Westland Waterspout (Sea Whirlwind) MKIII

[Doug K]

Hmm, well this seemed like a good idea at the time, Airfix Whirlwind plus conversion kit for the Tamiya Mossie. Simple cut'n'shut, no? NO!

The resin engines mare missing the top of the cowling so PSR² is being employed. The spinner diameter is way more than I bargained for, so the 4-blade Spit props I had in mind are useless and the only others that come close are from a Lanc!
If I leave the prop blades full length then the cannon will need interrupter gear!

FFS, now I see why they didn't re-engine the Whirlwind with Merlins.....
I fear the the Kestrels with the Spit props would have been more believable!

IMG_1447 by doug_alba, on Flickr

[kitnut617]

The tops of the cowling are "missing" because you use the kit part that the conversion is made for Doug.

[kerick]

Can you lengthen the inner wing portions? But then you will probably have to lengthen the landing gear. That might be more than you are willing to invest in this. On the other hand cut down props with squared off tips might look cool. Just my $0.02 worth.

[Doug K]

The tops of the cowling are "missing" because you use the kit part that the conversion is made for Doug.

Yeah, I assumed that. I tried my various spare cowlings (from all my Defiants) but the curves were wrong.
I'll get there, eventually!

[Old Wombat]

kerick's suggestion of cut-down 4-blade (maybe even 5-blade?) props sounds the go-to to me.

[Martin H]

When I did all my Whirlwinds I left the cowlings alone. I just bolted on aeroclub mk9 spitfire props. That and a change in markings were convincing enougth (for me) that you were looking at a Mk II whirlwind or higher....................

[Air21]

Or just use the nacelles from a Swearingen Merlin    you'll only be 1,500lbs lighter for the same hp 

[Dizzyfugu]

I've done a similar stunt with these Mossie resin engines, too - they are pretty massive (and wide) for the sleek Whirlwind, but, with lots of PSR, the combo works and looks good:



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And this became of it:

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1:72 Westland Whirlwind PR.III,  aircraft MB 950, '[AZ-]Y' of 653rd Bomb Squadron (Light), USAAF 25th BG, 8th AF; Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, early 1945 (Whif/Airfix kit conversion) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr

[Scotaidh]

Can you just use the Mossie wings inboard of the engines?  IIRC, they also used wing root radiators -
which would give you the standoff from the fuselage so the prop arcs don't impinge on the firing cones.

Air21, who makes a 1/72 kit of the Swearingen Merlin?

[Dizzyfugu]

The trick of this stunt is to stick to the considerably smaller Whirlwind propellers - the Mossie props are much too big and long, even though you have to adapt the spinners. The good thing is that the Whirlwind uses the same radiator arrangement as the Mosquito, but you cannot (at least not easily) transplant the Mosquito wing to the Whirlwind, it is much too deep and thick. Using the Whirlwind wings is a better strategy.

[NARSES2]

On mine I found the Italeri Spitfire Mk V engines (which come separately in their kit) didn't take much fettling at all. Even less if I could cut straight lines 

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[The Rat]

On mine I found the Italeri Spitfire Mk V engines (which come separately in their kit) didn't take much fettling at all. Even less if I could cut straight lines 

Cutting straight lines is easy and simple. At least, from what I see others do. I still haven't managed it.  <--- Joining you in frustration.

[Doug K]

On mine I found the Italeri Spitfire Mk V engines (which come separately in their kit) didn't take much fettling at all. Even less if I could cut straight lines 

Cutting straight lines is easy and simple. At least, from what I see others do. I still haven't managed it.  <--- Joining you in frustration.

Not a skill I've mastered either!

[Doug K]

The trick of this stunt is to stick to the considerably smaller Whirlwind propellers - the Mossie props are much too big and long, even though you have to adapt the spinners. The good thing is that the Whirlwind uses the same radiator arrangement as the Mosquito, but you cannot (at least not easily) transplant the Mosquito wing to the Whirlwind, it is much too deep and thick. Using the Whirlwind wings is a better strategy.

Yeah, that is my thinking too, right now I can't see any thing for filler dust!

Still, the arrester hook looks ok.... 

[PR19_Kit]

In my extensive experience of doing such things I've found that the best way to cut a straight line is to TRY and cut a curved one.

The result will be as straight as a die, just when you DON'T want it to be!