Crikey! Special Hobby Westland Whirlwind Fighter

[IainMackayDall]

Yes you are right.. It's an oddity that was probably never going to find a role other than high altitude research. 

Saw this pic on a Facebook blog, of the Westland factory at Yeovil in Somerset.

..the Luftwaffe stopped high-altutude Ju86 flights over the UK in 194r2 or 1943 following a couple of interceptions, so the operational need for the Welkin vanished. Add to that some hairy flying characteristics at high altitude, and you're running out of reasons to use it very fast.

[Peterpools]

Cees

Following with great interest and enjoying your meticulous work I'm sure there is a Whirlwind in my future.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Jamme]

Hello.

Will follow your progress, as I just received this kit.

Cheers,

Jamme

 

[Bomber_County]

Cees I think with your Whirlwind build and the new Helldiver these two kits are going to have everyone’s attention for awhile…..looking forward to the next update……

[Peterpools]

Phil

Absolutely - you hit the ball right on the head

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

[Wingco57]

The pile of items soon to be airbrushed interior green keeps growing. The seat is nicely detailed and in the nacelles even some of the Peregrine engines can be seen. The spent cartridge container and guncamera housing are testfitted. The tailwheel mounting fits nicely too.

[harv]

Looking good ! Just received an update from Kitlinks. They over charged me $18.85, so I have a store credit . I believe it has shipped....harv

[Peterpools]

Cees

A huge thumbs up! Looking so good and you have me thinking Special Hobby: 

Keep 'em comin

Peter

 

[Wingco57]

Ok then, some more sticky work. The plan is to get the airbrush fired up this coming weekend.

[Spitfire]

Looking forward to getting mine, you are spurring me on to start mine as soon as I get it.

Cheers

Dennis

[Peterpools]

Cees

Nice progress and looking forward to your planned air brush work this coming weekend

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Wingco57]

A bit later than planned but the basic interior green and black coats have been sprayed. The scene being looked on by a piece of self canvas torture.

[Peterpools]

Cees

Nice to see the air brush in action .. paint work is looking good

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Spitfire]

This is looking very promising, must speed up my two ongoing builds to get to mine, though I was planning a USN trio, must make my mind up.

Cheers

Dennis

[Wingco57]

Progress is slow but sure.

the radiator faces gave been completed ready for the wing to be assembled.

[BlrwestSiR]

Looks good there. 

Mine arrived today from Hannant's. I haven't had a chance to peek in the box but just as well since I don't have a bench to do anything on at the moment. 

Carl

[Peterpools]

Cees

Radiator screens looking mighty goos

Keep 'em comin

Peter

 

[Wingco57]

Did a bit, despite the nice weather.

[harv]

I'm liking this.  Start mine in the future. I still have two stalled builds to finish.....harv

[Kaireckstadt]

8 hours ago, harv said:

I'm liking this.  Start mine in the future. I still have two stalled builds to finish.....harv

I hope that you can continue soon Harv! 

[Peterpools]

Cees

It's still progress and a build step that needs to be done.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Bomber_County]

There soon going to be a squadron of them soon with the amount being delivered……….group build 

[Peterpools]

Phil

Good idea for a GB.s 

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

 

[Peterpools]

Ordered mine earlier today and now the waiting starts.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Clunkmeister]

Cees, I’m late to the party, but so far this seems to be looking mighty promising.  The Whirlwind has always been one of those models that seem to gets thrown out there on various sits during the inevitable “What do you want to see in 1/32…” threads. 
I wasn’t one of the guys to drop everything and run out waving a fist load of £££ in the air when Hannants got some, but the Helldiver was that kit, and ordering it gave me incentive to piggy back a fixed gear Hawk, some FAA rockets, and the Whirlwind on my order.

So, I’ll be watching closely. Like you said, it looks like typical Special Hobby, which has come so, so far from those early days of CMK.  The detail looks, for the most part, true to scale, if a touch heavy, and what you’ve shown us so far looks super promising. 
 

I’m wrapping up a SH Brewster F2A-2 now, and three concurrent P-51s, Nd next for me will be the big Helldiver. So we all get to play short fun magician and wizard for awhile.  I really do usually enjoy SH kits, they’re enough of a challenge to make you think, but not so bad as to nail you go the wall as a few resin kits will if you get a bit sideways.