Derek B Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Hi Guys, I am just pondering over a possible future scratch build project - just for my own benefit and (in)sanity. But rather than tell you what it is, I thought that it would be fun to have a little guessing game. So, here are the clues: "My stature is imposing, and the rarified firmament is my domain. my span is the number of the beast. I like to hunt solo with my quad of fiery talons. I have two magical steeds to speed my path. My name is known of old, for it has an atmospheric ring to it. What am I?" Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Sounds like the Westland Whirlwind, except I don't think the span is right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 You're not a million miles away Ray! Derek Sounds like the Westland Whirlwind, except I don't think the span is right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 How about the Westland Welkin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 ...Could also be a night fighter version of the Blenheim Mk IF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Nah... It's gotta be the Welkin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 How about the Westland Welkin... I saw that one, too, but the just as the Whirlwind is too narrow of a span, the Welkin's is too great... This is a toughie.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 Randy is indeed correct (well done)...Looks like he just pipped you to the post there Ray. As the Westland Whirlwind seems to be a very popular choice for scratch building at present, I thought that I might have a go at a Westland fighter with a little difference. The span (in 1/32) is 666mm, and the length is roughly 395mm (about the same as a Beaufighter in OAL, but around 100mm greater in span). I have measured the prop diameter for the Welkin, and it is 119mm in 1/32. If anyone has the Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VI, and would like to measure that four bladed prop for me, I would be grateful, as I may need to get my hands on a couple! Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Thanks! Ray's guess gave me a clue that it may be an RAF fighter, so I did some digging into high altitude fighters and came up with the Welkin. With the exception of the wingspan, all of the clues fit exactly... I didn't even think of scaling the wingspan - DOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 Thanks Randy - Ray was pretty close from the start. I'm glad you found the clues to be accurate, it's not like me to use poetic licence that often! I like the Westland Whirlwind a great deal, and if no one has produced a 1/32 kit of this aircraft within the next couple of years or so, then I intend to master it as a complete resin kit myself. Cheers Derek Thanks! Ray's guess gave me a clue that it may be an RAF fighter, so I did some digging into high altitude fighters and came up with the Welkin. With the exception of the wingspan, all of the clues fit exactly... I didn't even think of scaling the wingspan - DOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Randy is indeed correct (well done)...Looks like he just pipped you to the post there Ray. As the Westland Whirlwind seems to be a very popular choice for scratch building at present, I thought that I might have a go at a Westland fighter with a little difference. The span (in 1/32) is 666mm, and the length is roughly 395mm (about the same as a Beaufighter in OAL, but around 100mm greater in span). I have measured the prop diameter for the Welkin, and it is 119mm in 1/32. If anyone has the Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VII, and would like to measure that four bladed prop for me, I would be grateful, as I may need to get my hands on a couple! Derek D'oh!!! I found the Welkin right after the Whirlwind, but I was going by the '666' as actual span, not span in scale! That is why I thought the Welkin would have too great a span! Anyway, will look forward to seeing this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 No problem Ray, I didn't want to make the clues too easy It should be an interesting exercise. I need to find as many useful 1/32 parts as possible that I can utilise or modify for this project (wheels, props, etc). The only reference I have at present is the +4 publication on the Welkin (of which I shall have to enlarge the drawings), and a 1/72 Hallemvac vacform model kit - so I clearly need additional reference material before I can begin. Derek D'oh!!! I found the Welkin right after the Whirlwind, but I was going by the '666' as actual span, not span in scale! That is why I thought the Welkin would have too great a span! Anyway, will look forward to seeing this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 A Welkin, eh? Awesome! That'll be some beast in 1/32 scale. I think there might be a kit or two floating around in the smaller scales, but this'll probably be a first! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Thanks Kevin - The Welkin is a pretty elegent aircraft to my eyes. Derek A Welkin, eh? Awesome! That'll be some beast in 1/32 scale. I think there might be a kit or two floating around in the smaller scales, but this'll probably be a first! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegallacci Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I've been noodling away at a 1/48 Planet Models Welkin, pretty huge even in that scale, and a nice kit. In 1/32 it would be Very Big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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