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Playing in the Sandbox Group Build Sept 1, 2024 - Jn 1, 2025

1/32 Westland Whirlwind


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Working on the Seat going by reference material. You can see how the early sutton harness is attached to the seat.

I love using the AK weathering pencils to get a worn look. The leather will get some more lighter areas along the edges.

 

 

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Busy with the HGW harnesses. This usually takes me three evenings. Almost done. Just need to drape and glue the straps into position. And then seal it all in with matt varnish, followed by a wash.

The drawing shows an early Sutton harness and how it was attached. No Whirlwind but probably quite similar.

 

 

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Building the whirlwind next to the tempest required more room. Cees Broere said: get a second desk. So i made a corner desk. 
If i had the room i’d get a third desk.
 

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Question for Gunnar. 
The teardrop inlet for the radio wore that goes to the TR9D radio on the model is wrong so i deleted it. First of all it should be offset to the port side so it would fit between two stringers. And the shape is off. Looking at pics it has a flat rear and seems to have a flange. A lower inset. If that makes sense. Do you have a proper drawing or photo?

 

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On 4/22/2024 at 3:02 PM, JeroenPeters said:

Building the whirlwind next to the tempest required more room. Cees Broere said: get a second desk. So i made a corner desk. 
If i had the room i’d get a third desk.
 

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That's a Nice view Jeroen!;)

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This nose section is intricate, delicate, tight fitting and precise. Just came from the cinema and sushi with one wine too many. Not a good idea to proceed.

 

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Getting there. The instrument panel is now in. The rear of the hispano guns appear to be too long at the back, making them stick against the instrument panel. Might have to shorten these, but they won’t be visible anyway. Also the firewall behind the guns appears to be a little too wide. We’ll see

 

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