discussion Airfix 1/72 westland whirlwind finished

[yak face]

Heres the airfix westland whirlwind in 1/72 with a bit of added detail to cockpit and cannons etc (see build thread in 'under construction for details) cheers tony

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[Dave W]

A very impressive result from an old basic kit.I like the extra detail you've added to the cannons.Top marks Ian.I love one of these in 1/48.Don't think anyone does one or do they?.

 

[Guest]

Lovely job Tony and yet another example of what a great model an old kit can be turned into. The cockpit takes this to a whole new level and just goes to show what we can build for very little expenditure.

 

[Guest]

Nice job Tony, well done. Top marks from me mate.

Cheers

Andy

 

[Gern]

It's amazing what talented builders can add to these old models! Another fine build Tony.

Gern

 

[Guest]

Tony not only did you do this old kit justice the detail in 1/72 is amazing,I still struggle in 1/48!

 

[stona]

Very nice Tony. All that eye straining detail building certainly paid off. The old saying "blimey,that doesn't look like 1/72" is definitely applicable here.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

Out standing build

 

[coachman]

Love seeing your craftsmanship in these smaller scales Tony,I watch in awe.

Makes me feel I could do better,fantastic build. John

Just realised how my last statement might sound,I mean I could do better

than I've so far achieved. Thanks John

 

[The Migrant]

Lovely work Tony, great to see an old Airfix kit get some TLC. The additions to the cockpit, guns and u/c make a huge difference. Once I figure out how to give it 5*, I will

A very impressive result from an old basic kit.I like the extra detail you've added to the cannons.Top marks Ian.I love one of these in 1/48.Don't think anyone does one or do they?.

Classic Airframes did a very nice kit in 1/48. They're no longer in production but show up fairly regularly on eBay.

 

[Vaughan]

Hi there Tony

An outstanding job on such a small scale. I don't know how you managed to get so much detail in the cockpit area. Great work on the cannons to. Well done

Vaughan

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Very nice work Tony, love it mate and a big five too.

Have fun, John

 

[Guest]

Wow! It paid off to wait and see the result, it was a lesson on scratchbuilding, I got to learn quite a few tricks by watching this build. Very nice, came out really impressive and with plenty of nice detail. Cheers!

Marcos

 

[yak face]

:thumbs-up:Many thanks to everyone for their kind comments, glad you liked it. Its such a great looking aircraft and often underrated , its about time someone did it justice and gave us a new 1/48 or 1/32 tooling (as mike said , there was a 1/48 by classic airframes but its not in production currently and goes for silly money on e-bay!! usually about £30-£40!!!) cheers tony

 

[stona]

I'd buy a large scale one!

Weren't there ongoing problems with the engines? I think British opinion of two engined day fighters was coloured by a low opinion of the P-38 and the poor performance of the Bf110 against single engined types.

Cheers

Steve

 

[yak face]

If the engines had been properly developed by rolls royce then the story might have been different, but obviously merlin production and development took priority and the peregrine in the whirlwind was neglected. A little known fact is when tested against the early spitfires and hurricane the whirlwind could actually out turn both, by using differential throttle settings on the engines.Although well liked by pilots its days were numbered, and the emergence of the mosquito and beaufighter as fast ,well armed fighter/ bombers really stuck the boot in!

 

[Guest]

Lovely clean build as always Tony, must admit when I saw the title I was expecting to see a helicopter!! silly me. Cheers Derek

 

[yak face]

thanks derek, cheers tony

 

[colin m]

Well it turned out nice again !

Whilst I might have seen the model for sale many times, I'm quite sure yours is the first I've seen built. So, well done you, nice one. The extra work in all that detailing has really paid off and certainly hasn't been lost at this scale.

Colin M........

 

[yak face]

Thanks colin , it wasnt as much of a slog as the dh88 comet but it still took some time! cheers tony