TonyOD Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) This is my first RFI, so be gentle! It's taken me two months to get this done which is exceptionally slow for me. Anyone who saw the WIP will be aware of a few challenges Italeri threw my way, bless 'em... anyway, thanks to everyone who offered advice and encouragement along the way, in particular @hendie, @perdu, @Chewbacca and @Andwil. Cheers gents. This is my first crack at a helicopter. There's plenty wrong with it and a few things I would do differently if I was going to build it again (which I most definitely am not!), but each of my builds gets a little better and I feel I'm slowly upping my game. Thanks for looking. Edited August 8, 2020 by TonyOD 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 That's one fine whirlybird Sir. Hats off to your cracking job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I know nothing about Wessex but I really like this and enjoyed following your thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 A cracking Wessex in a love;y high vis scheme. Can't believe you are new to helos! Keep 'em coming. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Whatever the errors are, I don't see 'em. Very nice looking Wessex. They appear to be quite popular subjects among model builders as I've seen several here at BM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Very nice and convincing Wessex! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cawsey Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Very nicely done. I can't see anything wrong with it, apart from the size of the serial numbers, which is the fault of the kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Nice wessex great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Awsome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Well done Tony, it turned out very nicely. Hope mine can look as good after the paint traumas I’m having. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Smashing model tony, very well done 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Very nice looking Wessex, how about a Whirlwind to go with it ? Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Thanks for the kind words everyone. 31 minutes ago, Wulfman said: how about a Whirlwind to go with it ? I have a couple in the stash, but I think my next build will have a wing stuck on either side! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Looks pretty darned good to me, and I have heard the kit is a lot harder to assemble than it should be. Everybody and their uncle does 'Humphrey' so it's nice to see one in a different set of markings. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, 72modeler said: Looks pretty darned good to me, and I have heard the kit is a lot harder to assemble than it should be. Everybody and their uncle does 'Humphrey' so it's nice to see one in a different set of markings. Mike It's dead easy to assemble if you don't mind it being wrong in quite a few ways! Sorting out the inaccuracies was where I had to put in the hours... Edited August 8, 2020 by TonyOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Great finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Excellent Looking Wessex ! ... Being green is this what is called a Junglie ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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