stevej60 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Great work John,easy to forget it's only 1/144 scale! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Looking good with the decals on dude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Good looking wessex john 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) Brilliant - that’s very handsome. If you are struggling To live with the roundels, then these may help - https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/DMK14417?result-token=JOtv0 Edited July 27, 2020 by ajmm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 That looks fantastic John, a very smart scheme very nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 27/07/2020 at 00:33, Andwil said: Looking very smart. I hope my 1/72 one turns out as nicely. AW Thanks @Andwil. There is a lot of great detailing work going on in your build, and I'm sure that it will be an awesome looking Wessex when you are done. On 27/07/2020 at 05:28, stevej60 said: Great work John,easy to forget it's only 1/144 scale! On 27/07/2020 at 10:32, Hockeyboy76 said: Looking good with the decals on dude. 16 hours ago, Hewy said: Good looking wessex john 👍 16 hours ago, modelling minion said: That looks fantastic John, a very smart scheme very nicely done. Thanks for the generous comments chaps. Though I am a little disappointed with the decals and with the roundels in particular, it's starting to look 'tidy' as they say down where H resides. 16 hours ago, ajmm said: Brilliant - that’s very handsome. If you are struggling To live with the roundels, then these may help - https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/DMK14417?result-token=JOtv0 Cheers @ajmm and thanks for the link. I do have a set of those roundels, and I did consider adding some slightly smaller sized ones but there is no white edging on them. I will have a rummage through my spares for some suitably sized white circles, and I guess could always go down the route of trying to make a couple of masks then paint in the white background. There are alternatives if I find I can't live with it. I guess it's just me being a bit lazy. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Ah that makes sense. I’ll wind my trunk in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 hours ago, ajmm said: Ah that makes sense. I’ll wind my trunk in! No need for you to do that buddy, it was a valid suggestion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 I added the last few bits to this today to finish this build off. This kit presented a few complications along the way but they were easy to sort, and I feel that I have turned out a reasonable looking Australian Navy Wessex for this scale. Not that there is not plenty of scope for improvement, looking at photos of the Wessex, there are all kinds of cables, pipework, hand holds and other do-dads fixed to the outside. These details, along with the aftermarket improvement sets that are available, definitely make it worth a revisit, and that is something that I hope I can do in the not too distant future. Here is a photo of the finished article, I'll post a few more in the gallery shortly. by John L, on Flickr 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 That’s another cracking build good buddy. Plenty of time left to start on a Harrier Little H likes this too, but asks if she can have her pound coin back? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Hockeyboy76 said: That’s another cracking build good buddy. Plenty of time left to start on a Harrier Little H likes this too, but asks if she can have her pound coin back? Cheers mate, if I can get my Bucc. finished for next weekend, then there is a good chance that a Harrier will be started. Tell Little H that she can have her pound back if she can tell me the year it was minted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Where do you buy those 'jumbo size' pound coins Smashing job John - I look forward to it flying over my house in Saddleworth soon. Great build - Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 08/08/2020 at 16:32, BIG X said: Where do you buy those 'jumbo size' pound coins Smashing job John - I look forward to it flying over my house in Saddleworth soon. Great build - Steve It's one that I had left over from Christmas, Steve. You know the ones, you peel the foil back and eat the chocolate. And thanks for your comment. I am allowed out now, so keep your head down. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 This is a sweet looking Wessex John - there is something sympathetic over it 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Nice little Wessex, hope my 1/72 one turns out as well. It is tiny in 1/144 though. One little pedantic thing with your gallery post, the naval air station at Nowra is HMAS Albatross. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 19 hours ago, desert falcon said: This is a sweet looking Wessex John - there is something sympathetic over it 👍 Thank you very much DF. It is a nice kit, but I was a little disappointed with the decals, which was a bit of a surprise for Mark 1 because they are usually pretty good. 12 hours ago, Andwil said: Nice little Wessex, hope my 1/72 one turns out as well. It is tiny in 1/144 though. One little pedantic thing with your gallery post, the naval air station at Nowra is HMAS Albatross. AW Cheers AW, I am sure your Wessex will look great. As I said in the earlier post, this is one that I will be revisiting and hoping to add some of the details seen in the images this link RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum - Nowra. I have corrected the gallery titling error, having spent a lot of time looking at photos of the RAN Fleet Air Arm Wessex, you would have thought that I would have picked up on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 A very good finish on such a small model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Another cracking result John, it's a great scheme and helicopter and you have done them both justice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Been playing catch-up after far too long and seen your gallery photos of this one before coming to the WiP thread - completely forgot it was 144th scale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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