Westland Wasp HAS.1 1/24th scale - Build Thread

[TheBaron]

 

Hello all,

Having just finished the last update today over on this thread of two years research and design work on 1/24 and 1/32 versions of the Westland Wasp helicopter:

 - I'm starting this new thread here to outline the 3d printing and contruction of the kit at 1/24th scale. The project includes options for both torpedo (Mk.44/46 versions, Mk.44 shown here):

 

 

 - and AS.12 missile version:

 

 

 With working blade folds on both:

 

 

 

This thread wil be quiet for a bit whilst I put the next series of parts on to print, but eventually we should end up with something approximating this as a physical entity:

 

 

 

 

Until the next instalment:

Tony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PeteH1969]

When can we order Tony?

 

Pete

[TheBaron]

3 minutes ago, PeteH1969 said:

When can we order Tony?

 

Pete

Ooh keen. I like that.

Pete if you're up for a copy at either scale I've a customer list on the go already and happy to add your name? The intention is to demonstrate the kit is buildable here with average (mine!) skills first, and then make available to others once I'm satisfied with the quality.

Kind regards,

Tony

[Terry1954]

Drat, wanted to be first in but @PeteH1969 beat me to it!

 

This will be a mega build Tony, and I'm very much looking forward to watching and learning.

 

Please add me to the future customer list Tony. Not sure which scale yet, although erring on 1/24 atm!

 

Beer in one hand, peanuts in'tother.

 

T.

 

aka also keen of Dorset.

[TheBaron]

2 minutes ago, Terry1954 said:

Please add me to the future customer list Tony. Not sure which scale yet, although erring on 1/24 atm!

You're in Terry. Thanks.

[PeteH1969]

12 minutes ago, TheBaron said:

Ooh keen. I like that.

Pete if you're up for a copy at either scale I've a customer list on the go already and happy to add your name? The intention is to demonstrate the kit is buildable here with average (mine!) skills first, and then make available to others once I'm satisfied with the quality.

Kind regards,

Tony

One in 24th and one in 32nd or 35th add me please Tony?

 

Pete

[bootneck]

Hi Tony,

please add my name to your list.

cheers,
Mike

[TheBaron]

41 minutes ago, PeteH1969 said:

One in 24th and one in 32nd or 35th add me please Tony?

 

Pete

You're on the list now Pete. Many thanks.

32 minutes ago, bootneck said:

Hi Tony,

please add my name to your list.

Certainly Mike.   Which scale are you after?

[bootneck]

Hi Tony,

1:35 scale would be fine for me please.

cheers,

Mike

[bentwaters81tfw]

Now you've done it!

[TheBaron]

1 hour ago, bootneck said:

Hi Tony,

1:35 scale would be fine for me please.

cheers,

Mike

Mike, the smaller version of the two is 1/32 if you're ok with that?

[bootneck]

I would have preferred 1:35 but I'm sure that I can offset where I place a 1:32 version to look right on a dio.

cheers,
Mike

[TheBaron]

54 minutes ago, bootneck said:

I would have preferred 1:35 but I'm sure that I can offset where I place a 1:32 version to look right on a dio.

cheers,
Mike

Sorry Mike, aside from the printing, it's the amount of labour in metal casting, vacform and PE that limit the number of scales I can take on...

[perdu]

Ooh doesn't that take me back in time huh

 

 

I know there's not to be a 1/72nd version, even understand it

 

 

But...

 

 

 

[bigbadbadge]

After your amazing R&D thread I am really looking forward to seeing it come together now Tony

Chris

[wellsprop]

The CAD is outstanding! 

[AdrianMF]

Looking forward to the build. The research thread has been amazing - I'm sure you put much more research in than any commercial kit manufacturer, and it shows in the final result.

 

Regards,

Adrian

[giemme]

 

 

Oh, and in terms of my future comments on this thread, I think I'll keep in line with my last ones on your R&D thread, and use Italian words as I ran out of English ones...  

 

Ciao

[keefr22]

11 hours ago, giemme said:

Oh, and in terms of my future comments on this thread, I think I'll keep in line with my last ones on your R&D thread, and use Italian words as I ran out of English ones...  

 

 

I'll have to get the Welsh dictionary out!!

 

Keith

[Max Headroom]

Oh hello!

 

Not my bag, but I can appreciate the dedication that’s gone into this and I’m sure the result will be wow!

 

More power to your CAD👍

 

Trevor

 

 

[TheBaron]

On 05/10/2024 at 16:49, perdu said:

I know there's not to be a 1/72nd version, even understand it

 

 

But...

I know Bill. I'd like to be able to cate for a wider range of scales but a reduction to 1/72 would mean most detail disappearing - even if major parts would shrink down without basically redesigning the whole thing.

 

Experiment has taught me that this level of detail at 1/24 is still maintained (though inevitably fainter when it comes to minor things like rivets) at 1/32, but as the scale reduces below this threshold then features start to disappear with alarming rapidity, like something out of a J. G. Ballard short story...

 

On 06/10/2024 at 08:36, bigbadbadge said:

After your amazing R&D thread I am really looking forward to seeing it come together now Tony

Thanks as always Chris.

On 06/10/2024 at 08:39, wellsprop said:

The CAD is outstanding! 

Ben - thank-you.

I now you'll be only too familiar with many of the production issues concerned here!

On 06/10/2024 at 09:41, AdrianMF said:

Looking forward to the build. The research thread has been amazing - I'm sure you put much more research in than any commercial kit manufacturer, and it shows in the final result.

 Luckily I don't have shareholders breathing down my neck (just cats!) Adrian so deadlines are what the kit itself imposes to look reasonable. Much like the difference between tailored and off-the-peg suits...(says the man who doesn't own a suit but is addicted to tailoring videos on Youchewb).

On 07/10/2024 at 08:14, giemme said:

Oh, and in terms of my future comments on this thread, I think I'll keep in line with my last ones on your R&D thread, and use Italian words as I ran out of English ones...  

 

On 07/10/2024 at 19:29, keefr22 said:

I'll have to get the Welsh dictionary out!!

Giorgio and Keith: I'm all for a polyglot thread so crack on! 

Grazie/Diolch

On 07/10/2024 at 19:34, Max Headroom said:

Oh hello!

 

Not my bag, but I can appreciate the dedication that’s gone into this and I’m sure the result will be wow!

 

More power to your CAD👍

Cheers trevor - that's kind of you to say so.

 

Curently at that stage of collecting all the recent parts into regions of the aircraft prior to the numbing process of positioning and adding print supports. This section is visually dull to the onlooker so I'll update this thread again when the next batch of physical parts crawl out onto land from the Resin Sea.

 

Have a good week all of you!

Tony

 

[heloman1]

It's been a fantastic journey, watching the renders develop. Glad you stuck with it. Thanks for the ride.

 

Colin

[Brandy]

I'm really looking forward to seeing all these designs finally take on a physical form.

As Giorgio will no doubt be saying soon.... "mama mia"!

 

Ian

[Gondor44]

As far as 1/72 goes, there is the LF kit, Air-Graphic do a resin kit and a conversion set for the old Airfix kit. Freightdog are going to be releasing a resin kit and he will be at Telford so if you are there you can ask him about that. It will be cheaper than the Air-Graphic full kit but I have no idea what the detail of either resin kit is as I don't have either, just the LF kit and the conversion set.

 

I hope that is helpful.

 

Gondor

[Wafu]

Ooo, pop me down for a 1/24 please.