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                        1/48 Trumpeter Westland Whirlwind

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                        Grant Dalzell
                        • Member since
                          April 2014
                        1/48 Trumpeter Westland Whirlwind
                        Posted by Grant Dalzell on Sunday, March 3, 2019 10:33 PM

                        This was a nice *** restorer, a 3 day build, nice and quick and no hassles. OOB build.

                        Painted with Gunze, Tamiya and Mission Models  acrylics, Vallejo metal colour, Citadel metal colours, Flory Dark Dirt wash, Mig Satin Varnish.

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                        keavdog
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by keavdog on Sunday, March 3, 2019 10:52 PM

                        Really nice.  3 days?!?!  Nice.  I take it the kit went together well?

                        Thanks,

                        John

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                        Grant Dalzell
                        • Member since
                          April 2014
                        Posted by Grant Dalzell on Sunday, March 3, 2019 10:55 PM

                        Yep John, this is an easy kit, I have built it before, but that really didn't make it quicker, I think I did it in  afew days last time to, Trumpy have some good kits that are nice and quick, soothes the soul after some of the harder ones.

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                        Tickmagnet
                        • Member since
                          July 2018
                        • From: The Deep Woods
                        Posted by Tickmagnet on Monday, March 4, 2019 6:58 AM

                        Looks great.

                         

                         

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                        Don Stauffer
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
                        Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, March 4, 2019 8:54 AM

                        Beautiful.  I have always liked that bird.  I have intended to someday build one.  Your post has encouraged me to buy one soon.

                         

                        Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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                        ChrisJH666
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Brisbane Australia
                        Posted by ChrisJH666 on Monday, March 4, 2019 2:07 PM

                        Very nice. Impressed with the check pattern of the tail. How did you do it?

                        In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

                         

                        Chris

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                        Grant Dalzell
                        • Member since
                          April 2014
                        Posted by Grant Dalzell on Monday, March 4, 2019 2:30 PM

                        ChrisJH666

                        Very nice. Impressed with the check pattern of the tail. How did you do it?

                         

                        Chris, that is just the kit's decal, it is 2 decals, but I sliced them in halves again to get them to conform to the awkward shape better, and  I used Gunze Mr. Mark Softer (green lid, this is actually the setter), as it is stronger than micro sol, but be careful with hthis stuff, it will eat your paint and leave stains if you use to much.

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                        RadMax8
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Cleveland, OH
                        Posted by RadMax8 on Monday, March 4, 2019 6:06 PM

                        Hi Grant,

                        Saw this pop up on my Facebook feed today, very nicely done! Sometimes it’s nice to just build a kit and follow the directions without adding all the microscopic bits, eh? You’d never know you got this one cranked out so quickly, looks very nice!

                        Can you explain your comment about Mr. Mark Softer? I have both the setter and softer, I always put the (blue) setter down first. Have I been doing it backwards?

                        Thanks for sharing!

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                        Grant Dalzell
                        • Member since
                          April 2014
                        Posted by Grant Dalzell on Monday, March 4, 2019 6:13 PM

                        RadMax8

                        Hi Grant,

                        Saw this pop up on my Facebook feed today, very nicely done! Sometimes it’s nice to just build a kit and follow the directions without adding all the microscopic bits, eh? You’d never know you got this one cranked out so quickly, looks very nice!

                        Can you explain your comment about Mr. Mark Softer? I have both the setter and softer, I always put the (blue) setter down first. Have I been doing it backwards?

                        Thanks for sharing!

                         

                        No, you are correct, blue softens and green sets, but Gunze label the blue "setter" and the green "softer", when really it's opposite, blue first and green second

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