Orlik 1:33 De Havilland Mosquito FB VI - Page 16

**nighthawk78** · #**151** 10-19-2014, 01:41 AM

Very nice looking wheels, Hope the race goes well,
NH78

**deltapike** · #**152** 10-19-2014, 12:14 PM

"Finished a small detail on the right side of the fuselage. The kit does not provide it but on actual Mosquito pictures it is too clearly visible to ignore in 1:33 scale. I do not know exactly the function of it. Perhaps anyone knows?"

This was a fuselage stiffener on all F.Mk VI a/c. Some later marks(F, B, and PR) had them on both sides. Probably a learning-curve by-product of the complicated wooden construction...

**Erik Zwaan** · #**153** 10-21-2014, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deltapike

"Finished a small detail on the right side of the fuselage. The kit does not provide it but on actual Mosquito pictures it is too clearly visible to ignore in 1:33 scale. I do not know exactly the function of it. Perhaps anyone knows?"

This was a fuselage stiffener on all F.Mk VI a/c. Some later marks(F, B, and PR) had them on both sides. Probably a learning-curve by-product of the complicated wooden construction...

Thanks Deltapike for your comment, interesting to know.

**Erik Zwaan** · #**154** 10-21-2014, 06:17 AM

OK guys, thank you for staying tuned and your best wishes for the run last Sunday. It was quite a happening, thousands of runners participating in the Amsterdam 1/2 marathon (21.1km) and just as many people cheering along the road sides. Especially the last stretch along the Stadhouderskade and the Vondelpark was simply great. One big street party. I finished nicely within two hours, which is not bad for a 50-years old

.

Anyway, back to the paper work. Home alone this afternoon. Took the day off from work to get some things done in the house, wife's gone to work, kids playing somewhere; there's no better opportunity to get the landing gears into position. Up so far the most difficult part of the model and I've been plotting the strategy already for some weeks. Now's the time.

Made a final adjustment to the struts to position them as vertical as possible as without correction the aircraft somewhat looks like a person with wide legs. So I added a very thin additional collar on the outer struts, as can be seen in the first picture, and that should do the trick.

Put a lot of glue around the wooden stubs, glued the struts in position and "fine tuned" their position by means of the cross bars (don't know the correct word for it). Actually not a huge amount of work, all together less than one hour. At the moment the glue is drying and I will not put the aircraft on its legs for the next 24 hours.

I'm slowly getting there. Next step will be installation of the landing gear doors and mud guards. Perhaps later this week.

Erik

**Johnny** · #**155** 10-21-2014, 06:23 AM

Looking really good!!

**Longbow** · #**156** 10-21-2014, 06:37 AM

Wow, Erik,
Such a net, clean and very precise build..
I'm really impressed !
Good to watch and thanks for sharing.

Btw: it was a warm (october) day on sunday. It was fun along the route

**YOAVHOZMI** · #**157** 10-21-2014, 06:38 AM

what a beautiful work....well done.

YOAV

**Erik Zwaan** · #**158** 10-23-2014, 01:35 PM

Thank you gents for your compliments, it's well appreciated!

Just a short update. Finally the big moment is there, after thorough drying of the landing gear, the Mosquito stands on her own legs, just over 10 months after birth. Glued the mudguards into position and painted the messing rods I used for stiffening in flat aluminium. Next will be the landing gear doors. They're already waiting....

Have a good weekend,
Erik

**alzictorini** · #**159** 10-24-2014, 12:08 AM

Well done buddy, she's looking great.

**OSTOJA** · #**160** 10-24-2014, 12:25 AM

Mosquito is beautiful. Already not much has to end. Congratulation.