Massimo Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Good morning mates, Due to the situation caused by Covid19, as dictated by Italian Government I’m working part time from home with more time for modelling, thus I could finish a build I had started months ago as part of a bigger project involving the five types on board Ark Royal during her last deployment. At the moment, I’ve built : a Buccaneer S2 froma Matchbox kit and a Gannet AEW by Sword. My plans include also a Phantom and Sea King. Here you can find the Wip for the project. I started from this kit, which resulted less accurate than older kits like Matchbox and Frog.I added the Eduard PE parts by Eduard and some other detail from scratch. Cockpit: Loading bay interior: port Starboard The PE grids: a very realistic addition The nose grid made from scratch starting from an Eduard PE grid sheet. Tail rotor: the four blades had to be turned and their painting was real fun! The finished model. And to finish a few pictures with the other aircraft part of this project. Here you can find the topic of the Gannet , part of the same project. Thanks for watching! Ciao Massimo Edited April 1, 2020 by Massimo 53 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clashcityrocker Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Very nice Massimo. Looks good with it's ship mates too. Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Superb job and a great collection building Massimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Lovely build and finish Massimo - would put many a 1/48 Wessex to shame! Great little collection growing there too! Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Absolutely stunning! And what a great Royal Navy collection you have. Brilliant work on all of them 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Outstanding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shashman Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Che bello! Excellent job Massimo. Tutto andra bene! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_w Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Wow! I had to double check the scale as the detail is awesome.. and that buccaneer 😍😍😍. Stay safe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Impressive job, Massimo! Helicopters aren't my thing, but I reckon this is an excellent model, very realistic - and even more outstanding, given the scale. Plus, with all the advice you got along the build from the experts here on BM, I also know it's accurate! Great job! Ciao e tieni duro! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 A beautiful Wessex that adds to a fine post war Fleet Air Arm collection. Top modelling! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Beautiful end result there! The correction work to the nose and rear fuselage have really paid dividends and vastly improve the look of the completed model. Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Beautiful work, mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Great work, I love that, the detail is superb and the group look awesome together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 A stunning model of a gorgeous subject 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Fantastic Wessex, I love your builds they are very inspired cant beat RN Aircraft 👍👍 cheers Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Lovely job,..... I really like this one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 A stunning example. Good work. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Great work! This interior... Stay at home longer... and "glue" next helis! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Very smart! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Shes a keeper 😘 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 A lovely looking wessex, fantastic work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Superb job on the Wessex - I was going to ask if you had reshaped the nose (which looks like it has melted in the Italeri kit!) and can see from the WIP that you did and it looks excellent. Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 She's a beaut, Massimo! That's quite a collection you are working on, too. Hoping you and your family are safe and well in all the madness. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Thank you all for the nice comments about the Wessie and for the wishes to me and my family! It's a hard time here in Italy and allover the World and I'd like to wish good health to all of you! We're much closer to each other now than ever! Let's hope things will get better soon and, in the meantime, let's dedicate some time to our Hobby! For who may be interested in my Buccaneer and Gannet, these are the links to its RFI topics. Stay safe! Massimo Edited April 1, 2020 by Massimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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