Adam Poultney Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Recently I've been working on Airfix's 1/72 Whitley Mk.V for the Unarmed Group Build, certainly one of my favourite builds. It's a joy to build, totally recommend it. I'll have to build another at some point, but probably with a bunch of etch in the cockpit. Only issues were one small missing part which I easily made a replacement for (easier than bothering with Airfix spares) and there were holes for the aerials missing. The instructions tell you to drill some for the coastal command version, but there's no instruction or semi hollowed out bit to drill for one of the aerials that is needed for both versions. Also no hole for the pitot, easily fixed. This was replaced with a metal pin anyway, it just looks better than the plastic one provided. And here's the cockpit. Once I applied the map decal I wasn't happy with it at all, it just looked flat, oversaturated and out of place. So similarly to what I did with my Dambuster Lancaster last year I decided to replace it with paper. I cut the image of the decal from the instructions and used that instead. Airfix should just give a printed sheet of maps on paper to cut out and attach with a bit of pva or superglue or whatever instead of a decal. But this wasn't enough, so I made a book, perhaps a manual or logbook or something. Justwish I added seatbelts. WIP thread here 65 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 That is really nice! Great job and original subject. Well done indeed 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Very nice indeed, it looks fab, great job. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Very unusual version and very well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 You`ve done an excellent job,..... I do like the Whitley in this scheme and bought one myself to represent the role they played flying in and out of Malta. Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 That is both different and stunningly good. Bravo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Superb model in every way, nice to see a non bomber Whitley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 hours ago, kev67 said: Superb model in every way, nice to see a non bomber Whitley Definitely glad I did something a little different with it, inspired by the Unarmed GB 5 hours ago, FatFlyHalf said: That is both different and stunningly good. Bravo Thanks 8 hours ago, Miko said: Great job, highly competent result, very nice! Never a pretty thing the Whitley! Looks like a caricature of itself Miko (erm. . . ?) thanks I think the Whitley actually looks pretty nice, much better than the Wellington, although it's got nothing on the Manchester 14 hours ago, tonyot said: You`ve done an excellent job,..... I do like the Whitley in this scheme and bought one myself to represent the role they played flying in and out of Malta. Cheers Tony Can't wait to see yours! It's a really good kit, enjoy it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 She's almost handsome in those colors and marking, Adam. That's one very nice Whitley and a model of which you can be proud! BTW, what paint did you use for the undersides? One of the very best builds of the new Airfix kit I have seen...not a fan of that butt-ugly proboscis, but other than that, a pretty ole gal! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 hours ago, 72modeler said: She's almost handsome in those colors and marking, Adam. That's one very nice Whitley and a model of which you can be proud! BTW, what paint did you use for the undersides? One of the very best builds of the new Airfix kit I have seen...not a fan of that butt-ugly proboscis, but other than that, a pretty ole gal! Mike Thanks The underside is Vallejo Premium Airbrush Colour 68.048 Silver. It's nothing like their regular Model Air ones, airbrushes much nicer but can't be brushed on as well as the regular model air stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Thats a fine looking Whitley with a lot of interior details, love the maps in the cockpit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, BerndM said: Thats a fine looking Whitley with a lot of interior details, love the maps in the cockpit. thanks Really is such an easy thing to do, technically the map is even from the kit since I cut it from the instructions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Beautifully done! The interior detail just pops out at the eye, and the whole effect of the aircraft stunning. Even without the map, you would have a contest-winner here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Really great job on the Whitley. The civil registration nicely contrasts with the dull camo and the maps in the cockpit are a lovely little detail Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Beautifully done! The interior detail just pops out at the eye, and the whole effect of the aircraft stunning. Even without the map, you would have a contest-winner here. Thanks I think contest winner is a bit of a stretch, you haven't seen this up close 😂 34 minutes ago, Shorty84 said: Really great job on the Whitley. The civil registration nicely contrasts with the dull camo and the maps in the cockpit are a lovely little detail Cheers Markus Civvy reg is one of my favourite parts of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Outstanding work, Adam. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, Vinnie said: Outstanding work, Adam. Well done. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Nice to see something completely different, she looks great well done . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Superb job, got to get on with mine but lots of group build in the way! Davey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Nice Whitley Adam.... And great attention to details too !! I'm now waiting for a 1/48 one.... Congratulations Sincerely. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 04/05/2021 at 21:18, Adam Poultney said: Recently I've been working on Airfix's 1/72 Whitley Mk.V for the Unarmed Group Build, certainly one of my favourite builds. It's a joy to build, totally recommend it. I'll have to build another at some point, but probably with a bunch of etch in the cockpit. Only issues were one small missing part which I easily made a replacement for (easier than bothering with Airfix spares) and there were holes for the aerials missing. The instructions tell you to drill some for the coastal command version, but there's no instruction or semi hollowed out bit to drill for one of the aerials that is needed for both versions. Also no hole for the pitot, easily fixed. This was replaced with a metal pin anyway, it just looks better than the plastic one provided. And here's the cockpit. Once I applied the map decal I wasn't happy with it at all, it just looked flat, oversaturated and out of place. So similarly to what I did with my Dambuster Lancaster last year I decided to replace it with paper. I cut the image of the decal from the instructions and used that instead. Airfix should just give a printed sheet of maps on paper to cut out and attach with a bit of pva or superglue or whatever instead of a decal. But this wasn't enough, so I made a book, perhaps a manual or logbook or something. Justwish I added seatbelts. WIP thread here 2 Whitley nearly at the same time, wow Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Very nice and I love something unusual. Excellent work indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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