden airplanes landed at the base, she absolutely loved the Mosquito.  

 

Now, on to my question...would the weathering to this aircraft be similar to the metal bodied aircraft?

I will post some pics of my current progress in a few....

 

Justin

 

so, five years on, and Im getting close to finishing this tribute bird....

here are a couple shots of the painting of the camo, and where she currently sits:

And, where she currently sits:

The figures are from ICM's Spitfire Mk. XIV kit (the one they also recently released with the 'Beer Run' version.  Of course, after I bought the kit(just forthe figures...)they released/ I found the kit consisting of just the figures!  I have two more figures I am working on, one being a WAF and the other being a doggo (my grandmother was a WAF in WWII, and she loved her dogs!) and then the simple base to complete.  as I finish, I will get good photos up here.

Oh wow! Nice work! I haven't tried the undercoat like that for the camo yet but love your results.  

Very nicely done Sir!

It may have taken you a long time, but I’d say it’s been well worth it! A nicely done tribute to your grandmother!

Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful camouflage. What kind of paint did you use?

Thank you, everyone for the compliments!

Crown r n 7, the paint is all vallejo, from the black primer to the camo colors.  I used Tamiya Smoke for some dearkening around the guns, rocket brackets, and exhausts, and panel washes made up of 'Artist Loft' oils from Michaels thinned with white sprits from Home Depot...

Well done!