June Modelling Update! (Mosquito/FW190 guns/Book) 

Good thought provoking video Peter, thank you. I think you're right on the after market question, we often go too far in thinking we must have it, the reality is that often you either can't see it, or it's just there to justify the price.. Food for thought..

Hi Peter, some feedback. - the imaging is excellent, very clear and detailed. Great to " talk shop ". Like your input and ideas. Paint the crew's seat belts in magnification with a very fine brush, done deal! Don't forget that you could add invasion stripes as they were applied to most all allied aircraft and were removed well after D-day. Thanks, KC CA USA. CHEERS!

I've been reading Alfred Price's excellent book 'The Last Year of the Luftwaffe, May 1944-45' and he described in detail the Focke-Wulf 190A Sturmbock which were flown by the Sturmgruppen over Germany. In place of the outer 20mm cannon in the wings were two Mk108 cannon firing 30mm hexogen ammunition. Because of the low velocity fire, the pilots had to get within 100 yards of a bomber to make sure that they hit it, and so a great deal of armour (plus bulletproof glass for the canopy) was added. The result was that the Sturm units needed their own fighter escort (just like the Me-110 and 410), but apparently the hexogen shells were so powerful that they could knock down a B-17 or B-24 with 2 or 3 shots.

Hang up the completed Mossie over your work ( fine fishing line ) area and feature it in your work on RU-vid! Gear up!

I've just put together the HGW 1/48 Sutton Harness for a Mk.I Spitfire. Phew! The best piece of advice I got was to thread the pieces of harness through the buckles whilst they are still on the PE frame.

I had to smile Peter as I now finally embark on my modelling after 18 months of stash building (including the Tamiya Mosquito , the 1/24 Airfix version and the Zoukei Mura FW90) and even more obsessively acquiring every single modelling tool or consumable known to man your comments ring true. Looking at Scalemates I have indeed bought every single aftermarket product you've shown here and also own the Raymond White book!! But I do feel the same about the flatness of Eduard Instrument panels. I intend to attempt to hand-paint dry paint the Mosquito first and the decide whether the Yahu in the stash can improve on it. Keep up the good work Mr Oxley, always a pleasure, never chore. And you are fellow Star Wars fan to boot!

I like your comments on Mojo and motivation Peter, something I find myself considering more as I head into retirement. Like you I have created a dedicated work area for my kits and construction. Making time and reminding myself of the space I have dedicated to my hobby is important, it is easy to be distracted by media and trivial things, but like a faithful friend, my kit building is always there to entertain, support and relax me when needed...... I just need more time. Going by my stash that time will need to be about 120 years !!

Hi Peter. Only just got around to seeing this video but it was worth the wait! I love watching these modelling update vids you do, along with the odd aftermarket items and book reviews. I find it relaxing and interesting in equal measures. It's very insightful hearing you discuss the thought processes you have when building a model. We are all different and build models in many different ways , but I'm always picking up tips and idea's. That hour flew by for me and I wouldn't have minded another hour! The passion for the hobby is clear to see, along with the history behind it, which has always gone hand in hand for myself too. Thanks for your video's Peter, always a pleasure. Bobby

Peter, from now on after market only mask sets or brass barrels etc.... simple things that don't confuse or slow you down. I feel your confusion and pain!!

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Hi Peter, great video, as always, thank you. As a tip from a man who has learned the hard way in Japan (still here), the instructions for the Zoukei-Mura barrels references the page number and not the stage number! Hope to save you time later, though sure you would have figured it out. All the best. Ken

Thank you for the heads up about that James Holland program, it sounds ace. I've not been to Normandy, but really should. My deceased Canadian uncle was wounded in the Dieppe raid, and again on D-Day! I would have loved to have spoken to him about it all but, sadly, he passed away in 1985 (indirectly from after effects of his wounds), the year before my family and I first visited Canada.

Mojo will increase when you get into the construction of the Mosquito for how well it goes together, Peter. The pursuit to recreate a subject in a smaller scale to achieve the magic of realism is the goal of most modellers so aftermarket items that aid in obvious improvements are valid. We older builders had the disappointment of old model kits and inaccuracies of aircraft in film when we were kids giving us further motivation to, 'get it right' now. There is also a little voice that we hear telling us there is only a few degrees of difference between a model and a toy and by doing extras we are able to prove/clarify to others that do not know the difference.

Qunita have moved out Russia and are now in Kazakhstan, so I have no problem buying from them now. Eduard decals aren't the only reason I usually buy the weekend version of their kits. Adding all that PE in a cockpit doesn't really get noticed once the model is built. Great for taking photos before you close things up though. Don't get me wrong I do love adding details now and then, but I just prefer to get on with a build nowadays.

Aftermarket certainly seems like a very deep rabbit hole. I limit myself to figures, stowage and decals so they typically only make an appearance at the *end* of a build.

I'm sure your tamiya mosquito will look a million dollars once she's all done man,whichever option or way you decide?,great looking aicraft,iconic,poor Dr. Mosely all very tragic & sad indeed,'only mad dogs & englishmen & all that as they say eh?,the same goes for Us Tasmanians here too in the land downunder I suppose?,Nigel's modelling bench has done some extensive how to videos on those great one man army paint masks by the way,cheers

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing attempt. Cheers my friend, you are always most welcome!😬

As far as seat straps go, I also bought some HGW sets, but haven't yet summoned up the enthusiasm to use them. I much prefer to have a seat option with moulded in straps, and one with blank seat. I'm slowly building a small collection of my own 3d printable pilot models, so that gives me something to shove in if the mood takes me. If all kits hat figures as nice as those Mossie ones, I wouldn't need to.

Hi Peter an enjoyable update. Aftermarket sometimes I love it some times I dont but what I have found is On ships it always makes sense, on AFV it sometimes makes sense and on aircraft it seldom makes sense

Tracks, wheels & gun barrels are my limit in AM for my AFV's. I have Tamiya Archer sat on my shelf, & have ground to halt on as well.

I find that the more expensive the kit the more obliged to just get that little extra aftermarket piece as its a special build i.e the kotare spitfire and the zokei mura 190 ( when i actually start the 190!)

The stencil sheet looks fantastic! Thanks Peter, Keep chipping away at it. Do you have an easy side build to keep the spirits up?

I assess how much is actually going to be visible on the finished model and work from there. Putting belt buckets on a seat belt in an enclosed cockpit is usually pointless.

The stencil set is cool, (options ).The pe, stencils, decals and kit parts make the finished model a pleasure to look at and awesome. I agree with the other modeller that "REALISM" is the goal. Have fun and enjoy your work! Thanks!, much appreciated. - KC CA USA

Hey Peter! Thanks! Seems the pe is kind of like 1/48 aircraft stencil decals. Not fun. KC CA USA

These are excellent models and very detailed. Not my kind of thing though (1/72 & 1/48th for me). As for those RC jets, looking forward to that.

With HGW what I do is do enough to create a nice effect but do not do every buckle etc.

Only issue with Hannats is that the website feels like it’s stuck in the 90’s. Can’t go in person since I’m living in Ireland 😅

Painting on the Sprue really!! What are you doing it's Tamiya not matchbox. The last time I did any painting on the sprue it was the 1980s and I was using tube glue and humbrol paints with a brush. Lets please have no more of this utter nonsense.