"Westland Whirlwind 1/144 - Don Schmenk model - painted" Topic
8 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please be courteous toward your fellow TMP members.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the WWII Aviation Gallery Message Board Back to the WWII Aviation Painting Guides Message Board Back to the WWII Aviation Product Reviews Message Board
Areas of InterestWorld War Two in the Air
Featured Recent Link
Featured Showcase Article Beowulf  paints up some WWII Soviet aircraft.
Featured Workbench Article
|
| Binhan Lin | 17 Jun 2009 2:36 p.m. PST |
I just completed a Westland Whirlwind from Don Schemenk models. Paints are basic acrylics, panel lines are done by 0.5mm mechanical pencil and decals from True North Miniatures. Props were replaced with epoxy putty ones as I could not clean up the supplied ones to my satisfaction. Mounting system is a 1/16" ID aluminum tube embedded in the underside of the fuselage with epoxy and ground flush with the fuselage. 20mm cannon are made from 0.020 brass wire. Paint scheme is standard green/brown with a sky underside. Fuselage band and prop spinners should be white, but my white paint is a little chalky so I used a light gray instead. Tail fin flash probably should have been cut down by 1/3 as they look a little over-sized compared to the reference pictures. Pattern is from the 263 Squadron in mid-late 1941. picture picture picture -Binhan |
| Toaster | 17 Jun 2009 2:55 p.m. PST |
Very nice always been a great fan of the Whirlwind. First encountered it in an old Commando mag when I was about 8. Robert |
| Wyatt the Odd | 17 Jun 2009 2:57 p.m. PST |
Nicely done. Certainly more authentic than the 1/72 model my father painted up 50 years ago: picture Wyatt |
| Wg Cdr Luddite | 17 Jun 2009 4:08 p.m. PST |
Oh that is a trouser-bulging sexy model. Time for a cold shower…… |
| miscmini | 17 Jun 2009 6:00 p.m. PST |
Yep, very nice. Did the mini require lots of hole patching? I picked up some from Air Alex that require lots of putty & filler. |
| Binhan Lin | 17 Jun 2009 7:18 p.m. PST |
This one is from Don Schmenk and it was cast as a single unit, not separate wing and fuselage as some of his other models. There were 3-4 small air bubbles that needed to be filled, but they were small enough that I simply used 5-minute epoxy – mixed and waited about 3-4 minutes until it forms a thick, honey like goo and then filled the holes with that. The advantage of using liquid expoxy is that it settles flat and thus requires very little sanding afterward. There appear to be certain parts of the aircraft that are susceptible to air bubbles as two of the other Whirlwind kits that I have from Don also have bubbles in the same locations. It may have to do with the fact that the plane was cast as a single piece, rather than as separate wing and fuselage. -Binhan |
| Chips88 | 23 Jun 2009 5:11 p.m. PST |
Looking Good, Binhan. got a "battle" lined up for them? Kimball |
| Binhan Lin | 24 Jun 2009 5:30 p.m. PST |
Not really. I just got them because they were available. Although I suppose now I'll have to go find a scenario for them. -Binhan |
|
