1/72nd scale tItaleri Wellington Mk X

[Radpoe Spitfire]

Just a quicky, but I'm building a 1/48th Wellington as a Gamston based aircraft- I.e. one of the aircraft on the Italeri decals sheet.

I think the codes are Y9 - J, but don't know the aircraft serial. Can anyone with the kit please let me know.

Thanks, Adrian

[mhaselden]

Titaleri? Freudian slip?

[Panoz]

Actually the codes for the Gamston based aircraft are Y7-J and serial is HE575.

Good thing you're not building it because it's sorry pants...(Couldn't resist )

[Radpoe Spitfire]

Oops, Just a bit of a slip, done on my mobile-

small keys, big thumb - hadn't noticed the misplaced t, mind you it made me smile when I saw the reply, smiles.

Maybe its because I'm often mistaken as being a Yorkshireman, due to my accent- I s'pose I should've said t' Italeri (the Italeri) 1/72 scale etc.

As for the codes etc, that were t'one I was after!!! Lol,

So many thanks to you both for your replies.

Regards Adrian

[Seahawk]

With this particular kit I think Sh a more appropriate prefix than T. Not MPM's or Italeri's finest hour. There are lots of frustrations with this kit: the most important one I can think of is that the fuselage under the rear turret needs to be cut down quite substantially if you want the 4-gun rear turret to fit.

[mhaselden]

Maybe its because I'm often mistaken as being a Yorkshireman, due to my accent- I s'pose I should've said t' Italeri (the Italeri) 1/72 scale etc.

Ok, in a bid to be at least a little bit helpful, maybe the link below is of use?

http://sas.raf38group.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1295&start=10

Scroll down a little and you'll find a colour pic of Wellington HE575 'Y7-J' at Gamston in 1944.

Cheers,

Mark

P.S. Apols for not posting the pic but for some reason it came up as an invalid file format every time I tried to save it.

Edited July 2, 2013 by mhaselden

[Radpoe Spitfire]

Ok, in a bid to be at least a little bit helpful, maybe the link below is of use? http://sas.raf38group.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1295&start=10 Scroll down a little and you'll find a colour pic of Wellington HE575 'Y7-J' at Gamston in 1944. Cheers,Mark P.S. Apols for not posting the pic but for some reason it came up as an invalid file format every time I tried to save it.

Hi Mark, you're a star!!!!

Not only have you given me access to a very helpful photo, but it's in colour- bonus!

Sorry if I sound over exited, but I worked at the airfield in the Budge years, so have wanted to build somthing representing the war years. I could have easily done 1/72, but when Trumpeter came out with a Mk III I knew a Mk X was achievable.

The other thing I like about the photo is I may be able to pinpoint exactly where it was taken from at Gamston.

So once again, many thanks for the web details.

Regards Adrian.

[mhaselden]

You're very welcome Adrian - it's what Britmodeller is all about. None of those nonsensical "which was the best aircraft" threads and precious little antagonism...simply a bunch of people sharing knowledge about the subject(s) they love. I've had so much help from people on B-M over the years that it's nice to pay some back every once in a while.

Cheers,
Mark

[Radpoe Spitfire]

You're very welcome Adrian - it's what Britmodeller is all about. None of those nonsensical "which was the best aircraft" threads and precious little antagonism...simply a bunch of people sharing knowledge about the subject(s) they love. I've had so much help from people on B-M over the years that it's nice to pay some back every once in a while.Cheers,Mark

I agree with you entirely.

Thanks again, Adrian.