Depicted as an aircraft from 487 Squadron RNZAF that, on the 18th February 1944, flew on " Operation Jericho". In it Mosquitoes of No's 21 , 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) Squadrons bombed the Amiens prison to free French resistance fighters being held by the Gestapo.
The Build
This was my first Tamiya kit and WOW, what a joy to build, it went together with virtually no problems (the wingtips being the exception). The instructions are good and the detail in the cockpit and bomb bay is good. If this is representative of other Tamiya kits then I can see why the are around $40 AUD. But I think it is well worth the money. I bought an after market tail wheel and crew door, although only the crew door was really required.
Painting and Finishing
For the paints I used Gunze 309 for the green and Tamiya XF54 (Dark Sea grey) for the upper surfaces and XF 19 )for the underside. To me these colours look pretty good representations of the the WW 2 RAF colours Dark Green, Ocean Gray and Medium Sea Grey. As I have at least 3 other RAF WW2 fighters to build I think I'll be sticking with them.
The kit was dusted in Tamiya smoke and a final coat of Gunze Flat clear and I'm very happy with the final result. I rate this my best effort yet.
The Photos
