1/32 Westland Whirlwind

[JeroenPeters]

This is my favorite part. Adding life to the pit. Still a long way to go.

 

[belugawhaleman]

Nice work!

[KevinM]

Really Nice Jeroen!

[JeroenPeters]

Slowly getting there. Next up: HGW seatbelts

 

[Bomber_County]

Stunning, one day when I’m older I might get close but I doubt it………

[Spitfire]

It's modelling Jim, but not as we know it. Absolutely amazing.

Cheers

Dennis

[JeroenPeters]

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.

 

 

[JeroenPeters]

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.

 

 

[JeroenPeters]

After some matt varnish. Perfect for some additional washes and scratches. Getting close to closing the fuselage.

 

[BlrwestSiR]

Truly stunning work. 

Think I'll join Martin in basket weaving. 

[JeroenPeters]

Pit as good as done. One thing missing from the Quinta set is the oxy regulator on the right sidewall. I took that of the Kitsworld set.

 

[HubertB]

Wow   !

Hubert

[shark64]

Wow, I like that a lot. Sharp 

[JeroenPeters]

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.
 

[Spitfire]

The more room you have the more you fill it.

Cheers

Dennis

[JeroenPeters]

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?

 

[GunnarO]

Unfortunately, we don’t have any good photos or drawings of the antenna wire inlet. But it looks different on later planes without the wire. 
 

[KevinM]

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.
 

That's a Nice view Jeroen!

[JeroenPeters]

First sketch of the antenna wire fairing

 

[JeroenPeters]

This will do.

 

[JeroenPeters]

Done. 
The spine seam is as smooth as a baby’s bottom. Time to reapply some rivets and deepen a few panellines.

 

[JeroenPeters]

Needed a distraction so i started on guns.

 

[JeroenPeters]

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.

 

[shark64]

Spectacular work

[JeroenPeters]

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