Ingo Degenhardt Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Degenhardt Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) Here is my Trumpeter Westland Wyvern - finally completed after 10 years on the shelf.... I used an eduard 'interior' set, two 500lb bombs by Griffon and two figures by Elan miniatures. Decals come from the kit and for painting I used Xtracolor (EDSG and Sky). I changed the spinner colour to Blue according to the 4+ publications paperback (Trumpeter wanted it to be Red) I found this to be a nice, easy built with no major problems - even the contrarotating propeller's mechanism works as advertised. After taking the pictures I had my doubts about the tie-down points on HMS Eagle in 1958.....so far I have painted them in the deck colour. Comments welcome. - How do I manage to get several pictures into one textbox? Copying the link into the box immediately creates the picture and leaves no room for more links....hence all the single posted pictures... Edited March 30, 2018 by Ingo Degenhardt 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stringbag Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Great looking Wyvern Imgo. Thanks for posting. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martian Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Nice job you certainly nailed that build! Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Great looking Wyvern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 10 years on the shelf? Mine must've logged the same sort of down time (except I have both 48 and 72 versions 'on the go'). Lovely work, and weren't they just an amazing looking beastie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Great work, looking good! Best regards. Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Hello Ingo! Da bist du ja! Greetings from Pentling and congrats to the classy replica! Cheers, Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Without doubt, one of the best Wyverns that I have seen on BM. (You should be able to paste one image link, press the return key and paste another link. As far as I know, there is no limit to the number of image links that you can paste into one thread.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Great build, looks like a worthwhile kit. Marinefleiger WIF next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Very nice job on your Wyvern Ingo and excellent photos too CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Very nice indeed Ingo. In 1959 my uncle was in the Royal Navy at Lossiemouth and he took me round and showed me all the stored Wyverns (including WL879). Sadly not one of them was preserved. That visit planted the seed and I have built a few Frog ones over the years. Must now try a Trumpeter one. Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Degenhardt Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 28 minutes ago, Britman said: Great build, looks like a worthwhile kit. Marinefleiger WIF next? Thank you. Yes, the kit is a good one. Except for the 60lb rockets. I had to replace (scratch) their rear ends because there is no 'exhaust', just the "X" of the fins. I don't do WIFs (time issues), but it would make a great WIF for Marinefliegergeschwader 2 at Nordholz, yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Love the Wyvern. It's the kind of aircraft that ONLY the British could have conceived of! You have made a brilliant build of this. Looks great. What do you mean 'propellor mechanism works...' surely they haven't geared the contra rotating props?! If so I'm buying and building one just to twiddle the spinners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, At Sea said: Love the Wyvern. It's the kind of aircraft that ONLY the British could have conceived of! What do you mean 'propellor mechanism works...' surely they haven't geared the contra rotating props?! If so I'm buying and building one just to twiddle the spinners! Only the Brits? I give you... the Douglas Skyshark. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A2D_Skyshark It even looks somewhat similar, but nowhere near as pretty. And yes, Trumpeter have made a gearbox for the props - turn the front one, the rear one goes the other way (only on the 48th version though, the 72th doesn't have the room). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Degenhardt Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, At Sea said: Love the Wyvern. It's the kind of aircraft that ONLY the British could have conceived of! You have made a brilliant build of this. Looks great. What do you mean 'propellor mechanism works...' surely they haven't geared the contra rotating props?! If so I'm buying and building one just to twiddle the spinners! Yes, the kit includes the option to make the second (rear) propeller turn the other way when you turn the foremost prop with your finger. Bit of a toy-like feature but easy to include and no external disadvantages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 A superb looking Wyvern Ingo. What a beast it was! Great weathering and wear and tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Douglas must have had a Brit on that team! That's a great ideal... wanted a Wyvern but need one now! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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