Daz's Mosquito Madness!! ***DONE!!!***
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I can almost hear that theme tune....!
Those are the original kit decals. God knows how old they are, but they're holding out OK!
Those are the original kit decals. God knows how old they are, but they're holding out OK!
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Certainly looking the part but I wish you hadn't mentioned the theme music. It will be stuck in my head all day now!
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The mossie looks good Daz....
Hearing the theme tune inside my head for the rest of the day, not so much
Hearing the theme tune inside my head for the rest of the day, not so much
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Damn it, Daz, you're not helping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I actually really like Goodwin's music for this, BoB and Where Eagles Dare.
As to this movie, I have few complaints. I can live with the no-so-great models flying around the cliff. I can even live with them trashing at least one real Mossie. What drives me nuts is casting Chakiris as a Norwegian and the ever so obviously 1960s hair and dresses that the female lead wears. But I can forget all that watching those Mossies fly down that valley!!!!
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I actually really like Goodwin's music for this, BoB and Where Eagles Dare.
As to this movie, I have few complaints. I can live with the no-so-great models flying around the cliff. I can even live with them trashing at least one real Mossie. What drives me nuts is casting Chakiris as a Norwegian and the ever so obviously 1960s hair and dresses that the female lead wears. But I can forget all that watching those Mossies fly down that valley!!!!
David
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dwomby wrote:Damn it, Daz, you're not helping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With any luck, by the end of today, we should have a finished Mosquito to join the collection....!
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"There's Norway. And you can have it!"
Cliff and Angus in the office.
Cliff and Angus in the office.
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And there she is....
PT is kindly sending me a printed card version of the front cover of the book, so I can pose the model against it later. I'll post some more photos once that arrives.
Well, there we have it. A fun build (apart from the bomb bay!) of a model of one of my favourite aircraft from one of my favourite films, based on a classic book.
And it just so happens I have a 1/32 kit in the loft that is VERY tempting to do as one of these aircraft....!
PT is kindly sending me a printed card version of the front cover of the book, so I can pose the model against it later. I'll post some more photos once that arrives.
Well, there we have it. A fun build (apart from the bomb bay!) of a model of one of my favourite aircraft from one of my favourite films, based on a classic book.
And it just so happens I have a 1/32 kit in the loft that is VERY tempting to do as one of these aircraft....!
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Re: Daz's Mosquito Madness!! ***DONE!!!***
Nice job Daren, and I can't help but be amused to notice that you posted this, appropriately enough, at 6.33 pm!
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I never realised that!
Anyway, thanks to PT himself, here's my attempted at recreating the book cover:
Anyway, thanks to PT himself, here's my attempted at recreating the book cover:
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Great job Daren! That works really well!
Best wishes
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Nice work Daren. I hope you don't mind but I screengabbed your photo and dialled down the brightness a bit to hopefully show off the neat job you've done.
"Spits, SLUFS and Rock 'n' Roll"
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Cheers, mate, I never thought of doing that!
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