de Havilland Mosquito B.IV released

[DaveWG]

I'm pleased to report that the long awaited Mosquito B.IV has now been released over at CBFSim

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http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_lib/thumbnails.php?album=48

Please post any support issues in the support thread over at CBFS. Thanks.

[robcap]

Jey, getting it now!
Thanks for the HU.

[Roger]

Wow!!! Many thanks Dave:applause::ernae:

[jankees]

off to get it! Thank you Dave!

[Ferry_vO]

Thanks Dave!! :applause:

[YoYo]

Any pictures of VC? :applause:

[peterwatkins2]

Outstanding as usual Dave! Looking forward to the FBVI as and when!:salute:


cheers, Pete W

[skyhawka4m]

Loaded and flown....awesome!!! VC is very nice.....flight model is awesome......paints very nice......and the sound pack is very nice!!!! thank you Dave for all your hard work on this one.

[FentiFlier1]

Brilliant Dave, many thanks indeed. I really had been looking forward to this!

:medals: :salute:

[jetstreamsky]

For the VC don't forget to use the A command, especially on those low altitude missions :jump:

[mal998]

I Love It!

[Quicksand]

Many thanks Dave... She's a beauty! Love the sounds as well... :salute::medals::icon29::guinness:

[hairyspin]

Just got it, very tidy model indeed - thank you! :applause::applause::applause:

[big-mike]

Outstanding work----thank you very much!:jump:
Michael

[Bruce Thompson]

OMG Christmas just came early! Thanks Dave this is wonderful and so is the sound, it made my hair stand up on the back of my neck:
icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:.
Does Henry know about this yet?
Thanks again
regards
Check Black Friday November (https://www.ladysavings.com/publix-weekly-ad/?black-friday/) and Stater Bros Ad (https://www.ladysavings.com/publix-weekly-ad/?stater-bros/).
Bruce

[FlameOut]

Just d/l now and will install. Thank you :applause: :salute:

[Roger]

Fantastic!

In Dx10 over FTX England, Lincolnshire.

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/16/cnIfm.jpg

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/16/NCjX1.jpg

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http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/16/n2y8F.jpg

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/16/mTMng.jpg

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/16/KdAfm.jpg

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/16/cuV5l.jpg

[IanHenry]

Many thanks for this great model.

Regards,
Ian.

[robcap]

Beautifull work on the gear. I'm a leg man:kilroy:

[kilo delta]

Looks great in the pics..thanks so much for this beauty(and whatever other variants may follow:icon_lol:),Dave!:applause:

Finally the Wooden Wonder comes to FSX in native format.:)

[txnetcop]

AS good or better than more expensive payware Dave
Ted

[CP1207]

Thanks Dave!:salute:
Wonderful Model. Sounds good with volume down, will crank up when wife goes shopping later.
Nice assortment of paints also.

[Snurdley]

Wow!!! Absolutely stunning!

[papab]

AS good or better than more expensive payware Dave
Ted

Absolutely agree!
Many thanks for all the long hours on this one:salute:


Rick

[flaviossa]

Brilliant work! Thanks for the Christmas gift :ernae:

[PRB]

Ooh, nice! Thanks Dave! :salute:

- Paul

[Sundog]

WOOHOO!!! :)

[rayhere48]

I sure wish some one would make a video, it does look very nice.

[jankees]

I'm very much enjoying it, thanks Dave!

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3263.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3268.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3270.jpg

[fleurdelys]

Merci beaucoup, Dave and team on this wooden wonder... :icon29::guinness:

Took her out on a short spin and what is there not to like about it... :medals:

Will there be a paintkit available soon ? Would love to try my paint brush on her...

Cheers,

Fleurdelys

[TheGrunt]

This is one damn good freeware plane. Period :applause::applause::wiggle: With this plane, I really might have to finally purchase ORBX england:running:

Here are few quick screenies I took while taking a quick flight around Duxford in my Prepar3D:

[Ian Warren]

Commossierations :icon_lol: Think we have all been bitten by the Mossie these last couple of months .... Now from our well known New Zealand aviation photographer Gavin Conroy http://nzff.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=18981:cool:<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input jscode="leoInternalChangeDone()" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setT imeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

[DagR]

Looks absolutely superb. Going to download and test tomorrow. Will there be an FB Mk. VI?


Best
DagR

[Maury2008]

does anyone know how the Prop feathering switches works, clikking above nothing happens

[jojohnson9]

Are you kidding me, this Mossie is FREEWARE??? Thank you, thank you, thank you. :salute::salute::salute:

[Bomber_12th]

Excellent work, Dave! I love the performance that the Mossie has, even at normal cruise power.

The pilot notes/manual is great too, which I enjoyed looking over before taking the airfraft airborne in FSX.

It has been a long wait, but well worth it!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/mosquito_1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/mosquito_2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/mosquito_3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/mosquito_4.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/mosquito_5.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/mosquito_6.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/mosquito_7.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/mosquito_8.jpg

[huub vink]

Dave, you and your friend really did an incredible job! The screennies might be bit dark, but that is what you get on night missions.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Huub_Vink/20121216_2258a_zps72c51cd4.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Huub_Vink/20121216_2258d_zpsa4f65e31.jpg

And somebody asjed something about the VC! I can assure you top quality!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Huub_Vink/20121216_2258b_zps9eb837f0.jpg

And when you get tired of flying you can always crawl in the bomber position!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Huub_Vink/20121216_2258c_zps47e8420a.jpg

Thanks again!

Huub

[AusWilko]

Very cool indeed, Thanks for such a great aircraft, well done :medals:

[oldpropfan]

Fantastic, Dave, absolutely fantastic! Couldn't resist taking her for a quick low-level rip around Ellensburg, KELN, Washington. Only thing better than one screaming Merlin is two of them at full howl:applause:.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll279/oldpropfan/mossie%20pics/mossie1.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll279/oldpropfan/mossie%20pics/mossie2.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll279/oldpropfan/mossie%20pics/mossie3.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll279/oldpropfan/mossie%20pics/mossie4.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll279/oldpropfan/mossie%20pics/mossie5.jpg

View from the aimer's position at 50 ft AGL and 240 mph is interesting to try and fly from, think I'll stay in the proper seat :icon_lol:.

[flaviossa]

Dawn mission begins ...
http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/16/GOfEY.jpg

[skyhawka4m]

http://youtu.be/GLdVIKyx7RE

[jeansy]

I love it Dave, Ive been flying it a few days now and cant get over it, thank god your a man of talent who produces gems like these

now to paint the $### out of it

[skyhawka4m]

I love it Dave, Ive been flying it a few days now and cant get over it, thank god your a man of talent who produces gems like these

now to paint the $### out of it

:medals:
:applause:

[AussieMan]

At last after a frustratingly long gestation period if is great to see a native FSX Mossie. Will look great beside the Beaufighter.

Been away all day so downloading it now. Waited for 3 years for this so a bit longer wait for the paint kit won't hurt. Want to push out some Aussie Mossies.

[wombat666]

Many thanks!!
Out-Bloody-Standing.
:applause::applause::applause:

[MDIvey]

Thanks Dave... a superb piece of work as always.

KR Matt

[fleurdelys]

Thanks again and again... :icon29:

While waiting for the paintkit, I've been indulging in a little finger painting on the side... :icon_lol:

This time, a satin reflectivity on the spinner just to tell which side your flying at dusk...

[Dave22]

Many thanks, Dave.

[flying legend]

Thank you very much Dave for another great addon!

[alain0568]

-Thanks,Dave!!!!!:salute::salute::salute:

Very beautiful!:applause:



Alain

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[Daveroo]

yes,thank you Dave,love this and the Beufighter...guys like you and Uncle Milton,Tim Conrad,Ant (sorry dont know his name)and many others (bill lionheart) all do so much to make this hobby something we can all make our own little world to live in...wonderfull...thanks again

[UnknownGuest12]

Beautifull...Excelent job.
Thanks a lot

[dvj]

I guess the covers on the exhaust ports are typical of this model. I had not seen that before on the Mossie. Great model and sound pack. :icon29::icon29::icon29:

[alpine]

Thanks very much Dave!

One of my faves ever! Just a question: how do I get panel lights? Aircraftcfg mentions navred...?

Cheers, Thilo

[Adrian Petford]

Good things come to those who wait and this Mossie's a very, very good thing...

I was flying her most of yesterday and she's far better than either of the payware models I've got. Great to finally have an FSX native Mosquito as well.

Superb work Dave, Derek and Gary - and a must-have for anyone's hangar!

Many thanks,


Ade

[expat]

Simply stunning work! And she fly's beautifully too! Set her down very gently on my first landing + looking forward to many more. Thanks for your generous time and effort.

[skyhawka4m]

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[skyhawka4m]

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[Roger]

Thanks very much Dave!

One of my faves ever! Just a question: how do I get panel lights? Aircraftcfg mentions navred...?

Cheers, Thilo

I operate with high contrast on my monitor so I needed a brighter vc light. In the Lights section of the aircraft.cfg I changed the entry to:

light.0 = 4, 1.905, 0, 2.0, fx_shockwave_vclight

Obviously you'll need A2A lights and they work very well in FsX Dx10 too.

[DaveWG]

The paintkit has just been uploaded to the CBFS library.

http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_lib/thumbnails.php?album=48

[huub vink]

Thanks Dave, I have some ideas, however not the time yet to put them in the paintkit!

Cheers,
Huub

[Obie311]

Lovely bird to look at and fly. Just wondering if there's a mixture control to reckon with? Also does the boost gauge take the place of the MP gauge? All you current Mossie pilots don't answer at once.7744877447

Obie

[baernhard]

Thanks to Dave and the CBFS-Team !
The paints will be reworked with the paintkit
(they were made without it) ...

Target Tow / IAF
77449 77450

Greetings Bernhard

[Sundog]

Lovely bird to look at and fly. Just wondering if there's a mixture control to reckon with? Also does the boost gauge take the place of the MP gauge? All you current Mossie pilots don't answer at once.7744877447

Obie

Yes, on British WW2 aircraft, the boost gauge was used for throttle, as opposed to the U.S. M.P.

[OleBoy]

Thanks, Dave.

You did a real nice job of it. She's a real beauty. :medals:

[Eoraptor1]

Thank you so much for this.

JAMES

[ryanbatc]

Thanks for keeping freeware alive!

[DaveWG]

Lovely bird to look at and fly. Just wondering if there's a mixture control to reckon with? Also does the boost gauge take the place of the MP gauge? All you current Mossie pilots don't answer at once.7744877447

Obie

Mixture control is automatic.

[Portia911]

Well I'm very keen to download this latest brilliance from Dave et al - even more so if there is any chance of getting it in the WWII BOAC civilian guise in which it was used on the infamous Scotland - Sweden 'ball-bearing run'.
I've only read about this - not yet seen any images of what these birds looked like. Also ignorant of whether these skins have been made for previous Mossies (?) - sorry . . . but if anyone knows or is interested, that would be cool! :salute:

[Portia911]

Ok, so have now satisfied my own curiosity somewhat - here's a Mk IV as described (source: http://www.cbrnp.com/profiles/quarter2/mosquitos.htm)

http://www.cbrnp.com/profiles/quarter2/dehavilland_mosquito/mosquito_bnf-3.jpg
Mosquito B Mk.IV G-AGFV During the war, Britain needed to keep in contact with neutral Sweden for such materials as precision-machined ball bearings and machine-tool steel. BOAC initially operated a pair of Lockheed Lodestars for this route, but the performance of the Lodestar resulted in it only being flown in bad weather and clouds to protect it from fighter interception. BOAC sought a replacement, and after refusing the government's suggestions of Whitleys and Albermarle, the Mosquito was selected. The first BOAC Mosquitos were B. Mk. IVs, followed by FB. Mk. VIs. With the Mosquito, interception by the Luftwaffe was unlikely, and the lines of communication remained open between England and Sweden. G-AGFV is seen in standard RAF camouflage, the only additions being its civil registration and a large red/white/blue horizontal stripe on the fuselage.

[AussieMan]

Actually Aeroplane Heaven had a version of the BOAC Mossie in their release.

[dhasdell]

Here's the Just Flight / Aeroplane Heaven BOAC Mosquito. At one time this version only, without VC but otherwise complete, was available as a free demo.

[Portia911]

Thanks guys, here's hoping someone will wrap the new Mossie in one of these BOAC skins. With bases in the appropriate locations, one could run some xtreme Air Hauler 'jobs' in this bird!!

[JensOle]

Some very interesting aviation history about the "Stockholm flight" between the UK and Sweden during the 2.w.w. As an Norwegian I'll point out the Norwegian involvement with this flight, many of both the aircraft and aircrews were provided by the Royal Norwegian Air Force. They operated under the BOAC umbrella supporting the Norwegian exile government in England with an important communication and transport service to Norwegian organizations operating on crossborder operations from Sweden. Some of the more interesting flights were flying agents back to England after operations in Norway.

The Norwegian part of the BOAC Stockholm flight evolved into 335 Sqn after the war, the squadron is still in business today flying the C-130J.

[Cirrus N210MS]

where can i find the panel Light Switch on This plane ?:salute:

[Scandinavian]

If anybody did a 333 or 334 squadron RNoAF livery for this one it would be most appreciated. :) Even though I don't think any of them did use the B.IV version. JensOle?

[JensOle]

Im a bit busy with the F-86 at the moment and will pass, a BOAC "Norwegian" scheme might be tempting though..
Lets hope we get a dedicated fighter bomber Mossie with guns :-)

[DaveWG]

where can i find the panel Light Switch on This plane ?:salute:

Sorry there isn't one.
I did have one coded on an unused switch, but then found some new information and used that switch for it's correct purpose, and forgot to re-assign it elsewhere.
You'll have to use a keyboard shortcut for now.

[SkippyBing]

Also does the boost gauge take the place of the MP gauge?

Boost is the difference between manifold pressure and atmospheric pressure at sea level, so +4" of boost is 33.92" MP. Essentially it's the same thing just with a different 0 point on the scale.

[Cirrus N210MS]

when i hit the Panel Lights Key It does not do anything

[Roger]

when i hit the Panel Lights Key It does not do anything

Check out post #59. That solved it for me.

[Obie311]

Sorry there isn't one.
I did have one coded on an unused switch, but then found some new information and used that switch for it's correct purpose, and forgot to re-assign it elsewhere.
You'll have to use a keyboard shortcut for now.

I tried Shift+L but no joy on the panel lights. I tried Roger's shockwave fix in post 59 but it milked out the perspex windscreen. I love this plane but the Mossie was a night fighter any other suggestions for panel lights?

Obie

[DaveWG]

Just checked the uploaded file and it seems I've missed out the vc light fx.
I'll upload it when I get in from work this evening.
Sorry about that.

[Obie311]

Just checked the uploaded file and it seems I've missed out the vc light fx.
I'll upload it when I get in from work this evening.
Sorry about that.

Apology not necessary. Kudos and thanks for all your good work on this fantastic aircraft. Just wondering, is there a mixture control somewhere?

Kind Regards,

Obie

[DaveWG]

The mixture control is automatic.

I've attached the vc light fx to this post also. Unzip & copy the fx_vclightDG.fx file into your effects folder.

[Warrant]

Anyone noticed the giant .38 Special S&W bullet casings immediately in front of the exit hatch :icon_lol:

But what an excellent plane this is! Thank you so much, CBFS :medals:

[Obie311]

The mixture control is automatic.

I've attached the vc light fx to this post also. Unzip & copy the fx_vclightDG.fx file into your effects folder.

Thanks Dave. Does this require an addition to the [LIGHTS] section of the aircraft.cfg??

Obie

[DaveWG]

No, it should be there already.

[Obie311]

Anyone noticed the giant .38 Special S&W bullet casings immediately in front of the exit hatch :icon_lol:

O2 tanks maybe or perhaps hydraulic accumulators??

Obie

[fliger747]

the large cartriges near the entrance hatch are most likely for the Kauffman Starters. USN aircraft typically used this system with a shotgun type charge which charged a strter with the combustion gas. Obviated the need for skookum batteries and many other items that might require unavailable ground equipment.

T

[Bruce Thompson]

The mixture control is automatic.

I've attached the vc light fx to this post also. Unzip & copy the fx_vclightDG.fx file into your effects folder.

I downloaded and installed this vc light fx and discovered that it only worked if I renamed it to fx_vclight_DG.fx,
one of the lower spacer lines was missing, it now works o.k.

Thanks Dave.

[Warrant]

the large cartriges near the entrance hatch are most likely for the Kauffman Starters. USN aircraft typically used this system with a shotgun type charge which charged a strter with the combustion gas. Obviated the need for skookum batteries and many other items that might require unavailable ground equipment.

T

Thought that might me the purpose of the cartriges (though the backside reads .38 S&W, which is a revolver calibre close to 9mm). The entire aircraft is full of detail. Just flown my forst flight, what a joy!

This is a very nice and welcome X-mas present!

:medals:

[Bomber_12th]

For all of the Mosquito fanatics like me, here are some rather thrilling photos, from a very rare vantage point, taken from within Mosquito KA114 (the only example currently airworthy): http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Airshows&thread=17762&page=1#175898

Note that this is a FB.26 fighter variant, with a different windscreen, fighter control stick, and gun sight (and a slab of armor plate sectioning off the cockpit from the nose (filled with guns and ammunition)). It seems like plans for how this aircraft will be transported to the U.S. aren't even yet settled, and the aircraft is already starting to be booked for air shows in North America this coming summer - such as the Hamilton 2013 Airshow, hosted by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (http://www.hamiltonairshow.com/). The aircraft will be joined in the air by the CWHM Lancaster and Vintage Wings of Canada's Spitfire and Hurricane.

Also, for anyone working on repaints for this wonderful model, here are some external detail shots:
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=walkarounds&action=display&thread=17563

Glyn Powell's Mosquito, which remains being restored at his shop, is very well advanced, and will be the next Mosquito taking flight in New Zealand. Glyn was the one who was able to reproduce the molds for the Mosquito fuselage so that the rebuilding of these aircraft to airworthy could take place. It has been reported via Classic Wings magazine, that there are negotiations taking place between Glyn and an organization in the UK with big backing called the Flying Mosquito Trust, which if things go forward as they are being discussed to be, the FMT will fund the remainder of the restoration of Glyn's Mosquito (ensuring that the aircraft will be completed in a timely manner - next three years or so). The further results of this will be that following completion of the aircraft, it will remain in New Zealand for a year, flying at various events, before the aircraft will be brought to the UK where it will be based from then on.

Although it is 'top secret', work has likely begun at Avspecs on the restoration of Mosquito TV959 to airworthy, which is owned by the Flying Heritage Collection (Everett, Washington). Although the wings will have to be manufactured new, as the originals were sawed apart when the aircraft was in prior ownership, the fuselage appears to possibly be good enough to be kept and restored, rather than manufactured new (like what had to be done on KA114).

Sometime within the next few years, Kermit Weeks also wants to transport his Mosquito (which was airworthy/actively flown up until 1990) from the EAA Museum, where it has been on display, to Fantasy of Flight where the old cracked paint and fabric will be removed and the wood and glue joints inspected (which are believed to be just fine). If everything checks out with the condition of the airframe, it will be re-covered and any other work needed will be done to get the aircraft flying again. The only obstacle mentioned that is preventing this, is available space at FOF, with the need for another hangar, as otherwise there wouldn't be anywhere to put it right now. According to Weeks, after the aircraft's appearance at Oshkosh in the summer of 1990, he was planning on flying the aircraft to a few military shows before ending up back at his museum location in Florida. However, just as Oshkosh was wrapping up that year, the invasion of Kuwait happened, and the military shows got cancelled, so the aircraft remained put. Then with Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and the effects that had on the old Weeks museum and aircraft, the situation with the Mosquito lingered, while everything else was being dealt with.

Photo by Gavin Conroy (more can be seen in the first link in this post).

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/584copy-1.jpg

[huub vink]

the large cartriges near the entrance hatch are most likely for the Kauffman Starters. USN aircraft typically used this system with a shotgun type charge which charged a strter with the combustion gas. Obviated the need for skookum batteries and many other items that might require unavailable ground equipment.

T

Coffman starters are still used. Their main advantage is their weight. They are much lighter than an intertia starter or batteries for an electrical. The disadvantage is that you need a stock of cartridges and you need (at least) one for every start.
I can remember the Neptunes and Fouga Magisters which were started this way (my God I'm really getting old). I can recall a Magister which could not leave because it had only one cartridge left and the engine didn't start on that cartridge.....

But back to the topic; the aircraft is indeed full of lovely details and really a joy to fly.

Cheers,
Huub

[jeansy]

Dave,

Ive nominated you at the Avsim's 2012 RCA nominations page >http://forum.avsim.net/forum/408-reader-choice-awards-nominations/

Mate, i love this, you deserve the credit that is due....

[Roger]

BOAC ... Peter Watkins ... Flightsim.com:applause:

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/19/yHiC.jpg

[Obie311]

I downloaded and installed this vc light fx and discovered that it only worked if I renamed it to fx_vclight_DG.fx,
one of the lower spacer lines was missing, it now works o.k.

Thanks Dave.

Thanks Bruce. That did it!! I knew something was amiss but I didn't pickup on the discrepancy.

Obie

[Roger]

BOAC again:

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/19/Aujvw.jpg

[fleurdelys]

For all of the Mosquito fanatics like me, here are some rather thrilling photos, from a very rare vantage point, taken from within Mosquito KA114 (the only example currently airworthy): http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Airshows&thread=17762&page=1#175898

Also, for anyone working on repaints for this wonderful model, here are some external detail shots:
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=walkarounds&action=display&thread=17563

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/584copy-1.jpg

Bonjour John,

Thank you for the links to those pictures... :icon29:

In reference to the walk around pics with lots of stencils, could you tell me if WWII Mossies carried those stencils or ones similar to them or are they new and used by the DOT after giving certification for a rebuilt aircraft as to its airworthyness ... ?

I'm asking so as not to commit the unthinkable and publish an historically inaccurate skin... :kilroy:

Thank you for sharing your expertise on the Mosquito with us !

Cheers,

Fleurdelys

[Bomber_12th]

Fleurdelys, I'm no expert, but the details of the stencils are period correct to the WWII-era (i.e. not modern), and are of the similar type to those seen on other RAF aircraft of the period. Note all of the W/T ("Wired Throughout") stencils which were very common to find on all RAF types, typically applied on fabric-covered surfaces (of which much of the Mosqiuto is). A little bit about that here (as well as a look at the similar stencils seen on Peter Teichman's authentically restored Hurricane): http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=339844
(http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=339844)
No matter the aircraft type, Mosquito included, you'll find these located usually one on the fuselage (always starboard side only), one on the vertical stabilizer and one on the rudder (always starboard side only), one on each elevator and one on each horizontal stabilizer (always on the bottom), and one on each aileron, one on each flap, and usually just one on each wing (all always on the bottom).

You might be able to find a guide online that shows the layout of these stencils, such as for plastic model builders. (One of the cool things I enjoy about having access to factory blue prints for a few different WWII U.S. types, is that there are drawings/blueprints which just show each stencil design and location on the airframe, all laid out.) Although I don't have the information to post here, without searching for it, all of those letters and numbers in the stencils do mean something. : )

[fleurdelys]

Fleurdelys, I'm no expert, but the details of the stencils are period correct to the WWII-era (i.e. not modern), and are of the similar type to those seen on other RAF aircraft of the period. Note all of the W/T ("Wired Throughout") stencils which were very common to find on all RAF types, typically applied on fabric-covered surfaces (of which much of the Mosqiuto is). A little bit about that here (as well as a look at the similar stencils seen on Peter Teichman's authentically restored Hurricane): http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=339844
(http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=339844)
No matter the aircraft type, Mosquito included, you'll find these located usually one on the fuselage (always starboard side only), one on the vertical stabilizer and one on the rudder (always starboard side only), one on each elevator and one on each horizontal stabilizer (always on the bottom), and one on each aileron, one on each flap, and usually just one on each wing (all always on the bottom).

You might be able to find a guide online that shows the layout of these stencils, such as for plastic model builders. (One of the cool things I enjoy about having access to factory blue prints for a few different WWII U.S. types, is that there are drawings/blueprints which just show each stencil design and location on the airframe, all laid out.) Although I don't have the information to post here, without searching for it, all of those letters and numbers in the stencils do mean something. : )

Merci beaucoup, John

I will follow your lead and try to find more on the subject. Interesting info about the location of thoses stencils... :kilroy:


I was just about ready to place them everywhere... :icon_lol:


Cheers,

Fleurdelys

[AussieMan]

Coffman starters are still used. Their main advantage is their weight. They are much lighter than an intertia starter or batteries for an electrical. The disadvantage is that you need a stock of cartridges and you need (at least) one for every start.
I can remember the Neptunes and Fouga Magisters which were started this way (my God I'm really getting old). I can recall a Magister which could not leave because it had only one cartridge left and the engine didn't start on that cartridge.....

But back to the topic; the aircraft is indeed full of lovely details and really a joy to fly.

Cheers,
Huub

And don't forget the Canberra bomber as well Huub. I have seen the one at the Temora Aviation Museum started several time and it is spectacular to say the least.

[AussieMan]

For all of the Mosquito fanatics like me, here are some rather thrilling photos, from a very rare vantage point, taken from within Mosquito KA114 (the only example currently airworthy): http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Airshows&thread=17762&page=1#175898

Note that this is a FB.26 fighter variant, with a different windscreen, fighter control stick, and gun sight (and a slab of armor plate sectioning off the cockpit from the nose (filled with guns and ammunition)). It seems like plans for how this aircraft will be transported to the U.S. aren't even yet settled, and the aircraft is already starting to be booked for air shows in North America this coming summer - such as the Hamilton 2013 Airshow, hosted by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (http://www.hamiltonairshow.com/). The aircraft will be joined in the air by the CWHM Lancaster and Vintage Wings of Canada's Spitfire and Hurricane.

Also, for anyone working on repaints for this wonderful model, here are some external detail shots:
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=walkarounds&action=display&thread=17563

Glyn Powell's Mosquito, which remains being restored at his shop, is very well advanced, and will be the next Mosquito taking flight in New Zealand. Glyn was the one who was able to reproduce the molds for the Mosquito fuselage so that the rebuilding of these aircraft to airworthy could take place. It has been reported via Classic Wings magazine, that there are negotiations taking place between Glyn and an organization in the UK with big backing called the Flying Mosquito Trust, which if things go forward as they are being discussed to be, the FMT will fund the remainder of the restoration of Glyn's Mosquito (ensuring that the aircraft will be completed in a timely manner - next three years or so). The further results of this will be that following completion of the aircraft, it will remain in New Zealand for a year, flying at various events, before the aircraft will be brought to the UK where it will be based from then on.

Although it is 'top secret', work has likely begun at Avspecs on the restoration of Mosquito TV959 to airworthy, which is owned by the Flying Heritage Collection (Everett, Washington). Although the wings will have to be manufactured new, as the originals were sawed apart when the aircraft was in prior ownership, the fuselage appears to possibly be good enough to be kept and restored, rather than manufactured new (like what had to be done on KA114).

Sometime within the next few years, Kermit Weeks also wants to transport his Mosquito (which was airworthy/actively flown up until 1990) from the EAA Museum, where it has been on display, to Fantasy of Flight where the old cracked paint and fabric will be removed and the wood and glue joints inspected (which are believed to be just fine). If everything checks out with the condition of the airframe, it will be re-covered and any other work needed will be done to get the aircraft flying again. The only obstacle mentioned that is preventing this, is available space at FOF, with the need for another hangar, as otherwise there wouldn't be anywhere to put it right now. According to Weeks, after the aircraft's appearance at Oshkosh in the summer of 1990, he was planning on flying the aircraft to a few military shows before ending up back at his museum location in Florida. However, just as Oshkosh was wrapping up that year, the invasion of Kuwait happened, and the military shows got cancelled, so the aircraft remained put. Then with Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and the effects that had on the old Weeks museum and aircraft, the situation with the Mosquito lingered, while everything else was being dealt with.

Photo by Gavin Conroy (more can be seen in the first link in this post).

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/584copy-1.jpg


Also John Mosquito MK XVI A52-600 is rumoured to be well advanced in restoration to flying condition at Point Cook in Victoria. Once that happens I dare say that like the Sabre it will go on to a long term loan to the Temora Aviation Museum where they have a highly specialised Merlin crew. Most of their engineering staff have been to America to be trained on maintaining Merlin Engines.

P.S. John I am also a Mosquito fanatic. Or anything Merlin powered :)

[AussieMan]

At the moment I am trying to knock out an Aussie Mossie. The paint I am doing is not a MKIV but in reality a PR 16 of 87 flight based at Coomalie in the Northern Territory in 1944. They were painted in an overall azure blue colour scheme.

While not the real model it will suffice until more versions become available from Dave.

I am hoping to have this one ready to put up on the weekend.

[jeansy]

At the moment I am trying to knock out an Aussie Mossie. The paint I am doing is not a MKIV but in reality a PR 16 of 87 flight based at Coomalie in the Northern Territory in 1944. They were painted in an overall azure blue colour scheme.

While not the real model it will suffice until more versions become available from Dave.

I am hoping to have this one ready to put up on the weekend.

Have you got a pic of it Pat, just so I delete it from my batch that ive started

[AussieMan]

Matt, I am working from a colour scheme that is in the book Beaufort, Beaufighter and Mosquito in Australian service. The scheme is on page 198 of the book and serial number is A52-610. When I have the paint to my liking I will take a screenshot and post it here.

[jeansy]

no problem, i have access to that book, i will skip that one

[jankees]

same aircraft as the one shown by Roger, but later paintscheme:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3300.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3302.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3313.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3318.jpg

[huub vink]

Nice schemes!

Does anybody know the registration of the Moquito which was flown by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema in 139 Pathfinder squadron?

Cheers,
Huub

[Roger]

Nothing I could find just Googling.

[jankees]

I thought he flew Q-Queenie, so that would make it XD-Q.
It was not DZ487 XD-Q, because that crashed on Texel in 1943, and I believe he only joined 139 in 1944.

[Warrant]

Excellent repaint Jankees!

[Portia911]

Thanks Jankees and Roger (for the HU re: Peter Wilkins' work) - very nice BOAC skins.
:salute:

[AussieMan]

no problem, i have access to that book, i will skip that one

Thanks Matt, can you please PM me with a list of other numbers you are planning on doing so I don't double up.

[jankees]

my next project:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3342.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3350.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3353.jpg

[MM]

John posted a good deal of information on KA114. Here is a delightful "in the cockpit" film of a flight over Auckland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGfQQWOsoB8

[huub vink]

Nice Jan Kees! You were correct about the date (year) Erik Hazelhof Roelfzema joined 139 squadron. However in 1944 the squadron had already switched to Mk XVI and Mk XXV Mosquitos.

Thanks for the link MM. It really was a narrow cockpit!

Cheers,
Huub

[Roger]

Up in our library...

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/images/2012/12/20/NgWr.jpg

[ZsoltB]

The paintkit available?

[Dain Arns]

The paintkit available?

http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_lib/thumbnails.php?album=48

[jankees]

I uploaded the American PR version on OZx,
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3381.jpg

together with this one:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3383.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3396.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3407.jpg

for the Mossie lovers: a B mk IV, converted for 'Highball' missions (bouncing bombs to be used against shipping), that went to Oz in late 44, and was finally sold for scrap in 1945. The good news is that parts of this machine are being used in a restoration project in New Zealand

[DaveWG]

Great paints Jan Kees. Nice to see the paintkit getting used.

FYI, there will be a Highball version in the next pack to be released. (no dates yet).

[jankees]

Great paints Jan Kees. Nice to see the paintkit getting used.

FYI, there will be a Highball version in the next pack to be released. (no dates yet).

Cool!, I'll adapt this paint then!
and a PR and fighter version too I hope.....?
Love the model btw, outstanding sounds too.
I was so frustrated with the JF version, thank you for this one!

[ftl818]

Cool!, I'll adapt this paint then!
and a PR and fighter version too I hope.....?
Love the model btw, outstanding sounds too.
I was so frustrated with the JF version, thank you for this one!

Hi,

Indeed the JF mosquito is a nightmare to repaint. Flat textures, terrible mapping with multiple objects mapped on the same location, errors everywhere and the final results saved under low resolution ending in blurry textures.

No wonder there are virtually no JF/Aeroplane Heaven repaints around! Definitely not the way to do it. But... inspired by the rebuilt New Zealand Mossie I started building my own layered paintkit. Unfortunately the model is not native FSX, so no bump and spec maps.

Fortunately the model itself can be tweaked to have some relections. The well known cloud/propellor issue is still there but with the right prop textures it is ok. Furthermore an xml error in the ADF gauge was corrected and the two needle indicator is now working, an error in the panel.cfg prevented the radio from working, and an adjustment in the aircraft.cgf file enables supercharging at high altitude.

In my humble opinion Dave's BIV outside model is much better then the older JF one. On the other hand the JF VC has more objects and detail.

I'm now working on a representation of the rebuilt NZ FB26 Mossie and an USAF XVI two stage supercharged PRU version, both similar but still not the same as the new BIV version. The latest details and stenciling will be included.

A screenshot will follow tonight.


Paul

[DaveWG]

Cool!, I'll adapt this paint then!
and a PR and fighter version too I hope.....?
Love the model btw, outstanding sounds too.
I was so frustrated with the JF version, thank you for this one!

Current plans are to do the early PRs, Highball & B.IV with the enlarged bomb-bay next, as they require the least work
After that probably the later bomber & PRs with the 2 stage Merlins.
Fighter marks may come after that, although that depends on what happens with Vertigo Studios FB.VI

[PRB]

Ok I'm missing a step someplace. I made new textures based on the paint kit (using Photoshop CS4). They're 2048 x 2048. I convert them to dds with ImageTool. I can look at the new paint by loading the model and new livery in ModelConverterX, it loads fine. In the game, however, the textures do not show. I look at my dds files and they are 12,289 KB, which is three times the size of the original 4,097, although they are both 2048 x 2048 pixels in size. I know I skipped a step someplace, but can't see it. Not enough cofee? Thanks in advance!

- Paul

[dougal]

These repaints are GREAT guys. I'm really, REALLY grateful to all the folk who do the paints. For some reason it's something i've never been able to master:-(

By the way.... These are all a little errrr.... clean? Any chance of the odd dirty or worn one coming along?

with thanks from a grateful (non painting) simmer;-)

[ftl818]

These repaints are GREAT guys. I'm really, REALLY grateful to all the folk who do the paints. For some reason it's something i've never been able to master:-(

By the way.... These are all a little errrr.... clean? Any chance of the odd dirty or worn one coming along?

with thanks from a grateful (non painting) simmer;-)


Noted and planned, but first things first...

[jankees]

Paul, open them in DXTbmp and save as DXT5 DDS?

Meanwhile, here's an early B IV:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3419.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3424.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3436.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3444.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3450.jpg

Dave, I'm looking forward to all those versions!

[PRB]

Paul, open them in DXTbmp and save as DXT5 DDS? ...

Thanks Jan. Using DXTBmp to save to DXT5 DDS did result in the correct size files (4097 KB), but they still wont show up in the game. And they still display fine when the model is loaded into ModelConverterX. Very odd. I've never had this issue before. Should be pretty straight forward. Tried importing an alpha, but the originals don't have them anyway. I compared every possible file attribute between mine and some others from the default paints and they are, as far as I can tell, identical. Copied known good texture files into my texture folder, and they show up ok, so it's not an aircraft.cfg screw up. When I figure this out I'll post what I learned!

- Paul

[dhasdell]

Here's a pic of 105 off to work - CBF in the foreground, JF beyond.

I like the early scheme, and from the screenshots the camo looks more effective.

[jankees]

Paul, if it doesn't show up, but the files are right, then it should be an aircraft.cfg problem. I often have the name of the texture folder and the link in the .cfg not the same. Other possibilities, number in [fltsim.X] is not consecutive, or the 'title =' line is the same as a previous one. It is always something simple like that.

[fleurdelys]

Fleurdelys, I'm no expert, but the details of the stencils are period correct to the WWII-era (i.e. not modern), and are of the similar type to those seen on other RAF aircraft of the period. Note all of the W/T ("Wired Throughout") stencils which were very common to find on all RAF types, typically applied on fabric-covered surfaces (of which much of the Mosqiuto is). A little bit about that here (as well as a look at the similar stencils seen on Peter Teichman's authentically restored Hurricane): http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=339844
(http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=339844)
No matter the aircraft type, Mosquito included, you'll find these located usually one on the fuselage (always starboard side only), one on the vertical stabilizer and one on the rudder (always starboard side only), one on each elevator and one on each horizontal stabilizer (always on the bottom), and one on each aileron, one on each flap, and usually just one on each wing (all always on the bottom).

You might be able to find a guide online that shows the layout of these stencils, such as for plastic model builders. (One of the cool things I enjoy about having access to factory blue prints for a few different WWII U.S. types, is that there are drawings/blueprints which just show each stencil design and location on the airframe, all laid out.) Although I don't have the information to post here, without searching for it, all of those letters and numbers in the stencils do mean something. : )

To John and all of you Mossie lovers,

I've been busy trying to give this gorgeous warbird some weathering and stencils to dress it up a bit...

The difficulty with lettering is to first of all find fonts which are close to the original and I managed to find a freeware font which fits it to a "T" (or very close to it).

For those of you interested, look up "Phantom Stencils" in the usual places and you will be in business... :kilroy:

I followed John Terrel's mini tutorial and took reference from the pics of the Mosquito for guidance and this is the result !

Before I publish this skin, would the experts look at the accompanying pics and let me know if it is OK or if I went overboard with my efforts... :isadizzy:

True to my usual self, I increased the weathering a bit just to make it so they are used for war and not just for air shows...:icon_lol:

I would like to give those interested a copy of my stencils but I'm afraid that the program that I'm using is not usual (Arcsoft photostudio) and although I can open PSD files with it, I cannot recompile into PSD afterwards...
If anyone has a program which can open my "psf" type of file and recompile into "psd" later, please let me know and I will forward the stencils...

Cheers and thanks again Dave for your masterpiece,

Fleurdelys

[ftl818]

Hi,

As promised a screenshot of the JF Mk XVI PRU, still work in progress. Just started to place the stencils.

I just wonder, would the wartime aircraft have all these stencils or is it just a representation of the rebuilt New Zealand mossie?


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[jankees]

fleurdelys, looks great with all those stencils!
I've been going over my mossie pics, but in most I can not see all that many stencils, so I have no idea what it was like in the war. But there aren't that many hi-res pics of mossies anyway I'm finding, so...
I would be interested in a file with your stencils, not sure what I can use to open it, but I can always try. If not, make a white jpg or something with them, and I'll copy them myself?

Meanwhile, here's something for the French:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3459.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3461.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3466.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3471.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3474.jpg

[Ian Warren]

:cool:Great JK .... one special model getting the attention from the master ! :salute:


Great paints Jan Kees. Nice to see the paintkit getting used.

FYI, there will be a Highball version in the next pack to be released. (no dates yet).

Now that will the interesting one .. Dave :icon_lol: I already have a story line going through me brain case for that one :applause:



PS: love the Christmas Banner ... I keep breaking things .... id better get outta here :running:


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[Roger]

Thanks Jan. Using DXTBmp to save to DXT5 DDS did result in the correct size files (4097 KB), but they still wont show up in the game. And they still display fine when the model is loaded into ModelConverterX. Very odd. I've never had this issue before. Should be pretty straight forward. Tried importing an alpha, but the originals don't have them anyway. I compared every possible file attribute between mine and some others from the default paints and they are, as far as I can tell, identical. Copied known good texture files into my texture folder, and they show up ok, so it's not an aircraft.cfg screw up. When I figure this out I'll post what I learned!

- Paul

Hi Paul,
They're not saved as 24 bit by any chance?

[ftl818]

Hi Paul,
They're not saved as 24 bit by any chance?

Hi Roger,

All textures are made in paintshop multi-layered and saved as psd. Then I load the psd file in DXTBmp and flip them. After that they are saved as DDS888-8 32 bit. This gives an 100% match to the original psd with no
losses. You can of course also flip all psd layers in paintshop.



Paul

[fleurdelys]

Bonjour Jankees,

I doubt that you can open this "psf" type of file without the program itself. I'll post a copy of the stencil file that I created but I doubt that you can use them as such as it is quite small... (550 x 550 px square) which is necessary if you want to use the stencils without having to reduce them again...

PM me your address and I'll send you the "psf" file !

Cheers,

Fleurdelys

[jankees]

Paul: and if you save them as DXT5 dds?

Thanks, Fleurdelys!

[stovall]

Hi Roger,

All textures are made in paintshop multi-layered and saved as psd. Then I load the psd file in DXTBmp and flip them. After that they are saved as DDS888-8 32 bit. This gives an 100% match to the original psd with no
losses. You can of course also flip all psd layers in paintshop.



Paul

Paul try saving your PSD file as a bmp then flip vertical. Put this file in DXTBMP and save as DXT5 dds.

[PRB]

Paul: and if you save them as DXT5 dds? ...

Sure did. In fact I tried all the "flavors" of dds with the same results. I started a new thread on this since it's become clear this isn't confined to this new beautiful Mosquito. This issue affects any dds file I try to modify, for any plane. But I'm not seeing this on my other computer, with a fresh FSX install. Strange.

- Paul

[PRB]

Paul try saving your PSD file as a bmp then flip vertical. Put this file in DXTBMP and save as DXT5 dds.

Hi Tom. Tried that too. Same results. I was flipping them in DXTBmp, or letting ImageTool do it automatically, but then tried flipping it first in Photoshop.

- Paul

[PRB]

Here's the one I'm working on. Don McVicar, after a career in WW-II as an RAF Ferry Command pilot, started World Wide Aviation, and also bought a Mosquito, which he intended to enter in the air racing circuit. It didn't quite work out, but this is what the ship looked like, best I can tell so far. I wish I had more photos of the plane, and I'd really like to know what the lettering is on the nose, left side. In the mean time, a WIP...

- Paul

[Bomber_12th]

Sweet looking machine there, Paul!

[PRB]

Thanks John! Still have to work out the curvy bits around the nose... :)

- Paul

[Mooser]

It's been a long wait for a native FSX Mossie...

Thanks a lot for this gem! :jump:

[McLeland Peter]

Thanks Dave for a wonderful aeroplane...

I've made three videos of the Mosquito:-


Mosquito_in_Russell_Fjord-HD...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6JaROx61aw




Mosquito Circuit-HD...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPx_auAcKO8




More Mosquito-HD...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XToPrOk-f0E




They are all HD so are best viewed with the Quality clicked up to 1080p and the Full Screen icon at bottom right corner clicked.


The first runs for 12 minutes, the second for 4 minutes and the third and probably the best for 8.5 minutes.

The last is probably the best if you only want to watch one :)

[srgalahad]

Thanks Paul!

Now I have to go shake the cobwebs off my FSX install. There are few aircraft that would bring me to this, but I think Paul knew the result. :icon_lol:

Don McVicar and my dad knew each other and I grew up 5 minutes from the WorldWide hangar so I was a bit of a fixture as a kid in the 50's and 60's. I know I've seen a better picture of the left side, but it may have been on the wall in the hangar (not much help now...)

For those who are interested in learning more:

http://www.donmcvicar.com/
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/mossieregistry/mossie-n37878.html

[PRB]

Hey Rob! I knew it wouldn't be too long until you spotted this one! :) Those books you pointed me to were so much fun to read. What an amazing man.

- Paul

[huub vink]

Thanks for this extraordinary repaint Paul!

Cheers,
Huub

[PRB]

Thanks Huub! While it's fun doing re-paints, I find I have to be "inspired" to tackle one. This one qualified! If you haven't read McVicar's books, they are really interesting aviation reads. Rob (srgalahad) turned me on to this guy and his books.

- Paul

[jimjones]

Very nice model and gift to the FS community. Thankyou very much.

[JAllen]

Very nice aircraft and fun to fly!! Thank you!

[Dimus]

Although not the same variant I would like to have a repaint for the Spartan Air Services mossies (They were B35s I think). They would make them look very nice over Canadian scenery. I would try the repaint but have no time these days.

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[dvj]

WOW what a treat!

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/2898/72386817.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/856/72386817.jpg/)

[gman5250]

Thanks Dave for the superb model. I have had a pay ware version for quite a while but rarely fly it...too much of a pain to paint. I've uploaded a few of my skins for this bird here. I'll be adding more as time goes on. Squadron 633 began my love affair with the Mosquito and it has endured all these years. Enjoy my repaints...Merry Xmas and thanks to everyone for sharing their incredible talents on this site.

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[mikezola]

@PRB,

Some time ago I found some b/w photos on the web of another Mosquito racer that was given the number #81. Would there happen to be any color pictures of that one in the McVicar book? Evidently it was painted in two different schemes. From what I can tell they would make interesting subjects for repaints...

-Mike Z.

[PRB]

Hi Mike,

Very few photos at all in these books, and only one of the racer that I painted. I couldn't find any other photos of that one either. Been to the Reno races a couple of time in the 1980s. It would have been awesome to see a Mosquito there!

- Paul

[mikezola]

Here's what I have- I wish they were color:

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I still don't remember where I found these- perhaps I'll snoop around the air racing sites to see what I can find...

-Mike Z.

[jankees]

with all this talk of racer Mossie, I thought I'd roll one out of the painting shed too..

VH-KLG was meant to participate in the 1953 London to Christchurch race, but disaster struck on the way to London, when the pilots, Aubrey "Titus" Oates DFC and Douglas Swain DFC, ran out of fuel over the Bay of Bengal, and were forced to ditch.

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3624.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3626.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3627.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3629.jpg

I still need to work a bit on the shine, and maybe make her a bit lighter red, what do you think?
and the Spartans were on my shopping list too, but first xmas with my parents, see you later!
As for #81, the dark one was blue, and the light one white with maroon engines I believe.

[Bomber_12th]

I've downloaded your repaint Paul and I'm really looking forward to seeing it in FSX!

Another point I thought I'd bring up about the Mosquito, in-case it isn't very well known, is that the pilot (nor any other occupant) cannot start the aircraft by himself from within the cockpit like most aircraft. Unlike most aircraft (including most warbirds), you'll notice that the Mosquito cockpit is void of any priming pumps for either engine. Instead, there is a primer located in each nacelle, just aft of the engines, requiring a person on the outside of the aircraft, helping to get each engine started. As Kermit Weeks stated recently, "After initially priming the engine, the unfortunate soul then has to continue to stand below the flaming exhaust stacks while squirting fuel into the engine until it will run on its own!"

In this first part of a two-part video on Youtube (of Kermit Weeks' Mosquito back in the 80's), you can see this taking place, with an individual on the outside of the aircraft braving the blast of the hot exhaust to prime the engines before and through starting.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiLjR_wd6uE

Unlike the fighter variant that Jerry Yagen's FB.26 Mosquito KA114 is, the cockpit configuration (and windscreen) on Kermit Weeks' bomber variant B.35 Mosquito is closer to that of the cockpit/windscreen on the B.IV. These are some recent photos of the cockpit that were posted by Kermit Weeks back in November. With the exception of the easy to recognize 'modern' avionics, added on, the remainder of the cockpit remains stock.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/535524_409212735814478_74301745_n.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/306852_409212745814477_1785098155_n.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/546816_409212759147809_861405140_n.jpg

[Bomber_12th]

Also, this was just posted to Youtube only yesterday - an absolutely brilliant film from an air-to-air photo shoot with Jerry Yagen's Mosquito KA114, done by the talented Scott Slocum.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvp2AeM68iM

[Daveroo]

Also, this was just posted to Youtube only yesterday - an absolutely brilliant film from an air-to-air photo shoot with Jerry Yagen's Mosquito KA114, done by the talented Scott Slocum.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvp2AeM68iM

John yer to much man :salute:...you come up with some of the best details....the stuff i like to know,and share with my airplane pals here at home.and thanks for posting the "kermie cam" videos here at SOH....my folks ( yes my mother likes aircraft as well) and i enjoy watching them on tv in the afternoon...i love directv for the fact you can watch any youtube video on your tv ...cool

[PRB]

Wow, awesome videos John. What a beautiful airplane that Mosquito is. I found it interesting that at times the pilot was using both hands on the stick, usually while in a turn. Was the Mosquito heavy on the controls at such times? Good stuff.

- Paul

[stovall]

Great video, I was browsing YouTube yesterday myself and ran across the, completely inside the cockpit, YouTube version of this wonderful restored Mosquito. The sounds are fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

[PRB]

This one? :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGfQQWOsoB8

[jetstreamsky]

......... I found it interesting that at times the pilot was using both hands on the stick, usually while in a turn. Was the Mosquito heavy on the controls at such times?

- Paul


I think he's ensuring no unintended inputs at that very low altitude, it's a relatively long wing moving fast a nasty bump might cause a turn in at a very inopportune moment. Higher up, he's using just one hand in a turn, although it was a gentle one.

[PRB]

I think he's ensuring no unintended inputs at that very low altitude, it's a relatively long wing moving fast a nasty bump might cause a turn in at a very inopportune moment. Higher up, he's using just one hand in a turn, although it was a gentle one.

Rgr, makes sense. After watching the "all in the cockpit" video, damn! We really need the next version of Accu-Feel to have prop synchronization sounds. "Whum-whum-whum-whuuuuum-whuuuuuuuum". Love that! :icon_lol:

- Paul

[Bomber_12th]

Here are some more Mossie videos, if anyone is interested, though these have been up on Youtube for quite some time (a documentary that dates back to the early-mid 90's). Included is footage of the old BAE Mosquito, much of it from the cockpit, which was operated in England until its very sad demise in 1996, which also took the lives of its crew. Until Jerry Yagen's Mosquito took flight back in late September, it had been 16 years since a Mosquito had been flown.

The footage from the BAE Mosquito is seen in parts 1 and 4 of the documentary. There is more one-handed and two-handed flying illustrated. Pilots that fly Mustangs, Spitfires, Hurricanes, and other warbirds in single-routine displays mention (and have shown via cockpit footage) that they will at times use both hands on the stick for rolling maneuvers, especially if they want it to be very crisp (such as 4-point and 8-point rolls). When flying in formation, and especially in formation during a display, using both hands is not possible as one hand always needs to be on the throttle at all times. I also agree with what JetStreamSky states - I'd call it an added insurance that the aircraft won't 'slip' past the point the pilot wants the aircraft to reach.

Here are Parts 1 and 4 in-case you just would like to see the footage of the BAE Mosquito.
For Parts 2 and 3 you can find them here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQn2shAH4sE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXjnOCx_MYA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf5IQEqQ8Ec


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=145pKib8LvQ

[Ian Warren]

:cool: Thanks for posting the links John , very interesting viewing the construction process and to see footage of Squadron Commander of 105 Sqn John Wooldridge and mention of the Amiens raid which the New Zealand 487 squadron was involved . <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input jscode="leoInternalChangeDone()" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setT imeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

[stovall]

This one? :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGfQQWOsoB8

That is the one Paul. Pretty cool stuff.

[AussieMan]

Here's what I have- I wish they were color:

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I still don't remember where I found these- perhaps I'll snoop around the air racing sites to see what I can find...

-Mike Z.

Mike in the book I have on the Mosquito this aircraft was painted in a royal/deep blue colour and the panel is eith silver or wite and the spinners appear to be white also. The other one you show appears to be white overall and the engines forward of the wing seem to be in the blue colour I have previously mentioned again with the silver/white panel and white spinners. Perhaps if time permits I might try to knock out these for you.

[Bomber_12th]

Here's a little photo set with Paul's superb repaint, flying up in the frigid north.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_5.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_6.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_7.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_8.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_9.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_10.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/raiden/can_mos_11.jpg

[mikezola]

Hello Again-

Jankees, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing VH-KLG once you've finished it...

AussieMan, it would be great to see those paint schemes, if you're inclined to do so and have the time...

-Mike Z.

[NSS]

Time to reinstall FSX and get me a Mosquito.

Kev

[shaggy]

Hey guys.

This is a little repaint im working on and i just wanted to check your interest in it. I really think the Rescue scheme suits the mossie. Imagine a search light, an IR sight and maybe a weather radar on this little racer. I have an intention to repaint the 500lb bomb so it would look like an rescue capsule casing an life raft. So you could drop it to the ones who are in need of beeing rescued.

I have no idea of what registration to put on there, so suggestions are welcomed.
Also as you can see I have left the wings dirty and the fuselage clean and personally I like it a bit dirty :wiggle:, but what do you guys think.. Clean or dirty textures for the mossie?

And some screens
have a nice day!

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[AussieMan]

Here's what I have- I wish they were color:

77847778487784977850778517785277853

I still don't remember where I found these- perhaps I'll snoop around the air racing sites to see what I can find...

-Mike Z.

I am working on these at the moment and was wondering if anyone knew what was written on the nose of the blue and the white aircraft. Also what that little emblem is behind the #81 on the fuselage. All help appreciated.

[fleurdelys]

Hey guys.

This is a little repaint im working on and i just wanted to check your interest in it. I really think the Rescue scheme suits the mossie. Imagine a search light, an IR sight and maybe a weather radar on this little racer. I have an intention to repaint the 500lb bomb so it would look like an rescue capsule casing an life raft. So you could drop it to the ones who are in need of beeing rescued.

I have no idea of what registration to put on there, so suggestions are welcomed.
Also as you can see I have left the wings dirty and the fuselage clean and personally I like it a bit dirty :wiggle:, but what do you guys think.. Clean or dirty textures for the mossie?

And some screens
have a nice day!

780507805278054
780517805378055


Bonjour Shaggy,

I like your project !

Since you asked for suggestions, here goes :
- The matt texturing was good for war time planes but you should look into giving it some (lots of it) reflectity overall. This is done through the specular files on which you should apply a whitewash overall...

and don't forget the spinners which should be even more reflective...

- With added reflectivity, dust, dirt and grime would not have been able to stick so much to the fuselage and wings; you may keep the exhaust stain but go easy on the weathering as this was a plane which received good service from its crew and mechanics and would not have been left dirty such as in wartime where they didn't have the time to do some cleaning...

- what period did you have in mind ? From 1946 to 1965, it would seem that they had another roundel (see attachment) and probably also used the Red Enseign on the tail instead of the canadian flag such as seen nowadays...
Remember that the George cross on the Red enseign must always face forward... (see attachment).

- the yellow that you use appears to be on the light side; I seem to remember that canadian planes (in yellow and red) had a darker hue of yellow (see pic and find some more on the net to make up your mind...).

Hope that this will get you going. Looking forward to the finished product !

Fleurdelys

[Tako_Kichi]

- what period did you have in mind ? From 1946 to 1965, it would seem that they had another roundel (see attachment) and probably also used the Red Enseign on the tail instead of the canadian flag such as seen nowadays...
The 'Maple Leaf' Canadian flag was introduced in February 1965. Prior to that they used the Union Jack or the Red Ensign.

[mikezola]

I am working on these at the moment and was wondering if anyone knew what was written on the nose of the blue and the white aircraft. Also what that little emblem is behind the #81 on the fuselage. All help appreciated.

Hello Pat-

The script on the nose of N37878 is 'Wooden Wonder'- on N66313 it's 'Miss Marta'...

The logo on the fuselage behind the number is the old Kendall Motor Oil emblem...

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-Mike Z.

[jankees]

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/real%20pics/2012-12-3112-00-24_0015_zpse020ffa5.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/real%20pics/2012-12-3111-58-54_0014a_zps3d75d141.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/real%20pics/2012-12-3111-58-54_0014_zps8d2c1cf2.jpg

The man in the last pic is Donald E. Bussart, the owner of N3787 in 1949, and the pic was taken at Berry Field, Nashville in august 1949, where they prepared his aircraft for the 1949 Bendix Air Race.
The middle pic shows N37878 at the start of the race.
I have a few pics of it later in its career with Mark Hurd Aerial Survey as well if you're interested.

[AussieMan]

Hello Pat-

The script on the nose of N37878 is 'Wooden Wonder'- on N66313 it's 'Miss Marta'...

The logo on the fuselage behind the number is the old Kendall Motor Oil emblem...

78170
-Mike Z.

Thanks Mike. Not going to promise that I can match the script perfectly but I will try.

Thanks for those nice clear photos also JK.

[shaggy]

Bonjour Shaggy,

I like your project !

Since you asked for suggestions, here goes :
- The matt texturing was good for war time planes but you should look into giving it some (lots of it) reflectity overall. This is done through the specular files on which you should apply a whitewash overall...

and don't forget the spinners which should be even more reflective...

- With added reflectivity, dust, dirt and grime would not have been able to stick so much to the fuselage and wings; you may keep the exhaust stain but go easy on the weathering as this was a plane which received good service from its crew and mechanics and would not have been left dirty such as in wartime where they didn't have the time to do some cleaning...

- what period did you have in mind ? From 1946 to 1965, it would seem that they had another roundel (see attachment) and probably also used the Red Enseign on the tail instead of the canadian flag such as seen nowadays...
Remember that the George cross on the Red enseign must always face forward... (see attachment).

- the yellow that you use appears to be on the light side; I seem to remember that canadian planes (in yellow and red) had a darker hue of yellow (see pic and find some more on the net to make up your mind...).

Hope that this will get you going. Looking forward to the finished product !

Fleurdelys



Hi buddy!
Thx for the input. Here you can se the changes i have made so far. Color, emblems and the spec maps for more glossyness. Though if i recall correctly the mossie was made out of wood and canvas? So im not totaly sure abuot the "metal" look.

More to come soon.
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[jankees]

Not going to promise that I can match the script perfectly but I will try.

why don't you use the image itself? perfect match!

[fsxar177]

Just anxious to see Mike's work on the racer liveries...

:applause::applause::applause:

Joseph

[fleurdelys]

Hi buddy!
Thx for the input. Here you can se the changes i have made so far. Color, emblems and the spec maps for more glossyness. Though if i recall correctly the mossie was made out of wood and canvas? So im not totaly sure abuot the "metal" look.

More to come soon.
7817578176

Bonjour Shaggy,

Your yellow paint seems to be spot on !

In reference to the reflectivity, it is true that this being the "wooden wonder" the main part of the plane would have been of wood and canvas which would not reflect per se as a metal aircraft would. During wartime, they wanted it to look matt and had no problem doing so. The story changes for postwar aircrafts where a glossy type of paint or lacquer would have been more appropriate for such an aircraft. The reason for getting planes glossy is to save on gas as a glossy plane flies better and faster than a matt one. So, you may go ahead with the reflectivity. As for the metal parts, there were some or this plane would not have made it through the war...:icon_lol:

For a short list of the metal parts which can be seen, you have the exhaust covers and heat plate shield (not modeled) behind it, the canopy which was made of plexiglass and metal, all the small access covers on the wings and fuselage...
You don't really have to worry about the metal parts as you have applied reflectivity to the whole plane, whereas if you were working with a matt finish, you might want to lett a little reflectivity through specifically where metal parts are located.

Your project will really look nice when finished...:applause:

Best wishes for the New Year !

Fleurdelys

[AussieMan]

I have spent much of the past week working on 4 repaints. I haven't completed them as yet because I have been trying to get some alpha channels to work on the metal bits like the engine nacells, ailerons and flaps. I can get the shine but unfortunately it also puts shine on the wooden parts as well.

To me it appears that any shine is built into the model file. Anyway for the time being that part of any repaints is going to be consigned to the too hard basket. I will try to complete two of the repaints and get them uploaded in the next couple of days.

[jankees]

I can't get the red one to look the way I like either (yet), but a while ago, we talked about Hazelhoff Roelfzema and his Q for Queenie...

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3829_zps9c5031c2.jpg

some artistic license here, the serial belongs to a B.IV that flew with 139 Sqn until relatively late in the war, but I have no idea if it was Q for Queenie....could have been though?

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3845_zpsdbe39338.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3856_zps8564ba2b.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/ss3866_zpsf5fa6df4.jpg

[AussieMan]

why don't you use the image itself? perfect match!

Had thought about that Jan but the photos are B&W which makes it rather difficult :(

[jankees]

I thought you were referring to the Kendall image.
As for the text on the nose, blow the image up and redraw based on that? That's what I usually do with noseart texts.

[AussieMan]

Here is one repaint I am doing that has slipped past everyone. This is the prototype Mosquito one of 4 that I am working on.

I am not happy with some of the paint work and will be doing some clean up tonight and hopefully upload it tomorrow.

[AussieMan]

I thought you were referring to the Kendall image.
As for the text on the nose, blow the image up and redraw based on that? That's what I usually do with noseart texts.

The Kendall one is perfect to copy. And I will try your method. Something new to learn.

[AussieMan]

Can someone tell me where the aerial post is located in the paintkik please.

[gman5250]

Can someone tell me where the aerial post is located in the paintkik please.

The aerial post is in the fuse file, upper left hand corner under the tire. It took me a while to find it too...it's small and pretty easy to miss.

[AussieMan]

Thanks mate.

EDIT: Found it. Was in the camo layer which I had turned off as it was not necessary for my finished paint. Now know to leave the camo layer turned on until I finish the paint.

[AussieMan]

Just uploaded the re[aint of the prototype Mossie. There are 2 versions. One is a clean version as it would have looked just after being rolled out of the factory and another version that would have seen it after several test flights.

[fsxar177]

Any update on the liveries for 'Wooden Wonder', and 'Miss Marta' ??

Joseph