Trumpeter Vickers Wellington Mk.1c 1/72

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Re: Trumpeter Vickers Wellington Mk.1c 1/72

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As a fellow user of the hairy stick method of applying paint, I take my hat off t you for that finish. Very well done - a first class model all round.
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I presume it is possible to combine the fuselage of their Mk III with the wings of this Mk Ic as I'd like to build a hybrid with no window in the starboard nose?
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Thanks again for the kind words folks!

Larry, I haven't got he Mk.III tooling in my stash, but I can't see that the wing attachment would have been changed between the two toolings, so I would say that yes, a hybrid would be do-able
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Re: Trumpeter Vickers Wellington Mk.1c 1/72

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Wow! That does look great!
Beaut job!

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That looks great! I want to do a Wimpy but out of loyalty to Uncle Airfix I´m going to wait.
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Another project might be to use the fuselage with the long windows over the wings, with Mk X Hercules engines to make a T Mk 10 in all over silver paint scheme, as my Dad flew these in 1950s. I would love to try this out, but not having the kit in my stash I have no idea if the Mk 1c nose window on the starboard side can be filled in or disguised very well by an amateur like me! Has anyone tried to do this, as in any case that window soon disappeared on night ops even on Mk 1c so as not to attract night-fighters
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Looking at pictures of the Mk 10 Larry, I'd suggest gluing some thin plastic strip or even some tape (electrical masking tape) cut into narrow strips over the clear window, to match the rubbing immediately behind the window, then over paint along with the rest of the fuselage
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i don`t know anything about planes but i know a good model when i see one and this is a good model, please excuse my ignorance here is the frame work where the missing panels are scratch built,
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syd-baines wrote:i don`t know anything about planes but i know a good model when i see one and this is a good model, please excuse my ignorance here is the frame work where the missing panels are scratch built,
Thanks Syd! :grin:

The framing is part of the signature Vickers construction method for the Wellington (and a couple of others too), as developed by Barnes Wallis who went on to create the 'bouncing bomb' and the swing-wing concept. The Wellington had large clear sections formed of perspex mounted over the frame, rather than forming window frames which would weaken the structure. In the photo below, you can see the geodetic framing that the entire fuselage and wing surfaces were formed from with either canvas or perspex later applied over it as desired.

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Credit: Imperial War Museum/RAF Photographer
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Re: Trumpeter Vickers Wellington Mk.1c 1/72

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wow, a beauty. I have a soft spot for the Wellington, ever since I have seen the matchbox box as a kid :)
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