Wessex

Augie
First pictures, nothing fantastic, just base black ready to paint.

Kerry COX
Augie. I am, like all of us out here, will no doubt be pleasantly surprised by the results. 😉 👍

Augie
Lol welcome kezza, usual seat I presume ?

Kerry COX
Just keep your elbows tucked in mate. I like what teeth I have left . 🙂 hahahahahahaha 👍

Augie
Lol Deal Kezza, theres some beers around too😉
Welcome Roland, theres plenty of room

Donald Dickson II
Ooooo, a whirley chopper! Im in. 🙂

Augie
welcome don

Augie
Cockpit floor and bulkhead started, awaiting some tools to do some cutting on the fueslage sides for windows.

Augie
Simple one today, fold the door channels with only 3 rulers...

Donald Dickson II
Oooo, thats a narrow piece of PE to bend...

Augie
Yeah, need 4 hands when doing it with 3 rulers but got it done.. one more to do

Augie
Ahh the fun of cutting 2 ruddy great holes in the side so the window will fit..
Have a nasty suspicion, I have to do one on the other side as well.

Augie
yeah, 3 of them.. did need to do the other, so have cut that one now.

Kerry COX
I didn't see blood any where, so it must have gone well. 😉 !

David Taylor
what is the fit like on this beast

Donald Dickson II
Oooo, those werent already cut out??? That sucks.

Kerry, photo editing and scene clean up.😉

Kerry COX
Photo shop and 'paint' are great tools.

Augie
Lol, nope, just thick skin from years of scalpel use lol 🙂

Yeah they were not cut.. but the plastic is soft.

David.. the fit is about what you'd expect from a short run kit

1) No locating pins
2) Fit requires fettleing of parts before gluing.. clamps are not an option but a necessity
3) Decals are out of register
4) Resin is good, but pour gates are not well thought out.
5) The mesh grill over the intake, not provided, given a shitty representation of a canvas cover.
6) I'm sure theres more.. will add as I find em.

Donald Dickson II
OK, so I am going to show my ignorance.What in the bloody hell does not in register mean??? All I can think is why would a cash register be related to decals?

Augie
Hey Don,

So i've uploaded a picture which is a good example. If you look theres a white line under the red rings, the yellow and when you look at the yellow lines, there is a white "Shadow" Thats where when the decals were screen printed, the paper shifted when the yellow colour was done, meaning it was slightly off from the white "base" that good decals usually have to stop the underlying colour from bleeding through.

Ronan
Following 👍

David Taylor
I think I will stick with Italeri offerings LOL.Thanks Augie

Donald Dickson II
Aha! That makes sense now! I always just read it and was like, OK, not in register. They have an issue with them. In register, no problems. LOL Just never knew what the issue might be. Thank you for clearing that up for me! 🙂

Augie
Nae worries 🙂

David Taylor
will be watching anyhow.

Augie
Hey Roland,

Nope no alternative as yet, not even any aftermarket decals for this, which I am actually surprised about to be honest.

Mats Bengtsson
Have been thinking to buy this kit since it was released. I'll follow this build with great interest 🙂

Augie
Internals with some weathering.

Augie
Hmm this one is on hold a little bit, doing some research and need to source some scratch bits.

David Taylor
4 plus do a good in depth book on the Wessex as do Haynes.

Augie
Oh it gets soo much worse than that... I need to work out how to make it look like a wessex and not a H34 with a strapon nose...

Augie
Plus need some small rivets.. larger rivets.. party pack of lead foil.. so its on hold while I source the wonderment of additional items needed.

David Taylor
Do you think it's a scaled up Revell wessex which is just awful.Took me ages to make an approx wessex with scratch and aftermarket.Bought a couple just for weapon pylons then somebody from Shapeways brought some 3D out.LOL

Augie
I dont think it is, its almost like they tried to outdo Italeri in the shit stakes..

David Taylor
By the sounds of it they won.

Augie
Yes.. I think they did too 🙂

David Taylor
Just seen the price of this one,Jeez.

Augie
Yep, so one way or another its gonna get built.. just need to get lots of supplies ready for some scratch work