Popular Post russ c Posted November 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2020 Howdy Everyone,  Finished this one last week, so thought I`d bother you with some pic`s 🙂 My attempt at Special Hobby`s 1/48 Wirraway kit I`d recently been re-reading Mark Johnstones book ` Whispering Death ` which gave me the inspiration to add one to the collection...... .....although not entirely successful as a fighter or dive bomber, they excelled at artillery spotting, search and rescue and forward air control type missions Built almost completely from the box contents with only: Brake pipes, engine pushrods and ignition harness, trim tab actuators on the elevators and aerial wires added. Managed to crack the canopy cutting the bit off the end and repaired with a piece of T-6 or Harvard canopy ( I think ) from the spares box I was a bit apprehensive of the kit after building SH`s Boomerang but this is a far more civilised experience Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ  71 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Oh Russ , that s a real corker mate , our friends in Oz are going to love this one.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Agreed, That is a very good looking model, the shading and painting is top notch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Looks stunning, great work, the paint finish and weathering looks great as does your base and backdrop. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 3 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Looks stunning, great work, the paint finish and weathering looks great as does your base and backdrop. Chris Well said and I do definitely agree! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Another masterpiece Russ.  You make it look it easy.  Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahavelona Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 That's fantastic. Can I ask what the base material is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 As usual Russ it looks superb and I love the colours you have used,...... the dio and photography are just the icing on the cake,...... brilliant stuff mate. Â Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Very nice, great photography as well. Love that backdrop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Very nice indeed! It would look good next to a Boomerang (although it looks great all by itself!). Â Regards, Â Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Cracking build again, Russ. Not an aircraft I was familiar with so had to dive over to Wiki to find out more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 7 hours ago, mahavelona said: That's fantastic. Can I ask what the base material is? Thanks very much, the base is four sheets of injection moulded PSP by Eduard that I bought off Hannants. You just need to paint it. Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Lovely work Russ - congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Beautiful work Russ, I'm liking that a lot. It really is a complete package. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Looking good! Superb paintwork and presentation. Fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Great build and superb finish! You've caught the faded look of an aircraft operated in a harsh environment perfectly, and without it looking that it might fall apart at any minute! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Beautiful model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Hi Russ. One again it's a real pleasure to see one of your builds appear in this section. Very impressive modelling! Â Â Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Again very very good, Russ. I love your SEA collection so much - I'd like to see them all lined up on a table. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Excellent build and finish, great modelling ! Â Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Toryu said: Again very very good, Russ. I love your SEA collection so much - I'd like to see them all lined up on a table. Thanks Toryu, Hmmmm, maybe when the weather gets better and I`ll need a proper camera. Oh and a bigger table 🙂 Glad you like it, them though Cheers Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Clarke Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 A great job. It looks like it's well and truly used to Port Moresby! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 A super job! Beautifully done!  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Looks like I'm back just in time after my time in the BOB GB to seeing another brilliant build Russ. Looks excellent. How was the kit to build? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 As always, an interesting choice of subject, beautifully built. I always enjoy looking at your posts Russ.  Cheers  John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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