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  • Robert E Shedd
    SMF Supporters
    • Apr 2024
    • 56

    #1

    Frog Fun! 1.72 Westland Wyvern

    I fancied building something basic and easy to restore my mojo after the lengthy Shackleton build.
    Where better to come than a vintage kit?
    The Westland Wyvern has always been a favourite of mine with it's mean, brutish look. This offering by Frog combines 1960s style kit simplicity and fun in equal measure.
    The kit has a basic but adequate cockpit (little can be seen under the closed canopy anyway) basic exterior detail and raised panel lines. (Modelling heaven in my opinion...!)
    My only changes to the OOB build were to open up the area the tail wheel retracts into and a little work around the exhaust ducts and main undercarriage struts.
    The kit went together perfectly with no filler needed at all. The decals were from the kit.
    A fun kit all round and a great way to restore the urge to build more...! ?
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  • adt70hk
    SMF Supporters
    • Sep 2019
    • 10400

    #2
    Nice Robert. I keep looking at a large scale one of these, having seen one at a show the other week.

    Great work!

    Andrew

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    • Robert E Shedd
      SMF Supporters
      • Apr 2024
      • 56

      #3
      Get it, you know you want to.... I get the same urge when I see a B 36 Peacemaker kit or the 1.48 Westland whirlwind twin-prop fighter... ?
      ​​

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      • PaulTRose
        SMF Supporters
        • Jun 2013
        • 6455
        • Paul
        • Tattooine

        #4
        Nice work out of such an old kit
        Per Ardua

        We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no ones been

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        • Robert E Shedd
          SMF Supporters
          • Apr 2024
          • 56

          #5
          Thank you Paul.
          For an oldie the plastic was very robust (think Matchbox) and the parts fit was almost perfect. A joy to build. ?

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          • Steven000
            SMF Supporters
            • Aug 2018
            • 2826
            • Steven
            • Belgium

            #6
            Nice model, looks like some fiddly parts in this scale, love the look of that big engine.

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            • Robert E Shedd
              SMF Supporters
              • Apr 2024
              • 56

              #7
              Thanks Steven. ?. Not so many parts to be fair, around 40 I think. I left off one set of tickets and added drop tanks instead. The centreline bomb was also from the spares box. ?

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              • colin m
                Moderator
                • Dec 2008
                • 8740
                • Colin
                • Stafford, UK

                #8
                Sometimes Robert, a vintage kit just 'ticks' the box. Not many parts, not much detail to worry about. Just build and enjoy. Nice job Robert.

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                • Robert E Shedd
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Apr 2024
                  • 56

                  #9
                  Thank you Colin ?. I've just noticed "tickets" should read "rockets" though...!

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                  • Jim R
                    SMF Supporters
                    • Apr 2018
                    • 15655
                    • Jim
                    • Shropshire

                    #10
                    Amazing how well these geriatric kits can turn out with a bit of patience and skill. Well done.

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