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Just started on a build of the Revell nee Matchbox Walrus and have been doing some dry fitting and I am puzzled about the dihedral or lack of it on both sets of wings!! Does anyone have a decent set of plans for the Supermarine Walrus which gives the dihedral for both the upper and lower wings? Or was there specific instructions on one of the 1/48th kits by Special Hobby? In the old Profile booklet the centrefold profile seems to show no dihedral in the nose-on-view but the side profiles seem to hint at dihedral on the lower wing. The (basic) rigging diagram on the Revell instruction sheet has both wings flat but it is only a simple drawing to aid basic rigging not an accurate plan. The mouldings when dry fitted give some dihedral on the lower wings but very different angles on port and starboard!
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Hi all, I'm calling this one done (for now), only got to add u/c legs. Anyway, if you ask me, this is R.J. Mitchell's other design (the Spitfire being the first). It's very hard to believe that the Walrus and Spitfire were designed by the same person only separated by a couple years. This particular Walrus was used by 277 Squadron on D-Day and I've taken inspiration from this painting; I added a vacform canopy, resin engine Vickers gun to improve the old kit as well as scratch building the interior and a few other bits. IMG_7515_zpsc44ac00d by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_7512_zps5f55e312 by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_7511_zps8b896ea7 by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_7510_zps51d841d9 by Ben Standen, on Flickr Pretty happy with how it turned out and very pleased with the water (first time I've ever tried to model sea). Thanks for looking! Ben
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Gday All THought I might dive in at this late stage on a complete impulse after perusing my stash the other day, having been inspired by this GB. I have been neglecting my theme of RAAF a/c with recent builds, so thought "what the hell, lets have a go with the CA walrus, I mean, how hard can it be, what can possibly go wrong!!" Anyway, to start off, the obligatory box and contents shots I'm not a big one for WIP's as everyone gets to see your fails, but we'll see how we go. Stay tuned Bruce
