1/72 FROG Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V 10 Squadron

[adey m]

Another golden oldie from my collection, I received this model as a Christmas present in 1973 from my dad.

 

I originally built it as the Coastal Command option but a couple of years later I repainted it in the first of a number of Bomber Command colour schemes that it would sport over the many years.

 

 

This boxing is the same as mine was with the parts being moulded in white plastic. I could never understand why the nose turret has two guns. I thought my model was wrong at first.

 

 

The typical inspirational FROG full colour painting guide on the back of the box for the two optional versions in the kit.

 

 

I made a new bomb aimers nose glazing from clear plastic, and opened up the entrance hatch underneath. I replaced the kit's nose turret windscreen with a turret from an AIRFIX Anson.

 

 

I replaced the kit's prone bomb aimer with a seating one and built a bomb sight. The kit's bomb aimer looked like he was frightened of heights the way he was peering over the edge of the floor.

 

 

 

Extra glazing added behind the turret aperture

 

 

 

Bomb aimers window, entry hatch and camera porthole.

 

 

I scratchbuilt a rear turret using the kit's turret glazing and guns.

 

 

 

The original white plastic and the kit's wing spar visible

 

 

I can display the model on the ground or in flight mode by using the kit's optional landing gear configurations

 

 

 

 

Brush painted with Humbrol Matt Black and depicted in the markings of 10 Squadron based at RAF Leeming in Yorkshire in 1941.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caught in searchlights at Scale Model World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That has been my 46 year old FROG Whitley.

 

regards, adey

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2019 by adey m

[Eric Mc]

Still looking good after all these years.

[keith in the uk]

Lovely , brings back many memories .  

[RMCS]

Fantastic 

[FatFlyHalf]

At 46 years old I was greyer than your Whitley!

 

Now I could pass for a bald Sunderland.

[dogsbody]

That's a beauty, Adey!

 

 

 

Chris

[stevehnz]

A stunning job on that Adey, it gives me hope for the one I have in stock & hope someday to build rather than bin & buy a new Airfix one, your tips for your build will come in handy.

Steve.