milktrip Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'll join in with this. italeri 1/72 kit and S&M decals. Will be building a Wessex 60, operated by Bristow but not the one on the decal sheet - instead it will be "G-ATSC" placed an order for some PE & some reference books. Already started fettling the nose intake area; would like to finish my S-61N before focussing on this but will see how things go... cheers Aaron 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Hi Aaron Herewith a few photo's of the Wessex 60 intake area which I hope will be of help. Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Well, if Aaron's in this will be good Mike your 'museum on tap' gets higher up my must go list by the minute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thank you very much for the pics Mike! The Wessex I'm building has the same intake as the HU-5 but no grill fitted, however, I can still use the photos for the engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Great choice Aaron. If you are using the HU 5 intake and modelling it closed, you can't see the engine fronts as the intake trunking masks them. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Thanks for the info Colin, much appreciated. I have been looking at your Wessex 60 photos in the walk around section,Mike. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234941609-westland-wessex-60-civilian/ Excellent selection of photos which are very useful, thanks for sharing them. cheers Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Whilst waiting for the PE to arrive, I started detailing, modifying and gluing some parts together. I know very little about the Wessex and all its variants so just going by photographs. close up air intake, need to add primer to see how my filler repairs look. Will also add something at the bottom. This is an (un)educated guess; does this look correct? cheers Aaron 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Nice work so far, love the hydraulic pipes Not entirely happy with the nose intake though, it looks a bit like the matchbox nose to me and I think its too wide and looks so when I compare it with the 4+ plans of the HU5 HC2 intake which is comparitively far daintier My 4+ scale drawing give a dimension of 17/32nds of an inch I'm not sure what that is in EU money, I never uses it... let's see, that makes it 14mm across the hole port to starboard In comparison the Matchbox one is like the famous wide mouthed frog, wider Hmm just measured the Crapaleri in my drawer and it seems to be 20mm across the filter cover, I made my HC2 and HAR2 to be the same size and shape as the 4+ plans aperture, do you have that to hand? Its the 'compendium of accurate' of choice for many of us here b 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Thanks Bill, I just received the 4+ book through the post today (along with the warpaint book and the PE & masks). I had a look at the plans and see what you mean. I can't recall what book, but there was a photo of the intake without the mesh fitted; I can see that the trunking is a little more curved at the top so will try to remedy this. I'm not that fussed on accuracy for this build (otherwise I would never finish it!!), I can see that the italeri kit is too short but to me it looks like a Wessex, which suites me. For the intake though, I will try to narrow from the bottom section but if it turns out all wrong then I can always fit a protective cover cheers Aaron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hi Aaron, Italeri have cut the inner ducting short, probably tooling/moulding difficulties. It should flow down more and then turn back to present the airfolw into the engine intakes and athe same time take out any dust/debris particles. I'm sure you'll make a superb job of your model. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Another nice colourful version, looking forward to seeing this one come together! Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Thanks guys; enjoying this one so far. Been filling & sanding the intake, it looks a lot better than before thats for sure but difficult to smooth the edges on the inside of the trunking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 On 11/21/2016 at 8:16 AM, perdu said: that makes it 14mm across the hole port to starboard In comparison the Matchbox one is like the famous wide mouthed frog, wider Hmm just measured the Crapaleri in my drawer and it seems to be 20mm across the filter cover Just to clarify, and hope I'm not dragging this off subject too far, does that mean then the mouth of the Crapaleri wessie needs to be reduced by 3mm each side? I did catch one head on view and comparing it to the kit the intake does look a lot thinner. I wonder how to achieve that???? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 (edited) I havent built the Crapaleri one yet but its the same distortion (near enough) on the Matchbox one When I buily mine I filled the filter casing with white milliput and let it set Then let rip with my old favourite, the six inch, second cut, half round file and took it down to suit from the outside You can just make out the same treatment on my HAS 3 nose from Matchbox which needed the same treatment to get it right its on the blue bit inside b Edited November 22, 2016 by perdu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Cheers for the info Bill, I wish I knew that before I started though I drilled and cut out the opening initially (as per photo above) then used vallejo plastic putty and layered up around the edges of the opening; sanded to suite. Tricky but I think it looks okay now (photo later this evening, maybe). I did try using a white milliput sausage instead of the putty at first but that was rather fiddly, a lot better control with the vallejo. I think next time I will try your method. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hi Aaron, I found these pics if they are of any use? Colin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Thanks for the photos Colin. Different nose to the one I'm building. However, after seeing Mike's walk around photos and yours I'm certainly considering trying to build another with that type intake. AS I'm here, no major update apart form some primer to the interior parts last week. I'm now back at work so no progress updates until I'm home (week on Thursday) cheers Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 hello, interior parts painted; just went OOB for this build apart from the belts which are spares from an alouette PE set. fuselage glued together and filler applied where necessary. I got a little premature on the detailing and PE, should have waited but easy enough to work around; continuing on with surface detailing. undercarriage, wheel struts or whatever they are called are just "tac'd" on for now. the top of the air take sticks out a bit too far but it will do. and here's the actual Wessex I'm trying to recreate cheers for looking Aaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Great work so far! Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Ooooh, looking very good. The cockpit seats in both the 72nd and 48the kits really are pieces of doggy do. they don't remotely represent the prototypes at all. Italeri's less than interested toolmoker really did have a day off here!!!! I'm trying against all odds to mackle the kit parts into something that look vaguely like the real thing. Not easy! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 That's looking good. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 hell of a lot of detail on that , more than mine and mines 1/48! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 thank you all very much. It has been a very slow process but I think I've finished the PE & surface detailing (well the stuff that can be done before painting and masking that is). After reading Colin's note about the legs being in the extended position I cut & trimmed a few mm from the kit pieces; nothing scientific but improves the look, well I think so. I've also made part of the pitot tube thing from some brass rod; I'll paint this separately and glue in place when complete. I cut the exhaust parts down as they are shorter on the Wessex 60 I'm trying to recreate. Still need to extend the masking around the windows (I used the eduard pre cut mask set but for some reason the side window parts are cut too small, well I think so). So almost ready for primer oh P.S. the italeri 1/72 kit has the tail rotor the wrong way round. Swapped the blades around, straight forward fix but still slightly annoying. thanks for looking Aaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Looking very nice, cant wait to see it with a splash of paint on it. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Coming together nicely Aaron, glad you tackled the oleo legs, they look much better shortened. I may just go back and chop mine down a tad. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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