centaur567
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Looking good !! Gary S.
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Westland Whirlwind
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Flyingbabydoc
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Hey master
Looking Forward to your Progress. Show us some pics!
Cheers
Alex
Looking Forward to your Progress. Show us some pics!
Cheers
Alex
phantom II
Master at Arms
Sorry partner . I have been meaning to show progress but I keep finding excuses :fencing to keep me from doing so.
I am trying to get to the point where I am ready to close it up > I am trying to give you a meaningful update
.I do have pictures though. :cheer:
At least it is ready to go together tonight so, here's a couple of pix
Now, let's hope it squeezes in nicely tomorrow
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
So, let's see where this post went :skipper
RichB
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centaur567
Well-known member
Looking good!! Gary S.
phantom II
Master at Arms
Not really . It might seam like I'm taking long enough, but no :S . Cheers, Christian B)
Actually what I want to see, is for thatteam in the UK to start rebuilding that one they have . So far its all blh blah blah
http://whirlwindfighter.blogspot.co.uk/
phantom II
Master at Arms
Well, let's go back to where I was before the disturbance in the field :frantic
I assembled the basic cockpit pieces and checked it for fit inside the fuselage and was surprised at how well it actually fit :woohoo:
That said, in my opinion , I decided that the fuselage ribs were way too flat, so I added some sprue to make it more believable .
Not previously mentioned is this lever that goes to the right of the seat . It is made of resin and I just did not like it and it was giving me issues with attaching it.
I decided to replace it with a couple lengths of tubing the pieces of brass and kept the handle . Now we have something that looks right and actually want to be installed.
Behind the head armor is the roll over structure which is also resin and was equally annoying .
Underneath it is the aircraft battery , to which I added some detail, including a hold down strap.
Some mixed Mr.sufacer primmer.
A light coat of RAF interior green.
The other detail colors were added.
Sorry but I lost the picture of the instrument panel . It is comprise five layers of brass and clear pieces.
Messed it up the first go round and had to disassemble it and start back over .
It deserves it's own picture and I will add it latter if I can locate it.
Anyhow, for now .
At this time the side consoles have been added and detailed.
Before going further , I added a shim to the tail wheel mount so the the tail will sit up a bit when the strut is in.
Ooops , it does not show in this picture . Just picture about .040 white stirene between the strut and the bulkhead
And now, comes the 20 MM cannons.... Lots of little parts but actually only the recoil springs and the barrels will be seen .
And now, the tricky part of boring the right size holes for the installation. Not a lot of extra plastic left for an error margin.
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Now the pieces go back in the plastic bag till latter .
Hope this was not too boring but someone needed evidence :coolio
Now , I should be
Cheers, Christian
I assembled the basic cockpit pieces and checked it for fit inside the fuselage and was surprised at how well it actually fit :woohoo:
That said, in my opinion , I decided that the fuselage ribs were way too flat, so I added some sprue to make it more believable .
Not previously mentioned is this lever that goes to the right of the seat . It is made of resin and I just did not like it and it was giving me issues with attaching it.
I decided to replace it with a couple lengths of tubing the pieces of brass and kept the handle . Now we have something that looks right and actually want to be installed.
Behind the head armor is the roll over structure which is also resin and was equally annoying .
Underneath it is the aircraft battery , to which I added some detail, including a hold down strap.
Some mixed Mr.sufacer primmer.
A light coat of RAF interior green.
The other detail colors were added.
Sorry but I lost the picture of the instrument panel . It is comprise five layers of brass and clear pieces.
Messed it up the first go round and had to disassemble it and start back over .
It deserves it's own picture and I will add it latter if I can locate it.
Anyhow, for now .
At this time the side consoles have been added and detailed.
Before going further , I added a shim to the tail wheel mount so the the tail will sit up a bit when the strut is in.
Ooops , it does not show in this picture . Just picture about .040 white stirene between the strut and the bulkhead
And now, comes the 20 MM cannons.... Lots of little parts but actually only the recoil springs and the barrels will be seen .
And now, the tricky part of boring the right size holes for the installation. Not a lot of extra plastic left for an error margin.
Now the pieces go back in the plastic bag till latter .
Hope this was not too boring but someone needed evidence :coolio
Now , I should be
Cheers, Christian
Flyingbabydoc
Well-known member
Very nice master! Excellent!
I wish I could spray things like you did... so much easier.
Nice Job on the guns. Indeed not much room for error. But you nailed it.
Cheers
Alex
I wish I could spray things like you did... so much easier.
Nice Job on the guns. Indeed not much room for error. But you nailed it.
Cheers
Alex
phantom II
Master at Arms
The fuselage is buffed and ready to go .
I drilled the proper size holes in the engines so i could mount the props in brass tubes
The tubes are in place and the oil coolers are painted .
Gluing the wings shut.
Cheers, Christian B)
I drilled the proper size holes in the engines so i could mount the props in brass tubes
The tubes are in place and the oil coolers are painted .
Gluing the wings shut.
Cheers, Christian B)
Nice rigging for the prop support.
