Mossie Progress

There has been slow progress on the Airfix 1/24 Mosquito. The cockpit back decking has been updated but not weathered. Previously removed molded wiring has been replaced with lead wire.

The T.1154 transmitter and R.1155 receiver are finished. Dials are Airscale from their 1/24 Mosquito sheet and the smaller gauges on the receiver are generic 1/32 gauges, again from Airscale Placards appear to be present in variable numbers on the receiver. A single placard from a 1/32 Mike Grant sheet was used.

Colour pictures of both units are presented in SAM Publications “The De Havilland Mosquito” modelers Datafile by Richard Franks. However, one of the nicest pictures of these two units in actual use, all be it in the radio compartment of an RCAF Short Sunderland, is present in a large photo on the back dust cover of the Larry Milberry book, “Aviation in Canada, Bombing and Coastal Operations Overseas 1939-1945.” This is the latest of four recent volumes about the RCAF by Milberry and is a mixture of personal accounts supplemented by a nice selection of photos. Although not shown, identification lights have been added to the lower fuselage using the upgrade set from Paragon. Again, plans from SAM Publications “Mosquito FB VI” by Dave Brown were enlarged 200% and used as a template for placement.