Airfix Wessex 1/72

[Farmerboy]

All seats added along with the cockpit floor and centre console and glued to the fuselage half, glad to report no fit problems at all so far!

 

 

Just a comparison on one of the kit options, the IP, moulded detail or decal, just got some clear varnish to add to individual dials so I know which one I’m going for!!

 

 

[Beard]

I like that Airfix have given a choice of instrument panels and your painting of the raised detail one is lovely.

[perdu]

Looks about right to me

 

[Rabbit Leader]

The decal would have been fine had they not plastered it with white borders around every instrument dial! I think your result looks so much better. Cheers and nice progress.. Dave 

[CedB]

Great detail painting on the i/p FB, excellent detailing  

[bigbadbadge]

Your IP painting is looking good, cracking work 

Chris

[heloman1]

Well done with the painted IP, the decal version is just WRONG! I'm building the Phantom at present, the same problem!

 

Colin

[roy107]

Cracking work so far. Looks like this kit is as lovely as it first appears.

[hendie]

Nice paint job on the instrument panel. Very detailed.

 

FYI: for future reference, as far as I can recall, most of the instrument panels were a dark grey, as was the center console, and seatframes(?). The remainder of the cockpit was painted black.

I'm happy to be corrected on that.

[AdrianMF]

On 08/09/2025 at 07:30, bigbadbadge said:

20% off for club members and shattered with the hobby reward points worked out at £12.99 so seemed rude not to

Dangerous information!

 

...on top of a smashing and informative build, which is also testing my resolve...

 

Regards,

Adrian

[sniperUK]

3 hours ago, hendie said:

Nice paint job on the instrument panel. Very detailed.

 

FYI: for future reference, as far as I can recall, most of the instrument panels were a dark grey, as was the center console, and seatframes(?). The remainder of the cockpit was painted black.

I'm happy to be corrected on that.

 HC.2 mostly black. 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UuVcqo1BAA4jrUtZ7

[RAF4EVER]

1 hour ago, sniperUK said:

 HC.2 mostly black. 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UuVcqo1BAA4jrUtZ7

Nice to see a side armour fit in the 1st and 3rd pictures.

 

Edited September 9 by RAF4EVER

[heloman1]

16 hours ago, hendie said:

Nice paint job on the instrument panel. Very detailed.

 

FYI: for future reference, as far as I can recall, most of the instrument panels were a dark grey, as was the center console, and seatframes(?). The remainder of the cockpit was painted black.

I'm happy to be corrected on that.

Sounds correct to me Alan...

[Farmerboy]

Seeking an opinion from the great un-washed…..positive or negative, all welcome, trying to re-create a sheepskin cover and have used the protective cover from the decal sheet cut to shape, needs refinement, as does the rest of the cockpit but do you think it’s a goer??, or should I ditch the idea?

 

 

[Wez]

In my experience on other SH platforms, the only time anything sheepskin looked like sheepskin was when it was new, it soon became matted and grubby 

[heloman1]

For the scale, looks good to me.

 

Colie Wessex Grubber.

[NAVY870]

Definitely not a fan of the twin engined Wallies but this build might convince me to get a couple.

[Wez]

31 minutes ago, NAVY870 said:

Definitely not a fan of the twin engined Wallies but this build might convince me to get a couple.

 

Interesting, in the RAF we used to call them Walters 

[Farmerboy]

Thanks for the feedback lads, @Wez @heloman1, going to go with it and scruff it all up a bit, the addition of some seat belts will hopefully soften the effect.

[Winnie]

1. Holy cow! Amazing build!

2. poo-poo... I need a couple of these!!

[Keeff]

Well this is progressing well .... along with the lovely neat work and detail .... the IP especially! 

 

Keith ☺️ 

[heloman1]

7 hours ago, NAVY870 said:

Definitely not a fan of the twin engined Wallies but this build might convince me to get a couple.

Hi Steve, chop the nose off an Italeri 1/3 and your way...

 

Colin FLY NAVY

[Pete in Lincs]

Has anyone mentioned the plywood panels to protect the floor? Painted with mid grey anti slip. (Add sand 😀) 

They had cutouts for the tie down rings and the gun mount. 

[Wez]

4 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said:

Has anyone mentioned the plywood panels to protect the floor? Painted with mid grey anti slip. (Add sand 😀) 

They had cutouts for the tie down rings and the gun mount. 

 

Did you use black bodge tape to cover the joints in the panels like we did on Pumas?

[Farmerboy]

37 minutes ago, Wez said:

 

Did you use black bodge tape to cover the joints in the panels like we did on Pumas?

 

43 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said:

Has anyone mentioned the plywood panels to protect the floor? Painted with mid grey anti slip. (Add sand 😀) 

They had cutouts for the tie down rings and the gun mount. 

‘ear you two, what are you doing to me! Plywood panels, bodge tape! It’s too late for that now!!! 
When Airfix upgrade this to 1/48th that will be a definite addition, but of course I’d expect pictorial evidence of such things.😜