From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Aibara Darius @Consult" References: Subject: Re: Gallery Article - Sea Mosquito TR33 Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:52:57 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Hi Darius, Thanks for sending in your Sea Mosquito article. I'll add it to the line-up. I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message ----- From: Aibara Darius @Consult To: Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 12:44 AM Subject: Gallery Article - Sea Mosquito TR33 Gallery Template #06 "1:48 Monogram De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR33" by "Darius Aibara" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here <<...OLE_Obj...>> This kit started out as the 1:48 Monogram kit built as an FBVI. I had never been happy with the look of the finished kit as it was one of my earlier efforts and I had always intended to improve it. Paragon Designs spurred my enthusiasm with its Sea Mosquito TR33 conversion set and so the die was cast. Out came the razor saw and off came the wings. I also cut off the flaps, rudder and elevators, removed the undercarriage and doors and the cockpit canopy. I stripped the RAF FBIV decals and lightly sanded the fuselage, masked the cockpit and wheel wells then primed the model with grey acrylic auto primer. This reacted in places with the previous enamel paint coating but further sanding and patch priming dealt with that. The underside of the fuselage and wings were sprayed with Halfords "Lada White", which approximates to a Sky colour. The top surfaces were brush painted with Humbrol EDSG enamel paint. Click on images below to see larger images Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg <03.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <03.jpg> Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg <04.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <04.jpg> The now cut away kit flaps were re-worked so that they could be re-attached in the dropped position as were the elevators. I also added details to the kit undercarriage using metal wire and thin plastic rod. My attempt at "flattening" the wheels by pushing them into a hotplate was too successful and they were pretty well deflated. I had to build them up again with plastic card! Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here <<...OLE_Obj...>> The separated wings were re-attached using the Paragon etched brass wingfold parts. Paragon also supply a nicely detailed resin torpedo with etched brass details for mounting under the fuselage. I added further details from the spares box to enhance the torpedo mountings. The Monogram cockpit canopy was replaced with a Falcon vac-formed example and Aeromaster decals were employed to model a TR33 of 790 Squadron FAA stationed at RNAS Culdrose in 1948. Paragon Designs have "suspended" production but Verlinden have produced a 1:48 Sea Mosquito conversion for the Tamiya kits. Click on images below to see larger images Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg <05.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <05.jpg> Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg <06.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <06.jpg> Photos and text © 2003 by "Darius Aibara" <> Darius Aibara TPS Consult Tel: 020 8256 4090 Fax: 020 8256 4082 www.tpsconsult.co.uk CARILLION VALUES Openness - Collaboration - Mutual Dependency - Professional Delivery - Focus On Sustainable Profitable Growth - Innovation ********************************************************************** This email transmission is confidential and intended for the addressee only. It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the person or organisation to whom it is addressed, you must not copy, distribute, or take any action in reliance upon it. 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