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Me too, the paint weathered to a lighter hue didn't it? Cees

Thanks, I was inspired by Alex Kontiveis's example in Scale Aircraft Modelling recently. He got his information from Elliott Smock who is collecting parts to reconstruct a full size one. I have known Elliott for years and he promised to provide detailed information. The Whitley I hope to represent will be N1521, the remains of which we recovered from a shallow lake. A wealth of items were recovered including a 6 metre wingsection. Cees

Thanks chaps, If you want to see something special, then look for it on LSM. Cees

Hi Rubberboy, Looking great, subtle finish. Cees

Like your style. Very realistic. Cees

Hi all, here's something that suddenly sprung to mind last week. Must be a latent desire for this very underrated type (meaning war record not performance wise). As there is no kit, scratchbuilding (here we go again) is the only option. I hope to see this project through in the end using as many possibilites, skils (not necessarily mine), ancient (fettling) new (3D printing) etc. Anyway, here is a small start to make a 1/32 Whitley. I enlarged the Ian Huntley drawings on a copier And made some templates for the tailplane and fins Confucius said: a long journey starts with a small step, this is a small step. Confused? Well i am. Hope you like it. Cees

Thanks Grant, Many people love the brutish lines of the Beau. Cees

What's Klaus up to these days? He suddenly dropped off the radar. A true master. Cees

And thank you for motivating us. Another great build. Cees

The two Windsock Datafiles by C A Owers contain drawings and many detailed photographs. A scratchbuilders/ Detailers dream. Cees

We are all maniacs, otherwise we would be weeding our garden. Cees

Hey, that's great news Derek. Cees

Well it actually just clicks into place, very weird sensation. Cees

As I am working on a vacform Halifax in our favorite scale as seen in this forum, a lot of detailed information is needed. I am lucky to have my own full size Halifax cockpit section built over a periode of 14 years. Using hundreds of copies of the original drawings as well as as many parts and fittings I could find this is the result. It is supposed to present a fully fitted out Mk III cockpit. Together with a friend of mine, a very skilled metal worker, it was built from aluminium to a high standard. Starboard side Port side view looking forward Canopy Sloping instrument panel and compass Fire extinghuishers buttons to the left of the pilot's seat Better view Instrument panel Looks like a Halifax cockpit Another view before the extension was added Starter buttons, every aircraft needs them Pilot's overhead panel with feathering buttons and morse key Back view from frame 7 Fuel cocks and priming panel Mission tally, one for every year That's not me

Even I was bitten by the WNW bug and I got the Bristol Fighter, always loved the rugged yet elegant look of the beast. The plan was to build it out of the box but I cannot do that as I messed up the photoetch magazine bag which had to be made from Tamiya tape, but I was pleased with the result. Everything fits, which is a pleasant change. I had glued some stretched sprue between the fuselage frames but the cockpit module didn't fit. So had to take the wires off and drew them onto the fuselage sides with a pencil. As I don't like aircraft with their bowels hanging out, I planned to glue the cowlings shut. Didn't fit so had to leave out the engine bearers and oiltank. Cowlings are now buttoned up and the fuselage is in the painting stage at the moment. Hope you like it Cees The boxart, very nice The stretched sprue attempt What I didn't know then High quality cockpit parts Instrument panel Failed photoetch magazine bag The quality of the kit is evident Looks like an aircraft already Gunner compartment The only seam worthy of mention Interior again Ready for paint, Baby Yeah!

Here are some photographs of my attempt to convert the ancient but still viable Revell Beau from a Mk I with horizonal tail into a Mk VI with the dihedral tail. Cees The tail was lenghtened by inserting a folded piece of plasticard As seen here Cannon ports were drilled out to make them round Eleveators seperated Oil coolers intake had to be made Yup my photographic skills again, using fine mesh for the radiatorface Tailplanes dryfitted Exhaust collector rings filled with miliput to avoid the empty look Engines look usable Fuselage detail is non-existent so had to do some work here Getting there Bit of work makes a big difference Basic interior scratchbuilt Other side, drinking straw in a new function als heating pipe Panellines rescribed, it transforms the kit Dryfitting the airframe Making the wingspar caps more pronounced Decals to be used by Aviaeology, Coastal Command, a well known bird

Hi Chris, Did you add the strenghtening strips on the top wingsurface? Cees

Mine too, in fact all the Griffon engined ones. Cees

So do I. It was the first model I finished using an airbrush. Cees

Good question. As soon as I have figured that out I will let you know. The fabric was stretched quite taut. Looking at the WNWKits I can be done using strips of tape. After the fuselage I will tackle the tail next to experiment. It's amazing what you learn from your mistakes. Cees

Hi Matt, Revell Aqua aluminium with floorpolish (Parket+, a Dutch brand similar to Future) and Flory Models wash to finish it off. I was very pleased with the result as it was my first. Dutch Spits were sprayed silver for skin protection against corrosion. At that time these second hand airframes were quite tired. Cees

When I got the two Windsock datafiles on the "Bloody Paralyser" sometime ago I got bitten by the scratchbuild bug. The boxy fuselage looked to be a great first attempt at scratchbuilding. The basic construction went together very quick. I usually spent a short time making progress before working on other projects to keep myself sane. It is to 1/28 scale as I miscalculated. This is an ungoing project but this is an overview of how it all went together sofar. It's an very enjoyable journey building your own models. You can blame nobody but yourself heh heh. I would recommend it to all (scratchbuilding, not blaming yourself). Hope you like it Cees Basic fuselage dryfitted to check for fit. Control column Two sections of Pritt glue sticks make up the two fuel tanks above the bombbay Another view Control column and rudder pedals This is what it is supposed to look like in the end With some paint on Attempting to make wood Dryfit again Nose gunners compartment with distinctive fishbone planking Dorsal gunners compartment Cockpit area Starboard side Port side Pilot's office His seat made using Miliput Something I dread for a long time, the bombbays, very complicated You get the idea It's large It worked Another view Side view Bombbay underside with doors Assembly time Not just yet Fuselage is assembled Top view This is the current state of this build. For the WWI GB starting in July I plan to build another one alongside it but then to the proper scale 1/32. Knowing from experierience I would do it totally different now. Hope you like it sofar Cees

Here's my attempt at bashing the Hobbycraft Sea Fury in submission. It needs a lot of work but basically it's a sound kit. See it as a blank canvas. I replaced the propeller with the Fisher resin propeller and spinner, the undercarriage doors and flaps were scratchbuilt. The canopy was kindly donated by Jeroen Peters from his MDC Typhoon and Thomas donated the decals. Cees

Yes, but with a difference. This is my build portraying one of the Spitfire IX's that were used by the RNethAF in the late fourties and early fifties. This particular aircraft still survives at the Military Aircraft Museum at Soesterberg in the Netherlands. it's in camouflage now but during the early fifties it was in silver overall. Hope you like it. Cees