Westland Whirlwind tankbuster "Drei gehörnte wirbelnden zerstörer"

[van883]

I have tried to rekindle my interest in what ifs and have partially succeeded with this Westland Whirlwind tankbuster.

It was found to be superior to the Hurricane IId and was much feared by the Germans, who allegedly christened it "drei gehörnte wirbelnden zerstörer".
This name was later found to be the product of British propaganda much in the same way the Beaufighter was known by the Japanese as "whispering death".....Thanks to OGL for the resin fuselage.

Van
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[PR19_Kit]

Excellent Van!  I hope the pilot has it at full throttle when he squeezes the trigger! 

I love those yellow trimmed codes, where do they come from please?

[Martin H]

ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

looks good Van. Its the first one I've seen built apart from my own.

[van883]

Excellent Van!  I hope the pilot has it at full throttle when he squeezes the trigger! 

I love those yellow trimmed codes, where do they come from please?

Thanks Kit. I think they are from a Tamiya Mosquito

[van883]

ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

looks good Van. Its the first one I've seen built apart from my own.

Thanks Martin, I got it from you last year at Cosford, and I thought I'd better do something with it!

Van

[Weaver]

Very nice job, and nice to see one of OGL's fuselages built up.

[tc2324]

Nice finish and love the low vis roundals.

[NARSES2]

Love the addition of the wing guns 

[sequoiaranger]

Looks pretty mean! I've always liked the pugnacious look of the Whirlwind, and I like the concept presented here.

Having the heavy guns that far out on the wings (to clear the propeller arc), though, might cause some problems with weight, recoil, and aim. I think if it were MY whif (which it is NOT, and I *DO* believe in "it's my fecking model") I would put the double 40mm just inside the propeller arc in the wing roots close to the ventral fuselage, or on the outer edges of the ventral fuselage. That would REALLY concentrate fire!

[photo-shopped likeness here:]

[NARSES2]

Now that version has to be built 

[kitbasher]

Very nice - tempting to do one myself.  As far as the cannon go I'm with Brother Narses!

And every time I see a Whirlwind I get the urge to build one with Merlins.  Just can't help it!

[NARSES2]

And every time I see a Whirlwind I get the urge to build one with Merlins.  Just can't help it!

I will try one day, promise

[Martin H]

Now that version has to be built 

I still have a limited stock of the resin fuselage's.............................................

[NARSES2]

Now that version has to be built 

I still have a limited stock of the resin fuselage's.............................................

Put one aside for me at Huddersfield