Overlord Mosquito

Jim J
The office is now complete. All OOB at this point except for a few Barracuda placards. Used MRP, Tamiya and Mission models paints mostly. The kit instrument panel has amazing detail. Fun project so far. Thanks for looking.

Zach Wilson
incredible detail!

Lochsa River
Woah.....superb so far

Neuling
Wow!!!

Daniel
Amazing!

Sebastian Meyner
Looking fantastic Jim!

Munkyslut
I can't add anything to the above........ awesome! 👍

Jim J
Thanks for the comments, mates! Much appreciated.

Spanjaard
beautiful cockpit. looking forward the rest of this!

Jim J
Spanjaard and Roland - Thank you for the kind comments!

Mathieu
Really good start, always a pleasure to see your magic applied to plastic.
Cheers.

Andy Ball
just outstanding, and inspirational. An icon of British aviation engineering captured beautifully.

Daniel Klink
Just amazing wow! 👍

Jim J
Mathieu, Andy and Daniel - Thanks for the encouraging comments!

Erik
Too good to disappear in the Fuselage.😉

Erik Leijdens
o wow that is one fantastic cockpit Jim!

Antoine Meylan
un départ très intéressant!! je suis!

Whiskey Actual
Definitely following this build!

Jos Jansen
Top notch pit...👍!!

Jim J
Erik, Erik, Antoine, Whiskey and Jos - Thanks for the comments!

Cortex
o_O wow

Jim J
Just finished the Merlin engines. The left one will be displayed and the right one buttoned up. Here are some photos of the left engine. I used Tamiya and MRP paints, a Flory wash and Testers flat lacquer clear coat. It's OOB except for the ignition wiring.

Lochsa River
Inspiring us all, no doubt....This has to be some of the best OOB paint and weathering out there...fun to look at and wanting more!

Andy Ball
Eye-watering-ly outstanding! I think it will genuinely fly once it's complete.....

Jim J
Lochsa and Andy— Thanks so much for the encouraging comments.

Jim J
The wings, fuel tanks and landing gear are now complete. No issues. I'm wondering where I'm going to put this big beast...

Jim J
20mm Hispano cannon assembly is now complete along with the bomb handling gear.

Munkyslut
Ahh this is just bloody excellent! Check out the perfect matt black on the exhaust stacks, mind blowing details 👍

Simontie
Stunning detail

David Taylor
immaculate detailing.

HSC1932
Absolutely perfect O.O

Jim J
Thanks all for the encouraging comments!

Rui S
Very Nice work. Keep it coming 👍

Jim J
Thanks Rui.

Jim J
The main painting and many of the markings are now complete. The main paints were all MRP. Maketar masks were used for the roundels and fin flash. There are a few spots that need touch up, including a few on the fin flash where the paint lifted when I removed the mask. Since there are so few panel lines due to the wooden construction, I painted the metal surfaces a little lighter than the wood to create some contrast. I also did some extra fading and shading work with brushes, sponges and airbrush, followed by the base color to blend the effects. I'm happy with the result so far but boy is this thing big! Thanks for looking.

Jim J
This Mossie is now complete. Enjoy the photos!

Spanjaard
excellent

Antoine Meylan
Bravo Jim. Quelle magnifique réalisation!!

James C
Fantastic looking Mossie Jim 👍

Slavo Hazucha
Excellent big scale work! 👍

While the whole thing is one big tour de force, I especially like the subtle post-shading and de-contrast treatment, particularly on the markings on the wings next to the cockpit - these really look in-scale and perfectly blended with the rest. Top job!

Rui S
Just as expected. Superb work inside out, on this big One 👍

Nathan Dempsey
Superb build Jim. Wow!

Chris Church
Outstanding work Jim. Really well done. Thanks for sharing.

Gary Victory
Wonderful build. Well done Sir.

Jos Jansen
Outstanding build...what a masterpiece, great work on the pit and how you can see all the details through that really super bright clear parts!

Andy Ball
"The Standard" for this kit! Bravo!!

Guillaume Blanchet
Wow! very impressive build. I now get why this kit is that expansive.

Daniel Klink
Masterpiece from every point if view👍

Munkyslut
I hardly feel justified in commenting o this build........ it's been a technical illustration of how to build an outstanding model.
I.take my hat off to you Jim, plus all the other Mates who take the time to share their amazing building skills with mere mortals 👍
THANK YOU!!!!

xu cong
The greatest build I have ever seen for this kit!

Daniel
I have never seen this kit built before, but 100% sure its not possible to do it any better, absolutely stunning!

Jim J
Thanks Mates for all the warm and positive comments! It's very much appreciated. This has been by far the largest aircraft project I've undertaken. There's an amazing amount of detail OOB and it was enjoyable building each subsection. My hats off to those with the skill and patience to add all the additional plumbing, wiring and small scratch parts that bring the detail up a notch. I was concerned that I'd start to rush it toward the end but focused on one step at a time to avoid mistakes or sloppiness. In the end I'm really happy with the way this turned out and recommend the kit to those looking for a big project. Unfortunately it's too big for my display cabinet so the negotiations have started with my wife as to where it's home will be. 🙂 Thanks for following along.