JeroenPeters

Much appreciated! But i must credit Gunnar for most of the ground work.

I need a little break from the wings. So I'm turning my attention to the control stick. Or spade grip. I'm going for the late style. I.e. any serial number from P.6984 and later. BUT! Not later than P.7054. Because after that the slats were fixated, and my model will have extended slats. First 3d steps...

So that does make sense then… I will let the camo run underneath, but weather it less, since it was less exposed. Thnx!

Question for Gunnar: what colour would the leading edge be underneath the slats? I can’t imagine camo. Interior green? It was too early for yellow primer i guess? What do you think?

Dry fitting of the slats and aileron

Just printed a few first tests. I prefer to print these vertically but that takes 10 hours. This angle takes only 3.

Leading edges under the outer slats are on again. I adjusted them a little so they now sit back a mm or so. Test printing the slats tomorrow.

Ready for print

First 3d work on the slat.

Soo.. working on making the area beneath the slats proper. It’s actually good that i cut out this part. It allows me so set it back a mm and change the angle downward a little to accommodate the slat. If that makes sense. Now working on a 3d model of the slats.

Got it! It would have been easier then to leave the leading edge on and craft / 3d print a new slat 😂

Question for Gunnar When the outer slat is out. Will we see the main spar? I.e.: Will we see the vertical spar? And would that spar be smooth? Closed?

Today, after losing an Ebay battle over a sheet with four Whirlwind pilot signatures, I decided to look for more signatures. A few pilots lived many years after the war (Like Wing Commander J.E. McClure and Group Captain L.H. Bartlett). I managed to find a signed photo of the latter. He mainly flew Hurricanes, but also a Whirlwind (P7111) in which he damaged a Ju-88.

Quinta set arrived! 50€ shipping yo! Looks good though. Way better than Kitsworld.

First paint is on. I sprayed a base of grey tones. Aluminum tones next.

So i closed the inside of the oil cooler intake.

Really interesting. I see the inner slats are not completely straight and taper slightly. And now i see hoe the rails disappear inside the upper wing. I need to make some adjustments, but i know how i will make them. Thnx!

scribing in the resin. The resin is delicate. Let’s say i’m glad i printed a few sets.

The aileron looks ok. Only need to add panellines and rivets. Looking at the pics right now i see a very small chip missing in the corner. Will have to fix that.

Finally happy with the slats after printing in every angle and setting. The resin is perfectly scribable so i enhanced the panellines on them. Nextl: the ailerons

I had to redesign the radiator slats. The angle was off as you can see here. Printing a new set now. And i need to add a push rod in the middle. The ailerons look to be ok so far.

I don’t want to cheer too soon, but this looks better.

Threw away the first prints. Printed a second set at a different angle. Bit better but not good enough yet. Need to give it a third go with more supports …

Fresh!

Nosejob succesful. If taking the nose clean off was the goal Wondering whether to open this hatch. It will require scratching some fuse frames and a radio i believe… 3D printing the ailerons and inner slats at the moment. Patience is not my forté.