Mosquito
NEW SPITFIRE AND MOSQUITO ACCESSORIES FROM ALLEYCAT
AlleyCat's new resin accessories could influence your Spitfire and/or Mosquito build choices... and add more refinement.
AIRFIX 1/72 MOSQUITO PR.XVI BUILD
Huw Morgan gets 'snoopy' with his build of Airfix's new 1/72 Mosquito PR.XVI.
BOMBER COMMAND DECALS FROM BLACKBIRD
Blackbird Models' new 1/72 RAF Bomber Command decal sheet has options for the Lancaster, Manchester, Boston and Mosquito.
NEW CMK ACCESSORIES: MOSQUITO, STUKA, LANCASTER AND SABRE
CMK has released a raft of accessories for recent kits; the Sabre and Lancaster in 1/48 and the Stuka and Mosquito in 1/72. Get more details here.
de Havilland Museum announces modelling event
Hertfordshire's de Havilland Aviation Museum has announced it is to host a brand-new model show on the site on May 29, 2022.
LAND OF GREATER POLAND
Modellers with large-scale Mossies from either Revell or Tamiya wanting to replicate airframes flown by Polish crews during World War Two will find Model Makers’ well-designed package ideal.
WOODEN WONDERS
The Mosquito is a popular subject in both kit and decal forms and this set from ModelMaker supplies markings for five airframes flown by Polish crews as part of 305 (Polish) Squadron during World War Two and includes one machine flown in West Germany in the immediate post-war period.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Although these super-detailed radio transmitter and receiver units are stated as being for either the Tamiya or Revell Mosquito kits, they would also be suitable for types such as the Lancaster, Beaufighter and Blenheim.
NIGHT RAIDER
David Holmes builds Airfix’s newly tooled 1/72 Mosquito B.XVI out of the box to represent an aircraft from RAF Bomber Command’s Light Night Strike Force.
LATE-WAR MOSQUITOES
IN FOCUS: Although the de Havilland Mosquito was a great success in RAF service from the start during World War Two, it was the two-stage supercharged Merlin engine that proved to be the game changer. Malcolm V Lowe examines why: