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[Derek B]

Derek, PM me your street address and I'll send it to you in a few days in it's entirety! The article isn't huge; it's really an adjunct to their Whirlwind article, but the photos are outstanding.
Regards,
Ross

That's pretty cool Ross ...PM sent.

Cheers

Derek

[LSP_Kevin]

Hey Derek, I've got Scale Aircraft Modelling from September 1992 (v14, issue 12), which has some Welkin stuff. I can provide scans if you're interested. There's not that much in there, but it all helps I guess.

Kev

[Derek B]

Hey Derek, I've got Scale Aircraft Modelling from September 1992 (v14, issue 12), which has some Welkin stuff. I can provide scans if you're interested. There's not that much in there, but it all helps I guess.

Kev

In my book, every little helps Kev...I'll send you a PM with my e-mail address

Thanks

Derek

[blackbetty]

wow, what a task, very brave
i didnt even know the plane

[Derek B]

wow, what a task, very brave
i didnt even know the plane

Thanks BB - It is one of the lesser known British fighters, which is one of the reasons I chose to make it

Thanks

Derek

[check 6]

Derek, Very interesting project,I'll be watching this one closely,Welkin isn't that kind of a first cousin to a Mosquito
Ed

[Derek B]

Derek, Very interesting project,I'll be watching this one closely,Welkin isn't that kind of a first cousin to a Mosquito
Ed

Thanks Ed - Never really thought of it that way before!

Cheers

Derek

[Bryan]

Interesting project, and cool looking plane....

Having said that, you get back to your room and finish the Tempest young man!!!!

[Derek B]

Interesting project, and cool looking plane....

Having said that, you get back to your room and finish the Tempest young man!!!!

Thank you Bryan - I am waiting for MDC to produce some 20mm ammunition belts before I can complete the Tempest wing any further, but that may not be at the top of MDC's priority list at present! (I am still doing work on it when I can, but other patterns will be completed first - like the Beaufighter and Corsair sets).

Cheers

Derek

[Erwin]

Great project.

[Derek B]

Thanks Erwin

More progress. I have been waiting for the glue to dry on the wing centre section laminations for the last couple of days (I did not have sufficient balsa wood, so I had to splice the off cuts from the outer wings to make up the shortfall in the wing centre section. The plan profile is now cut and shaped. Next comes the tedious job of tapering the wings, and shaping them to the correct aerofoil shape before skinning with plastic card.













Derek

[Hacker]

wow, what a task, very brave

Derek is not brave just PLANE CRAZY ( sorry just could not resist)

interesting choice there derek. l will be watching this like l do all your projects
later

[Derek B]

Derek is not brave just PLANE CRAZY ( sorry just could not resist)

interesting choice there derek. l will be watching this like l do all your projects
later

You are probably right Dave (thanks for the compliments).

Derek

[Hacker]

Derek is not brave just PLANE CRAZY ( sorry just could not resist)

interesting choice there derek. l will be watching this like l do all your projects
later

You are probably right Dave (thanks for the compliments).

Derek

Here is a little something l made up for you seeing the show fits here
still watching this with interest Mr Wizard
later

[Derek B]

Nice one Dave - I look like some kind of very dodgy kit seller!

After tapering the wing sections, I found that I had taken fractionally too much off the wing centre section taper, so I shall be gluing some more balsa to the bottom of the wing, and I shall re-sand/file it to the correct taper. I then ned to make some wing chord cross-section (aerofoil) templates, then I cam begin to shape the wings (slightly undersize of course, to allow for the plastic sheet skinnig).

Cheers

Derek