Green Dragon
09-28-2005, 07:35 PM
well, honestly, this is just an excuse to show off my newest finished rocket, but what the heck :-)
question part : regarding the mini brute bugs on the Mosquito - does anyone know when those actually shipped with the bug decals ?
I have never seen one, going back to my first mosquito kit, probabally around 1979.
I have seen a few pics of ones witht he bugs,but always figured someone used the Screamer or other decals,until i saw them on Jim Z's .
show and tell part - what got me thinking on this.....
just finished the Mosquito this afternoon ( old vintage original, that had strak-style fins that were 'rough' , so made new 'correct' 1/6" basswood fins, broke off the old ones and rebuilt it.
My wife saw it and says ' it's sooo cuuuteee... ' and said I had to paint it a 'cute' color, not yellow and balc ( noting my original was yellow and green, our high school colors ;-) .
so... see phtoo for details, original paint scheme, but in purple and white, with color matched custom purple 'bugs' .
hate to admit she's right, but I kind of like it :-)
~ AL
question part : regarding the mini brute bugs on the Mosquito - does anyone know when those actually shipped with the bug decals ?
I have never seen one, going back to my first mosquito kit, probabally around 1979.
I have seen a few pics of ones witht he bugs,but always figured someone used the Screamer or other decals,until i saw them on Jim Z's .
show and tell part - what got me thinking on this.....
just finished the Mosquito this afternoon ( old vintage original, that had strak-style fins that were 'rough' , so made new 'correct' 1/6" basswood fins, broke off the old ones and rebuilt it.
My wife saw it and says ' it's sooo cuuuteee... ' and said I had to paint it a 'cute' color, not yellow and balc ( noting my original was yellow and green, our high school colors ;-) .
so... see phtoo for details, original paint scheme, but in purple and white, with color matched custom purple 'bugs' .
hate to admit she's right, but I kind of like it :-)
~ AL