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Westland Dragonfly Mk.1 - Miniwings 1/144


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Westland Dragonfly Mk.1

Miniwings 1/144 (2 in 1)

 

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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!

 

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They are tiddly little things!

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Thanks for looking,

 

John 

 

 

 

 

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