Airfix 1/72 supermarine Walrus Mk 1

[Alan 45]

not a bad kit this bit of trimming but she didn't fit too badly View attachment 64214View attachment 64215View attachment 64216View attachment 64217View attachment 64218View attachment 64219View attachment 64220

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[colin m]

Nice to see an old airfix given an airing. Although, I really don't fancy being the rear gunner - a bit close to that prop.

Colin M..

 

[takeslousyphotos]

That's a fine build Alan............ Really good.

The bloke in the back Colin is in a very precarious billet ........ A sneezing fit and he'd get scalped. and the bloke in the front would freeze his "Jewels" off.

Peter

 

[mossiepilot]

That looks nicely done Alan, and good work with the rigging, That has always been the thing that puts me off doing bi-planes.

Tony.

 

[Alan 45]

Glad you like it guys , I had some problems with my paint , it went like thick and reacted like syrup and in places I got a bubble or two which I was hoping would dry out but didn't.

Tony the rigging is quite easy on biplanes.

1st Drill holes in the top of the bottom half of the bottom wings where you want the rigging.

2nd put your cotton through the holes you've drilled and fix them with a bit of super glue and cut off the excess.

3rd afix the underneath part of the wing and attach the wing to the body of the plane , do this both sides

4th then attach the wing struts to the bottom wings

5th drill holes in the bottom half of the top wing and attach it to the struts and pull the cotton through the holes and super glue them in place , Again cut off the excess

6th then just afix the top half of the wing and there you go rigging where it should be.

Hope this has been a help

Ps I didn't do this I attach the rigging to the top of the struts and then realised it would have been better to do what I have just explained lol

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Alan. It is a refreshing change to see a Walrus in that scheme.

 

[TonyBv9]

A nice job on what looks like an old kit.

 

[Alan 45]

A nice job on what looks like an old kit.

It is tony i don't know when it was first produced but its got be old