**** DONE: 1/48 Westland Whirlwind Mk.I - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

[T Bolt]

Real nice Wayne

 

[Wayne Little]

Email sent Wayne. Found out your bird served with 263sqn. from Sept. '40 until lost in action, Sept. 19, '43.

Geo

Thankyou sir! I left my book at work so I can't check it with yours until tomorrow night now...

 

[Wayne Little]

Some slow progress, more reinforcing strips cut and fitted to the starboard wing and lower port wing too...also filled and sanded the bomb rack holes

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

thankyou Sir!

 

[Ohm-men]

Very interesting subject! I wasn't aware the RAF used this type up to '43.
I always liked the Westland Whirlwind. One of the sleeker looking twin fighters...
Will follow this build with great intrest!

 

[Wayne Little]

Cheers Jerry!

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice little additions Wayne.

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

thanks for stopping by fellas...

 

[Wayne Little]

Oh and George, couple of those reference items you sent are not in the Whirlwind book, thanks mate!

 

[Lucky13]

You're buying the beers then!

Looking forward to the next update Master Wayne...

 

[Catch22]

Nice start Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Jan and Cory,

Ok balance of the reinforcing strips done on the lower surface, a shot showing them all and my extremely hi-tech, finely balanced spacer tool.....

 

[tigerdriver]

very neat as ever

 

[Wayne Little]

thanks Dave.

 

[Wurger]

Well done Pal.

 

[fubar57]

Nice start. I hope those photos help in some way.

Geo

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks guys.

Have now drilled out the lower points for wing lights outboard of the engine nacelles and glued in 2 clear lights from 2 of my spitfire kits, these areas were simply not dealt with as lights, simply round access panels in the plastic.

Lights protruded slightly, have been sanded flush and still to be polished....