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

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Good stuff Wayne.

 

[Wildcat]

Excellent start Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

Cheers fellas, these improvements seem to be the main ones...so should be moving forward on some construction now....

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Excellent my good man, simply excellent.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Jeff.

Engine Nacelles prepped and bays assembled, will see if anything should be added.....

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

Nice work Wayne

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Wayne!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Look! A worker at the Westland factory painted numbers on the inside or the engine necelles! You have to preserve that Wayne! Like the Smithsonian would. I wonder what they mean...this is such an exciting build!

 

[Wayne Little]

almost right Jim... I decided to number the parts to ensure each bit went with the correct other bits, the inards are numbered on the bottom too, i just don't want to get caught out with sticking the nacelles on the wrong wings! ...I know someone did this!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Back on this one this week, now my sons side project is done!

 

[Crimea_River]

Shuper!

 

[Wayne Little]

ok most parts have the sprue joins riding onto the flat areas of the glue surfaces rather than straight up against the sides of the kit parts so as they are removed these raised join points need to be attended to and sanded flush with the mating surfaces. See the fuselage edges.

Now I have started on the cockpit.... to get things cracking...added a few etch bits to the cockpit floor only cause they are in the set, once painted they will be barely noticable...and got the Instrument panel done too...

 

[Capt. Vick]

I like the way the sprue runners attach to the parts. Should prevent those ugly blemishes on the fuselage.

 

[Wayne Little]

I actually prefer it that way small amount of extra work but keeps the edges clean and tidy.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Cheers Wojtek.

 

[Lucky13]