Trumpeter 1/48 Westland Whirlwind (Not the Helicopter!)

[yak face]

This is looking real nice Dave ,shame Trumpeter made such a cock up of the decals . At nearly thirty quid you expect the right colours at least!! On a brighter note ( although you cant get much brighter than those roundels!!) Ive got some Xtradecal RAF Sky code letters in the decal bank , theres 2 sizes , let me know via PM what size and letters you want and i'll pop them in the post , cheers tony

[Dave W]

This is looking real nice Dave ,shame Trumpeter made such a cock up of the decals . At nearly thirty quid you expect the right colours at least!! On a brighter note ( although you cant get much brighter than those roundels!!) Ive got some Xtradecal RAF Sky code letters in the decal bank , theres 2 sizes , let me know via PM what size and letters you want and i'll pop them in the post , cheers tony

Thanks for the offer Tony.But I've just ordered 4 sheets of codes and roundels from Hannants to top up my decal bank.

[Dave W]

Looking good Dave I bet you had fun with the chequered tail fin decal.

That chequered decal came in two halves.Its gone on ok.Just don't look at it too closely!.

[yak face]

No probs matey , glad youve got it in hand. It makes me wonder though , just how companies like Trumpeter can keep getting it so wrong with the decals , it can spoil a good (and usually expensive) kit , on the other hand Revell seem to have got it spot on , all their recent kits have excellent ,accurate decals . cheers tony

[Dave W]

Tha

Dave, I've had a quick flick through a couple of books and whereas the yellow leading edge stripe was a part of the DFS it was only 4" wide and is hard to see in photos. There are two photos I've found in which the Whirlwinds definitely do have it. One is coded HE-X and the other is another 263 Squadron machine at Warmwell but I can't see the codes.Cheers

Steve

Thanks for the info Steve.Ive not found any photos of this aircraft yet.Ive only got the artists side profile in my post above.This doesn't have them but is just an artists impression and not an actual photo.Im not going to get too anal about it though.I may just leave them off.

[Guest]

This is looking really nice Dave.

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Dave

The Whirlwind looks brilliant. It is a shame about the decals and that sort of info isn't difficult to find.

Anyway that side bar does not detract from the excellent job you've made of the kit. Looks perfect.

Beat of luck with the decal find (I'm sure you'll get them) and I look forward to seeing this finished.

Cheers

P

[Dave W]

The decals I ordered have turned up today.So it's on with the build.[ATTACH]91182.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Very good.

She looks awesome! Can't wait to see her fully dressed (shouldn't be the opposite ?)

[Dave W]

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I've just finished it.Will post some photos in the completed aircraft section.