Kit Review -

[@stephenbirang3488]

Great reveiw,im just getting back into modelling after 30 years,wasn't sure about this kit thanks to you i now know it's just what im looking for,cheers from OZ,keep up the great work.

[@reeree9405]

I'm going to start this kit after if finish my 2 other aircraft models I've got thanks for a look into what's it's like

[@SoymeScaleModels]

I just bought this kit yesterday. It looks ok and I'm not prepared to spend £150 on the HK or Tamiya one! Thanks for the review, it really helped me know what I wanted to know about this kit.

[@ploppysonofploppy6066]

I first built this kit in the 70s - yes I'm a nerd! I reckon you could get a better result by using this kit and investing in after market parts than by paying for the HK models kit. Hardest part is correcting the cockpit canopy - Wrong shape. However the HK models canopy is also wrong.

[@BillHalliwell]

G'day Kresimir, Thank you for that review that uncovers some pretty unforgivable mistakes, however, yours is the second video of this 1/32 kit that complains about the raised rivets, particularly in the forward part of the model where metal is being riveted to metal, unlike the smaller rivets and fasteners that hold wooden components and panes together. Why is this seen as a bad thing. It is, after all, 1/32 scale and more in tune with the real aircraft that does have raised metal to metal rivets. OK, some of the major panels are raised a bit too far for the scale but that is pretty easily fixed. There is always a fine line between 'realistic' looking large models and the real aircraft. Back in the 1960s and 70s that was sometimes 'blurred' but, I think in modern pressings of this 1/32 aircraft they have gone too far the other way where you need to use a riveting wheel just to denote there are rivets there at all. My inspections of real Mosquitos do show them having raised rivets, especially in the metal on metal panels, they may not be as pronounced as in this kit but I have done a gentle, partial sanding down of the rivets and, I think that's a good compromise. Mind you, on some real aircraft there are raised panels where battle damage has been repaired or replaced for technical reasons. As you alluded to, we modellers are 'trouble-shooters' or problem solvers. Realistic painting, decal application and weathering can significantly detract the eye away from rivets and panel lines that are micro-millimetres too raised or are too deep, respectively. In museum tours of non-restored aircraft one can see all kinds of physical variations that were done in the field by airframe fitters, mechanics and surface finishers. Some are good but many were done in the rush and disorganisation of wartime priorities. The point of structural servicing of front-line aircraft, like all wartime maintenance, had only one objective; to keep the planes in the air and make them safe for the pilot's survival as much as possible. The aesthetics of how an aircraft looked was way down on the agendas of hard working, sleep deprived ground crews. All of this, of course, is subjective as one has to make models that one is happy with when all the steps are completed. That's another plus of being a modeller, you can do whatever you want with your model. Cheers, BH

[@Raptor50mike]

As you say we make models. Did you get round the missing parts Good review of a kit in my stash.

[@REkresocer]

Thanks! I'm making it from original material ;) (balsa). I'll show it in future videos.

[@zeroa6]

Very nice review. ¿no longer uploading videos?.

[@REkresocer]

Sorry guys currently I don't have time for uploading but channel is not dead. I'm renovating my house and setting up my workshop (man cave). I'll probably do some reviews in meantime but model building is on pause until I setup everything

[@zeroa6]

@@REkresocer Great to read that!. The man cave need time! Lol!. So, subbed! Regards.