De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito

wilky Thanks Rui.
Looks like I'll have to get a big ed set now too so that there's some details to see

Rui S Do they really need PE ?

wilky I'm not using the figures so it would be good to have the detail because it should be visible

wilky So I have the kit and when I checked it out the previous owner had removed the decals for all but one British version.
I contacted the guy and he said he would still have them.
After three weeks I contacted him again and he said that he had just moved house and didn't know where they were and ended up giving me a partial refund.
So I purchased a set of Novascale decals and they never arrived.
The Novascale guy is a total dick and has decided I'm a theif and banned me from any further purchases.
He actually has an international reputation for being a dick.
Does anyone have any Australian decals sitting around doing nothing?

gorbygould That's a pain in the rear end.
Any chance you could do the main markings with home-made masks and the smaller numbers with generic decals? I do most of my markings with home-made masks these days, partly because I don't get on with decals, but also because the end result is usually better.

wilky Painting is my weak point.
It's definitely taken the wind out of my sails

gorbygould Painting is may weak point as well, but if you have a printer and a reasonably steady hand to help make the masks, the painting part is the easy bit.

wilky I don't have a printer.
I do everything with my phone

Paul Moore Nice job on the Mozzie. The clay masks turned out well. Did you use AM gun barrels and canopy masks? Thanks for posting these pictures. It helps with my planned build.

Björn Svedberg Thanks Paul, and you are welcome!
I used Eduard's masks for the canopy, I must have forgot to add them to the project. And the "clay masks" are actually a product called "patafix". I think it is also called "blue tack" in other parts of the world. I used it to stick posters to the walls when I was a kid . The gun barrels are the ones provided in the kit, but the belly guns are not complete, so if you want to have the front part of the bomb bay open to show them off, you should go for an after market kit.

Christopher Mullins Here are some new better pictures of the Mosquito. I am not happy with this model though. The decals did not set down, even with decal set and decal sol, and the canopy doesn't fit at all as well as some of the flaps do not fit right either, I think the colors I used look pretty good though, but before I took the pictures I noticed a lot of places where the paint was messed up so it got some touch up before I took new pictures. I do see though on these pictures, some messed up paint on the wheels though.

Cuajete Following.

Łukasz Gliński Sorry, should be added to EC32-169, how can I remove it from here?

John Ballman Like your idea for the Mk. XVI

Christopher Dworjan Thank you. Want to do something different.

Gerald Parker include Eduard 72-072

Gerald Parker Adding eduard set 78-072

Nigel Home Complete KIt

Spanjaard very nice!

Arkadios Rapos Thank you for your kind words

Greg Baker Oh, yeah. I can't wait to see this one.

Robert W Martel Great news on the Mosquitos Wilky ! Padded envelopes !! Yikes !! I suppose some folks just don't realize how F'd Up a package can get, or how unsturdy some kit boxes are. You & I get lots of them in the mail (post), so we see it more often than most.
I've gotten as I'm sure you have, kits in some pretty stout boxes that have been so damaged I was amazed that the kit wasn't damaged. These delivery people have no respect for our "stuff" !! And for the prices they get these days, they should be treated w/TLC !
Either of those 2 willing to make good for you ?? Anything salvageable??

wilky Haven't heard back from either of them at this time. I guess the decals would be okay with a settling agent as they are dented and the broken bits can be glued back together. No help to me because I wanted to add them both to my collection and the boxes are really bad.
I'm going to have to start selling at swap meets but it will look like I'm rough on my kits because all the ones I want to sell have squashed boxes and broken bits

wilky Okay, just heard back from the Scalemate. Apparently it's my fault I only paid €16 for shipping and I should have paid €40 with insurance. I wouldn't have needed insurance if it was in a box. I'm fing pissed off with his response and won't be buying anything from him again.

Robert W Martel Ouch !! Bum luck. Hope you didn't overpay for those 2 !!
I'm still looking (well,,,) for a model show/swap meet somewhere near me. Nearest I've seen is San Francisco, Los Angeles or Bakersfield,,, all too far!!
Like I said Wilky, I sure wish I had mucho $$$, I'd come down under for a visit ! lol

wilky I'll have to drive 550km to go to a swap meet but I can stay with my family

Robert W Martel Well, that's cool.

wilky Okay, have an update on proceedings. I have received a full refund from the eBay seller. I don't know why but that is pending until the 27th. So hopefully I do get that.
Also received a €12 refund less fees from the Scalemate. I had to pay the fee when I sent the money to him and have had to cop the fee when I received the money he sent me, which sucks but it's better than nothing.
There are a couple of online suppliers of the RS kit but I'll have to save up to get another as they will probably be about the same cost as the initial purchase

Robert W Martel Well, at least you got SOME satisfaction my friend ! Better than not. The ebay one should get through, just has to go through "procedure". Better luck next time !!
Fees,, fees,, fees,,,, fees for the fees!! it's always something ! lol

Scott Tait Trying to remember which i've completed this one in 1995