Westland Whirlwind (Airfix, 1/72)

[Vajled]

Got it yesterday

Georgious plane... beauty

Let pictures tell story instead words

Cheers

Roman

 

[Ian M]

Nice I have the classic Airframes one in the stash that was a give away from a shop i frequent. I will watch with interest and se if I can pull myself together for a 1/72 scale.

Ian M

 

[Buttonman]

Hi Roman Nice plane bro do't think i could build 1\72nd scale but know you will pull it off as per usual.

SAy hi to your wife and little man.

Martin

 

[TonyBv9]

Such a graceful plane. I remember making one when I was little. I'm looking forward to your build Roman.

Tony

 

[mobear]

is it ME262 with props?Hmmmmm i wonder,nice all the same

mobear

 

[flyjoe180]

The Whirlwind, a potentially great warplane which was hindered by the use of unreliable engines. Great topic Roman, I look forward to seeing this one come together. What do you think of the new Airfix molds?

 

[yak face]

Beautiful aircraft roman , im sure its going to look great. Joe, this isnt a new mould from airfix but the old original in a new box , i think it dates from the 60's!! It can nevertheless be made into a nice model, cheers tony

 

[Vajled]

thx guys

Yes, Tony you are right... old airfix in new box, but still oldie but goldie :flattered:

How I can see so far, very nice modul and plastic but little poor with details...

cockpit is empty (beside a pilot), wheel bay also empty... pito tube on the rudder looks like hmmm.. chopped tree branch / limb

And, it's so small, I think fuselage is like some pen

few details to add and will be great kit

Roman

 

[flyjoe180]

I thought Airfix would have changed their molds for recessed panel lines etc. I acquired the new box Hurricane Mk1 not long ago, opened it and found that too was the older mold, but it was clean and crisp. Nothing from Airfix in a new box could be worse fitting than that old Spitfire I built!

 

[Vajled]

I see I wake up many nice memories

Little of scratch build, nothing to mutch but I think cockpit now look mutch better

And just comparation to see how is this big, better to say miniaturistic

Cheers

Roman

 

[Buttonman]

who's a clever Roman then

Great work

Martin

 

[BarryW]

A classic kit of a real beauty - I would love to see a new mould 32 scale of one of these. No real hope of that though!!

 

[colin m]

This is a bit different for you Roman ! These rather basic kits do present a nice challenge to the builder, so it's going to be interesting to see what you can do with this 'classic' kit.

 

[treyzx10r]

Nice detailing to the office Roman!

 

[Plastickitbasher]

Roman

Whatever the scale you build your work is stunning

 

[Vajled]

thx guys a lot

here is little progress, all is story is written on the pictures

Cheers

Roman

 

[tecdes]

I like that Roman a nice bit of ingenuity.

Laurie

 

[flyjoe180]

It's amazing what modellers use to enhance kits. We are a resourceful bunch. It's quite hard to explain to the missus why the room is full of 'rubbish' though.

 

[Vaughan]

A great idea Roman will keep it in mind for any air intake/ radiator grill in any of my future builds.

Vaughan

 

[flyjoe180]

This must be close to completion now? Can't wait to see the finished result.