woody37 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 T4284 joined 58 Sqn in November 1940 but its front line operational time was quite short. It suffered a landing accident on its return from a mission on the 23rd December of that year in poor visibility when it undershot on approach to Linton-On Ouse. Following repairs, it was moved to 10 OTU based at Abingdon and given the codes ZG-E as it is represented here. From there, it moved to 19 OTU based at Kinloss where it seen it's flying time out before becoming a ground instructional airframe. The only picture I've managed to find of it is this one (courtesy of www.luchtoorlog.be): I decided to build the Frog kit as oppose to the Fly one as neither have particularly good clear parts. As my skills making new transparancies is quite limited, the Falcon set for the Frog kit swung it for me. I've tried to make most of the corrections known, although I didn't touch the wing root trailing edges. Big thanks to John Aero for the replacement props and General Melchie (Andy) for the Revell Lancaster rear turret which was fettled to look like an FN4 found on the Whitley. Really enjoyed the build and whilst not perfect, I'm happy with what I've achieved. If you've not seen the build, you can see it HERE if you have the patience ! The decals are part of the Xtradecal set which whilst they went on well, the colours are somewhat suspect. The MSG codes were actually light grey so they had to be touched up. The white in the fuselage roundel should probably be darker too, I might tackle this with a black pastel brushing. Enough waffling, here's the pics ! Thanks for looking. Neil 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Utterly gorgeous Neil, it's a lesson in what can be done with these old kits.The weathering is great too! The glazing looks brilliant, those Falcon sets are really worth using. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Excellent job. Having fought one of these, I can appreciate the effort that has gone into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Probert Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) Really, really nice Neil. Just shows what a bit of elbow-grease and perseverance can accomplish. Rob Edited July 7, 2013 by Rob Probert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Wonderful Whitley Neil, really lovely model! Enjoyed the build thread too! keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Beautifully built, beautifully finished - really enjoyed the build thread and learnt a bunch as well. I knew this whole Britmodellor thing was a good idea. This has got to epitomise the concept hasn't it? Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Absolutely great...you actually managed to make that ugly sister to look like Cinderella. All the Best! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Great result Neil - really nice and so good to watch you putting it together too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Superb work Neil, it's neither my genre or my scale, but by heck you've done a great job, particularly given the age of the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Very good result! Not just the build but the paint job and weathering as well. I am currently struggling with the Fly kit, which will be finished as a BOAC aircraft. Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Can't believe you've made such a superb job of such an old kit. I built one when it first came out. As Fritag said, it epitomises what this hobby is all about. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12jaguar Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Lovely model there Neil John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Brilliant! I'd love a new tool of this as I don't have the talent to do what you have achieved! FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 Very good result! Not just the build but the paint job and weathering as well. I am currently struggling with the Fly kit, which will be finished as a BOAC aircraft. Nils Thanks for the kind comments guys. It is nice to see it finished and not scattered all over the table !!! Nils, I'd very much like to see your BOAC finished, I would like to do a civvy collection of Bomber Command stuff some time of which this is one. Just more ideas than time so for now !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 looks fantastic,great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_gn Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Beautiful job, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 What a great looking model, weathering is spot on. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Outstanding job Neil. I'd take my hat off to you had I been wearing one. As has been said previously, it's hard to believe that the old Frog kit was the basis for this masterpiece. Chris.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Fantastic job Neil, another addition to your wonderful collection. Cheers Tony O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Brilliant job Nelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Nicely done Neil, thats come up beautifully. I love the weathering, what didi you end up using as a starting point for the prop hubs, I only found mention that you used filler to get the right shape on them in your WIP ? All the effort you put into it has really been worthwhile. Whats next Regards Callum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Great Build Neil. Who needs the new Fly Whitley! (By the way, does anyone know which kit is actually more accurate?) Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Very nice . I love it. Thank you for sharing. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 You've delivered the good once again Neil. Outstanding piece of work. The rest of us can only gasp in admiration! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manipled Mutineer Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Love the Whitley, love that model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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