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