Spitfire76's Build Log of ADDIMP3D DH-98 Mosquito

[Spitfire76]

Having 3d printed a Spitfire and a Hurricane I started to look for another iconic British aircraft of WWII to build and decided on the De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito. None of the major designers of 3d printed planes seem to have one but found this and purchased the files.

ADDIMP 3D - DH-98 Mosquito - 1350mm

Model for 3D printing English and French instructions Wingspan 1350 mm / 53'' Weight 2.5 kg Standard drive 2x 250W / Lipo 3s 3-axis control + flaps and retractable landing gear [EDIT 10/28/2025 STL update Fuselage/common F3 & F4 Nacelle N3 (L & R) Wing W1 (L&R) Prusaslicer files (Orca and Bambu...

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This is the start of the build log for this plane but don't expect it to be quick as I have a whole bunch of 3d printed planes currently in various stages of construction.

 

[Spitfire76]

I watched the 1964 movie "633 Squadron" last night. I had watched in many times in the past and have the DVD although I believe it's available streaming. I just love that theme tune and will play it while performing the maiden.

While that movie is fiction I believe it does depict the type of missions that some of the Mosquito squadrons were engaged in.

To understand more about the design and development of the Mosquito I followed episodes 26,27 and 28 of the "World of Warbirds" podcast.

 

[Spitfire76]

I will use this LW-PLA as I have almost a whole reel left over from some other projects.

POLYLIGHT 1.0 – LIGHT GRAY – LW PLA - WIND CATCHER RC

3D Lab Print - Light Gray - 1kg spool

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I have some light gray PLA (Bambu Lab PLA Matte) that I can use for the non light weight parts of the airframe.

It looks like if I go with a lower powered version using a 3s battery the whole airframe can be printed in LW-PLA but a hybrid airframe using a mixture of regular PLA and LW-PLA is recommended if using a 4s battery.

LW-PLA does crack easily on hard landings and I have had a few of those with other models so maybe the hybrid solution is the way to go. Before deciding I'll first print the LW parts that are common to both airframes.

 

[Mr Man]

Cool! Watching this project 😎

 

[Spitfire76]

It looks like there has been several updates between 2023 to 2025 so just trying to work out which are the latest ones to print. As I have Bambu Lab printers I need to use Orca or Bambu Studio.

This is the latest update

[EDIT 10/28/2025 STL update
Fuselage/common F3 & F4
Nacelle N3 (L & R)
Wing W1 (L&R)
Prusaslicer files (Orca and Bambu Studio will have to be adapted from 3mf PS):
Fuselage F1bis, F2bis, F3 to F7
Nacelle N2 & N3 (L & R)
Wing all parts (except W4 PR)
H-Stab all parts]


and these are the names of the files I downloaded

DH98-1_12-01-docs.zip 9.22 MB

DH98-1_12-03-slicer-V2.zip 125 MB

DH-98_stand.zip 312 KB

DH98-1_12-landing-gear-V2.1.zip 21.2 MB

DH-98-1_12-MM-FMS4010-850.zip 212 KB

03-DH-98-1_12-Orca-V3.zip 15.8 MB

02-DH-98-1_12-stl-V3.zip 125 MB

03-DH-98-1_12-Prusaslicer-V3.zip 80.5 MB

 

[Mr Man]

wow, didn't know you could time travel... JK JK 🤣🤣🤣

 

[Spitfire76]

wow, didn't know you could time travel... JK JK 🤣🤣🤣

Thought I was printing Dr. Who’s Tardis