Westland Whirlwind (Completed)
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The real deal
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Box art
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Sprue shot #1
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Sprue shot #2
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After market
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Cockpit tub...
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Fuselage halves together
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Wing halves & nacelles are together
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She's all together now
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PE intake grills
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Masked off ready for primer
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Underside painted Gull Grey
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Upper side painted Sea Grey & RAF Green
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CRAP! The masking tape has pulled off the paint
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Final reveal...
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Comentarios
2 3 May 2017, 20:16
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It's all together now James! After some filling n sanding she's masked off ready for an initial coat of primer.
8 May 2017, 23:36
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Very fast James, painting is taking longer than the construction! After touching up various bits she is painted and ready for a gloss coat.
12 May 2017, 16:29
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I wouldn't call it the "Forgotten Fighter". Although I was aware of the Whirlwind I had to Google it and it seems more like it was the "Unloved Fighter" except by those that flew it
12 May 2017, 23:40
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So cool! I've always admired the looks of the Whirlwind. You've done her proud Dave! 👍 🙂
31 May 2017, 14:54
Album info
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, it was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter.
When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest and most heavily-armed combat aircraft in the world. Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project and only a relatively small number of Whirlwinds were built.
During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the Whirlwind, and despite its successful use as a fighter and ground attack aircraft it was withdrawn from service in 1943.