SH Whirlwind

[spook]

Hi all

Here my first 20205 buikd : the SH Westland Whirlwind. It's a good kit, with a good level of detail. Fit is not perfect but it's good, I didn't use a lot of putty

Hope you like it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Christa]

Good looking Whirlwind, Spook.  I have wondered why Whirlwind aircraft was not tried with Merlin engines.

[MikeC]

Nice model.

 

@Christa I believe it was a combination of design issues with squeezing Merlins into the available airframe without compromising the aerodynamics or fuel and other flows; and the fact that rather a lot of other types wanted Merlins too.

Edited February 1, 2025 by MikeC

[Iain]

Fabulous build!

 

Iain

[spook]

Thanks guys!

[Sasha As]

Great job!

[Chek]

Apparently the type of props used had a bad effect on performance too.

[Cicciuzzo]

Non conoscevo questo modello, davvero complimenti per l’ottimo risultato 💪

[scvrobeson]

Great looking Whirlwind. I really need to get one of these to build

 

 

 

Matt 

[Dpgsbody55]

Great representation of a rare but significant fighter.  Well done.

 

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

[spook]

Thank you very much!

[dennismcc]

Nice one, hope mine turns out as nice.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[FLMattModelling]

Very cool!