Viking Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Westland Dragonfly Mk.1 Miniwings 1/144 (2 in 1) I saw this appear on Hannants website just before Christmas, an immediately added it to my wish list. Luckily, I got it on Christmas day and couldn't resist starting it on Boxing day. There are actually 2 kits in the 1 box, each on a single sprue of clear moulded parts. Yes, the entire kit is moulded in clear plastic. This is a good idea, as providing the large glazed area as separate parts would be very difficult. It comes with an interior, and I managed to wedge in several brass wire rods under the floor as nose weight, just in case it was a tail sitter. The 3 main rotor blades glue on to a tiny hub, I kept breaking them off until I finally fixed them with Araldite. You also get a set of pre cut vinyl masks, but I used mine as patterns to re-cut them from Kabuki tape as it goes around the node compound curves much better. There are 4 decal options with the kit, I chose the two Royal Navy ones. They were a fun little 'side build' which I thoroughly enjoyed! They are tiddly little things! Thanks for looking, John 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 If I surprised my wife with a couple of those in my palm she would probably scream and run .................. adey 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Lovely modelling John.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Wow, super cool work especially in that scale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Cracking work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Have a soft spot for this aircraft ,you have made a beautiful job of both models, i can see why you wanted the kit so much .Well done 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Wow those are just supurb , i can remember getting kits that small free inside cereal boxes , imagine tipping your cornflakes into the bowl and out pops a model kit , ah happy days. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Beautiful work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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