Westland Whirlwind. desert Airforce

Started by Martin H, January 06, 2008, 01:56:00 PM

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Martin H

this is based on one of Mavricks pofiles. and as a whirlwind nut it just had to be done



its the old Airfix kit with markings robbed from an old Matchbox Hurricane IID kit.

I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

Zen

To win without fighting, that is the mastry of war.

Maverick

Sweet build Martin.  Glad to be of assistance.

Regards,

Mav

McGreig

That looks great  ;D  I got hold of one of these old Airfix kits to build Maverick's Soviet PR machine and it's encouraging to see that it can produce such a nice result.

Captain Canada

Awesome little build, Martin ! Looks great in those colours.

The Whirlwind is a beautiful bird, that's for sure !

CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

cthulhu77

One of the coolest WW2 birds, and done up right !  :cheers:

The Rat

DANG! Just had another one of those forehead-smacking DOH! moments. Fantastic!
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

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Ian the Kiwi Herder

Nice, Dear Leader, not too shabby at all.

Ian.....                                                Wheeeeeee.....................
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....it's time to tidy the workbench"

Confuscious (maybe)

Brian da Basher

Frickin' sweet, Mr Higgs! One of the sharpest Whirlwinds to come down the pike in a while! Excellent!

Brian da Basher