USS WESTWIND WAG-281, Greenland/North Atlantic- Finished!

Captain Canada · February 23, 2011, 05:42:38 PM

Mmmm...love it !

The 'big' mods to the Seabirds look good, too.

Cliffy B · February 23, 2011, 06:17:43 PM

Looking good man! Did you consider doing the aircraft in the Atlantic ASW camo scheme at all? We didn't use the GSB scheme in the Atlantic too much, if at all. Just a thought. Nice job adjusting them to the scale of the ship

sandiego89 · February 23, 2011, 07:02:06 PM

Good idea. Still playing with the color for the planes and agree that the all blue is too much, but I needed to get a color on them to clean them up. Still have some sanding to do on them. Clear is tough to work with. I do like the Atlantic colors and think they would fit nice with the ship, which will be measure 33 cammo. White, Thayer blue and 2 shades of gray. Will be a bear to paint with all the angles.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g100000/g173269c.htm

Taiidantomcat · February 24, 2011, 12:04:36 PM

Nice choice

sandiego89 · March 05, 2011, 06:11:12 AM

Went with the Atlantic cammo for the SC-1's. Much better.

Captain Canada · March 05, 2011, 06:29:57 AM

Yes, the planes look good in those colours !

Cliffy B · March 05, 2011, 11:41:28 AM

Very nice!!!!

Mossie · March 05, 2011, 01:36:54 PM

Yeah, the planes get a whiff livery too, IIRC SC's only saw service in the Pacific war & were painted accordoingly.

sandiego89 · March 07, 2011, 06:08:58 PM

The paint job has been frustrating. Wrong shades, airbrush failure, complex design...... First attempt at a dazzle scheme and it has been a learning curve. Should have done a prototype first. Hoping for a "save" at this point

Captain Canada · March 07, 2011, 08:45:04 PM

Looks ok from where I'm standing ! Once you dress her up with all the bits, and give her some rust, it'll look "good as new" !

Cliffy B · March 07, 2011, 09:10:17 PM

She's not looking that bad man, really! You just need to fix the shades of the blues. Remember the two shades on the deck are different from the hull blue. Keep at it, she's looking great

sandiego89 · December 07, 2013, 10:03:32 AM

Hey am I too late to finish my entry for the '46 group build?

This was from the 2011 Group build with WWII extending into 1946. Was going through some uncompleted builds and had to finish this one off. Was never happy with the dazzle cammo, so went with a simpler version and scratched up a Kingfisher.

Anyhow, the USS WESTWIND, 1946. 1/300 Scale. A very basic kit from the 1950's. Re-popped by Revell.

With the continuation of the war in Europe, the supply line through Greenland was increasingly important. Several ice breakers were dispatched to assist with convoy duties, plane guard, and to support resupply efforts at airfields in Greenland. Long range Luftwaffe aircraft patrols proved a nuisance, so the WESTWIND had a hangar added to support Seahawk float planes. A Seahawk was credited with a Fw 200 Condor kill on April 21, 1946.

Air wing. With a few variations. Seahawks on left with Atlantic and Pacifci schemes. Kingfishers on right.

PR19_Kit · December 07, 2013, 11:38:17 AM

VERY nice and I like the thinking behind it too.

Captain Canada · December 09, 2013, 02:48:43 PM

Awesome ! Love the look of this one. Those old ice breakers had sucg a unique look to them, and the addition of a cat and floatplanes really adds to that. Nice one !

Captain Canada · February 04, 2014, 05:30:45 PM

That's the one ! In the GB section

How'd you make the ice and water ? What are you doing with the spare chopper ?