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The Westland Westminster and its derivatives

Started by Rheged, February 09, 2025, 02:43:51 PM

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Scotaidh

#15
February 12, 2025, 09:24:53 AM
You could always use a UH-60 cockpit, cut it in half and add a seat's worth of space between the pilots.  Frame the edges of the kit's "glasss" and add a sheet of clear to fill the gap.  I'm sure you could bodge up wider instrument panels.  :)
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#16
February 12, 2025, 09:51:42 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on February 12, 2025, 07:58:48 AMIt looks like a CH-53 did the wild thing with a UH-60 & the resulting offspring was left to starve to death in a desert, then re-animated.

Haha. Yes.
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Mossie

#18
February 12, 2025, 11:52:15 AM
Quote from: Gondor on February 11, 2025, 01:47:56 PMAre there any scaled drawings of this?

Gondor

Not scale drawings, but there are GA diagrams of the civil and military versions in Project Cancelled. Those and the flying crane variant are also in Westland Aircraft and Rotorcraft, although the images are tiny and will be a bit difficult to scale.

Secret Projects has a sectional diagram and some contour drawings of the civil version that might help, plus there's a decent resolution GA.
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/westland-westminster.11931/
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Gondor

#19
February 12, 2025, 01:15:45 PM
Quote from: Mossie on February 12, 2025, 11:52:15 AM
Quote from: Gondor on February 11, 2025, 01:47:56 PMAre there any scaled drawings of this?

Gondor

Not scale drawings, but there are GA diagrams of the civil and military versions in Project Cancelled. Those and the flying crane variant are also in Westland Aircraft and Rotorcraft, although the images are tiny and will be a bit difficult to scale.

Secret Projects has a sectional diagram and some contour drawings of the civil version that might help, plus there's a decent resolution GA.
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/westland-westminster.11931/

Thanks for that. Lots of useful information there  :thumbsup:

Gondor
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Wardukw

#20
February 12, 2025, 06:55:42 PM
Quote from: Gondor on February 12, 2025, 01:15:45 PM
Quote from: Mossie on February 12, 2025, 11:52:15 AM
Quote from: Gondor on February 11, 2025, 01:47:56 PMAre there any scaled drawings of this?

Gondor

Not scale drawings, but there are GA diagrams of the civil and military versions in Project Cancelled. Those and the flying crane variant are also in Westland Aircraft and Rotorcraft, although the images are tiny and will be a bit difficult to scale.

Secret Projects has a sectional diagram and some contour drawings of the civil version that might help, plus there's a decent resolution GA.
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/westland-westminster.11931/

Thanks for that. Lots of useful information there  :thumbsup:

Gondor
Yes thanks very much for that Mossie mate..ive saved the web page ..and signed up 😆
Now I can DL all the pics and show em on my lappie  :thumbsup:
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Mossie

#21
February 13, 2025, 01:40:27 AM
Your welcome guys.  :thumbsup: It'd make an impressive model, fuselage would be over a foot long in 1/72.
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zenrat

#22
February 13, 2025, 02:59:06 AM
I think it looks better with its clothes on.



Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

PR19_Kit

#23
February 13, 2025, 04:34:18 AM
Interestingly the 'clothed' pic shows it with the 6 blade rotor too, thus proving it DID have one at some time.

Maybe it didn't fly in that form, but this is WhiffWorld of course.....................  ;)

IIRC the big cylinders either side of the fuselage are fuel tanks, but how about a version with MUCH larger versions of a Sea King's wheels/flotation pods too? 1/48 Sea King pods on a 1/72 Westminster?
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

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Mossie

#24
February 13, 2025, 06:02:08 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 13, 2025, 04:34:18 AMMaybe it didn't fly in that form, but this is WhiffWorld of course.....................  ;)

No need to apply the second law:
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Wardukw

#25
February 13, 2025, 10:07:19 AM
Quote from: Mossie on February 13, 2025, 01:40:27 AMYour welcome guys.  :thumbsup: It'd make an impressive model, fuselage would be over a foot long in 1/72.
Over a foot long ???  :o  :o
In 72nd scale???   :o
Well I'm definitely not going to build this in 35th 😳
It's be bloody massive..even in 48th she's gonna be a big girl too ...but doable  ;)
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
Theres few of lifes problems that can't be solved with the proper application of a high explosive projectile .

Thorvic

#26
February 13, 2025, 12:26:50 PM
Westland Westminster model at the Helicopter Museum

DSC02049 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
DSC02052 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
DSC02053 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
DSC02049 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
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Thorvic

#27
February 13, 2025, 12:30:30 PM
Westland Westminster Military Transport version with clamshell doors Hip Style

DSC02056 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
DSC02048 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
P1000393 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
P1000392 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
P1000390 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
P1000394 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
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Thorvic

#28
February 13, 2025, 12:33:16 PM
Weatland Westminster Crane version
DSC02047 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
DSC02055 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
P1000391 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
P1000390 by Geoff Baker, on Flickr
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Captain Canada

#29
February 13, 2025, 01:34:19 PM
Great stuff. Thanks for bringing this subject to light, and for adding all the pics and links guys ! Cheers.
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