Monogram De Havilland Mosquito FB VI-Silver wings!

[Gary Brantley]

Thanks for the posts, Tom and Carlos! I've only made a very little progress in the last few days, but I hope to have an update soon. Still fidgeting around about the decals...when I know I'm going to buy some in the end.

[Stikpusher]

Yeah, I ended up using some Aeromaster decals on my Monogram Mossie. It’s not too often that I use kit decals.

[LyleW]

a really great subject. Go look for Kermit Weeks' video of his Mossie. a Good walkaround.

here is part one...

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiLjR_wd6uE[/youtube]

[Gary Brantley]

Well, this project has currently ground to a halt. The issue is lack of appropriate decals. I've appealed to the company that makes the sheet I need, but have so far been ignored. I found another set that might've worked on Ebay, but they sold while I procrastinated. I do need a specific type of Star of David roundel but to really pull off the build, I also need some stenciling in Hebrew and a certain unit badge. So, perhaps I'll set it aside for now and see what comes up in the future, or go with Plan B and just plow ahead with the decals I can get and forget about the stencils and badges. (Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqomZQMZQCQ )

And since this just the old Monogram chestnut, OOB in fact, maybe I should just churn her out, with the decals I can scrounge up and stop acting like it's some kinda super-model that deserves the utmost accuracy and go for "close enough". After all, I've already got the Vallejo paints for the scheme I chose. What do you guys think?

[keavdog]

Hey Gary - I was digging through my decals looking for my instrument decals and I came across these - I think they were for a 1/48 MD-500 kit. Yours if you want them.

[Gary Brantley]

Those might sure help, John! PM sent.

[Stikpusher]

Those are likely quite small being for a 1/48 MD-500.

[keavdog]

For the wings you could paint a larger white roundel and place the white backgrounds over and it may match pics I saw. The outlined ones may go nicely on the slender aft fuselage. I'll send them over and you can choose Gary.

[keavdog]

And if they don't work, I've used Aztec decals in the past and they're nice. I got their Hinamaru set. Pretty cool because it covers all the major scales.

https://aztecmodels.com/products/g-006- ... e-roundels

[Gary Brantley]

Thanks John! All very helpful stuff. Here's a look at the scheme I want to replicate. This art is just a profile of sort, for a skin I assume, but it's a striking scheme nonetheless. The camo scheme was chosen for the IAF's Operation Kadesh, in 1956, but I don't think these Mossies participated in reality. I also believe the spinners and rudder should be black instead of red.



And, here's a look at the type of stenciling I need: