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About to say, looks like this will be ready for 2018 MOY.

Whats quite clever about this model, is that there will be no space for any other models on the table, or at the very least it will hide a few models under the wings.

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Nope. Will anyway be missing MOY if in January.

That cockpit is excellent Malcolm! The instruments are a lovely bonus. I agree with you about the seat belts - in 1:24th I think some HGW fabric belts may do the trick. Look forward to seeing more of this...

Same here, it's shouting at me. With my time for building, about a year.

So then, the engine in progress. Base coat solver :

IMG_5714 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Thensome hairspray, followed by very dark grey paint :

IMG_5716 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Followed by rigorous application water and toothbrush to simulate chipping :

IMG_5719 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

All done with the exception of some electrical harnesses which I'll add later - the kit engine is very nice with all the major plumbing well replicated. The fit of everything is great but follow the instructions closely when locating the hoses :

IMG_5727 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

IMG_5732 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

IMG_5735 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

IMG_5737 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

IMG_5740 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Just needs an overall coat of satin varnish. weathering done with brown and light grey enamel washes over acrylic varnish base.

The empty bomb bar. The front section holds the 20mm canon breeches and the rear the fuel tanks and 500b bomb shackles :

IMG_5720 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Tanks in place :

IMG_5721 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Bomb shackles - suitably busy and should look great when painted :

IMG_5723 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Added some fictitious wiring / hoses to the bomb bay :

IMG_5745 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Not much can be seen but does make the otherwise bland forward section look a little more interesting :

IMG_5748 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Decided to dress up the plain main gear bays. They were quite bare in reality so I only added the distinct hose and two hydraulic lines as well as scratch built two reservoirs :

IMG_5750 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

I'm ordering some AM stuff for mine next week, hope to start in December. Yours is looking awesome so far.

Look here:

https://www.1stclassdisplaycabinetsouth ... ct-gallery

Thanks Drifter. Slowly whittling away at this one. Main gear bays. Unfortunately one has to glue the main u/c legs in place before gluing the two nacelle halves together. Luckily the legs articulate and can be strapped back to prevent damage :

IMG_5754 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Wheels are Barracuda cast resin pieces. Large and heavy

Great work and artist Malcolm..I honestly don't know where you guys get all the time and patients..I don't even have a tv,or watch sport or drink bier...LOL.. and I don't get time to build..LOL..

GREAT Detailed work ..master builder..as they say in Lego.

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Here's some more progress. Have installed one detailed engine in the port nacelle. Other side will be closed up :

IMG_0335 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr
Photos of various Mozzie engines on the web show large variations in engine block and ancillaries colours - so some artistic licence used here. Most of the major pipes / hoses are provided in the kit. I added some smaller hoses / cabling using stretched sprue and solder wire, strapped up with thin sections of Tamiya tape.

IMG_0337 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

IMG_0338 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

IMG_0339 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

And the props - blades black with chipping from Tamiya X-16 using a sponge. Prop hub X-16 with a wash. Spinners weathered with HB pencil :

IMG_0341 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

IMG_0342 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr