1/32 Tamiya Mosquito FB MK. VI 605 Squadron "Wag's War Wagon" (Finished)

lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 8:25 PM

Tanker-Builder

Oh Boy!!!

Another awesome build from Your Bench! And My all time favorite large model! The Mosquito!! The largest one I have ever built is Revell's old offering over forty years ago. You have done a stunning job on those instruments ! I could've sworn you ripped them out of the real plane! Overall, a Plus 100 score for you!!

Thanks bud

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 8:25 PM

oortiz10

Wow. Just...wow.

-O

Thanks Omar

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 8:23 PM

GAF

Such a superb build! It's hard to imagine the size of the thing. Do you have a picture of the 1/32nd Mossie next to a 1/48th scale aircraft? It must be huge!

Gary

Thanks Gary. Quite big, a tad over 17 inches in wingspan. Unfortunately I don't have a 1/48 one to compare it to.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 8:21 PM

MR TOM SCHRY

A stunning build lawdog! The Mossie has always benn a favorite of mine and you did a fantastic job with this kit. Your weathering is so realistic. I can't understand why we don't see more of these on contest tables. I have a couple of the old Revell 1/32 kits and a couple of the Airfix 1/24 in the stash but I've never run across one of these big Tamiya kits.

tjs

Thanks Tom. Great Question! Probably because it's such an involved kit.

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Tanker-Builder

Member since
October 2019
From: New Braunfels, Texas

Posted by Tanker-Builder on Friday, October 21, 2022 10:46 AM

Oh Boy!!!

Another awesome build from Your Bench! And My all time favorite large model! The Mosquito!! The largest one I have ever built is Revell's old offering over forty years ago. You have done a stunning job on those instruments ! I could've sworn you ripped them out of the real plane! Overall, a Plus 100 score for you!!

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oortiz10

Member since
February 2003
From: Between LA and OC, SoCal

Posted by oortiz10 on Friday, October 21, 2022 9:38 AM

Wow. Just...wow.

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

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GAF

Member since
June 2012
From: Anniston, AL

Posted by GAF on Friday, October 21, 2022 8:02 AM

Such a superb build! It's hard to imagine the size of the thing. Do you have a picture of the 1/32nd Mossie next to a 1/48th scale aircraft? It must be huge!

Gary

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MR TOM SCHRY

Member since
July 2015

Posted by MR TOM SCHRY on Thursday, October 20, 2022 10:13 PM

A stunning build lawdog! The Mossie has always benn a favorite of mine and you did a fantastic job with this kit. Your weathering is so realistic. I can't understand why we don't see more of these on contest tables. I have a couple of the old Revell 1/32 kits and a couple of the Airfix 1/24 in the stash but I've never run across one of these big Tamiya kits.

tjs

TJS

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 9:00 PM

patrick206

Hi, Joe -

Well shucky darn, ya' done it again. I turned on my 'puter, made a cup of tea and sat down to look at some good models, then I see your Mossie. What a tribute to a fine old war horse, just superb model crafting all around.

Don't you ever get tired of being so dang good???

Thanks for such an enjoyable post and excellent photos.

Patrick

Thank you Patrick. Hardly that darn good......lol. Just an average modeler with a few tricks my friend. I appreciate your kind words. I hope you are doing well.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:55 PM

lurch

Great cockpit detailing. The rest looks great also. Great history background also. I love it.

Thanks Lurch

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:54 PM

keavdog

Very nice job. That IP looks amazing. I've yet to do a Mosquito but have always liked the looks of the plane.

Thanks! Honestly I've never been crazy about it's looks, but the more I read about it the more it intrigued me. Especially the fact that it was mostly wooden.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:51 PM

Aggieman

Dang, you've knocked another one out of the park.

I've long considered getting this kit. Love the Tamiya 32nd scale kits. But with the Airfix 24th scale Mossie hanging on a wall above a Stan Stokes print that I've had for many years of a Mosquito attack against Norwegian fjords, I honestly don't have room for another beast build. (But space doesn't always stop me from adding to my stash ...)

Thanks bud. I don't have room for this turkey either. It will be on it's way to Florida shortly.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:48 PM

ChrisJH666

Very nicely done.

Thanks Chris

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:48 PM

damouav

What a fantastic choice, and you excelled in build and finish as always. I enjoyed the 1/48 version, will look forward to the 32nd variant one day. Good to see you back!

Thanks bud, I'm still hangin' around. You'll love this kit.

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

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patrick206

Member since
March 2013

Posted by patrick206 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:46 PM

Hi, Joe -

Well shucky darn, ya' done it again. I turned on my 'puter, made a cup of tea and sat down to look at some good models, then I see your Mossie. What a tribute to a fine old war horse, just superb model crafting all around.

Don't you ever get tired of being so dang good???

Thanks for such an enjoyable post and excellent photos.

Patrick

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lurch

Member since
August 2021

Posted by lurch on Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:26 AM

Great cockpit detailing. The rest looks great also. Great history background also. I love it.

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:52 AM

Very nice job. That IP looks amazing. I've yet to do a Mosquito but have always liked the looks of the plane.

Thanks,

John

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Aggieman

Member since
January 2015
From: Katy, TX

Posted by Aggieman on Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:37 AM

Dang, you've knocked another one out of the park.

I've long considered getting this kit. Love the Tamiya 32nd scale kits. But with the Airfix 24th scale Mossie hanging on a wall above a Stan Stokes print that I've had for many years of a Mosquito attack against Norwegian fjords, I honestly don't have room for another beast build. (But space doesn't always stop me from adding to my stash ...)

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ChrisJH666

Member since
January 2004
From: Brisbane Australia

Posted by ChrisJH666 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:26 AM

Very nicely done.

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

Chris

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damouav

Member since
January 2017

Posted by damouav on Thursday, October 20, 2022 4:19 AM

What a fantastic choice, and you excelled in build and finish as always. I enjoyed the 1/48 version, will look forward to the 32nd variant one day. Good to see you back!

In Progress

1/48 Tamiya P47-D Bubbletop

1/48 Hobby Boss TBF-1C Avenger (on hold)

Pending

1/48 Roden S.E.5a

1/48 Airfix Walrus

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

1/32 Tamiya Mosquito FB MK. VI 605 Squadron "Wag's War Wagon" (Finished)

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, October 20, 2022 3:01 AM

Hello folks, I thought I'd stop by to share my latest project that has consumed most of my free time lately. I took a stab at Tamiya's big scale Mossie and the subject I chose was Alan Wagner's 605 Squadron night fighting machine, dubbed "Wag's War Wagon". Wagner became an ace in this plane on the night of March 5/6 1944 after destroying two ME 410s. In total Wagner shot down nine enemy aircraft and two V-1 buzz bombs. He was killed on July 18,1944 while chasing a V-1 in a Tempest.

About the kit........just wow! This was a seriously involved kit. You can open all the main panels pretty much if you so choose. Of course this isn't my bag so I closed everything up, which definitely complicated everything fit wise. I did leave open the lower cannon and bomb bay. I added PE seabelts and resin tires. I really enjoyed the cockpit which I think is one of Tamiya's best. Main markings were painted on and subject specific markings came from Eagle Cals. Paint was a mix of AK Real Colors and Tamiya. The lower side was an experiment with Tamiya Flat Black, NATO Black and Dark Grey. It turned out OK I suppose. Alot of the tonal variation was lost after clear cotes unfortunately. These were mostly wooden so I kept chipping to areas that I suspected were metal (engine cowls, props, radiators intakes etc). I have several more biggie 1/32nds coming, to include the Hobby Boss P-61, the ZM HS129 and the Tamiya P-51. Perhaps I'll do a work in progress on one of those.