mozart Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) I've been meaning to post these pictures for a while, and finally got round to it! I visited the aviation museum at Brooklands in the summer, fantastic place which includes vintage cars, racing cars, buses, motorcycles etc as well, but pride of place (besides Concorde!) is their Welllington. This gives the background: These are iPhone pictures taken in fairly poor light, I've tried to clean them up as much as possible: And here she is in all her glory: I don't think for one second that we'll ever have a Wellington in our scale, but I know there are some Wimpey enthusiasts on site so thought they may be interested - 1/48th build? Edited November 19, 2019 by mozart R Palimaka, John1, Kagemusha and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Those are great Max, thanks. What a terrific restoration, will have to get there one day... mozart, Shoggz and alanash1963 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Great photos and a great story behind this airframe, I'd love to get down there and see it, but it's a wee bit far for me however it's on my bucket list. Cheers Dennis mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Well worth visiting chaps. A few other notables from my camera that caught my eye: and how to make a wooden prop: and if you're an old fart they take pity on you and let you sit in a Harrier cockpit! Edited November 19, 2019 by mozart thierry laurent, Alain Gadbois, Kagemusha and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 That's a really interesting set of pictures, thank you What is this?: Richard MikeC and alanash1963 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Great pics, thanks for posting. I wouldn't feel very safe in a Welli being all fabric but thin aluminum isn't much better I guess other than it doesn't burn... mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 Richard, I assumed that was a flare chute but I could be wrong. I was able to hold my phone inside the geodetic structure to get some internal shots, the “chute” appears to be next to (again what I assume) is the Elsan! Draw your own conclusions. alanash1963 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) Wonderful aircraft, legendary recovery and epic restoration. My wife and I once made a boat trip on Loch Ness, the water is very stange, black and very choppy that day. You really thought something was lurking beneath the waves. While the other tourists were looking for Nessie I asked the captain about the Wellington. He was very puzzled as people are only interested in the "monster". He happend to be a diver during the recovery and had some very nice stories to tell. I was glued to his lips you might say. Great trip that was. Although I didn't have time to look around for Nessie. Cees Edited November 20, 2019 by Cees Broere Alain Gadbois, Landrotten Highlander and mozart 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Very nice pictures of probably my favourite British bomber Max, thank you for sharing. Now if only we had one in 32nd scale . ... Regards. Andy mozart, alanash1963 and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 42 minutes ago, monthebiff said: Very nice pictures of probably my favourite British bomber Max, thank you for sharing. Now if only we had one in 32nd scale . ... Regards. Andy The Wellington was such an important aircraft Andy wasn’t it, initially as the most effective bomber with the Stirling until the Lancaster and Halifax came on stream, then latterly and crucially at Operational Training Units where the various trades that made up a bomber crew were brought together and started working as a team. Bit of an unsung hero really. Kagemusha, alanash1963 and monthebiff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks for posting Max. Gosh, it has certainly come on since my Dad and I went to see it 15 or so years ago.. it was just a collection of geodetic shapes back then! alanash1963 and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, Shoggz said: Thanks for posting Max. Gosh, it has certainly come on since my Dad and I went to see it 15 or so years ago.. it was just a collection of geodetic shapes back then! And the bonus Rich is that there’s the forward half of a Wellington Fuselage in the new hall that you can walk through, complete with cockpit, IP etc., nav’s position and w/op’s too. They are all protected (understandably) by perspex so photography is difficult but fascinating to see nonetheless. dennismcc, alanash1963 and Shoggz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Great photos! Everytime I watch pictures of a Wellington it's mindblowing. How on earth was it even possible do design such a complex construction mozart and alanash1963 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 Indeed Alex. I had a friend, now sadly deceased, who was a rear gunner. One of his biggest fears he told me was going through the fuselage to his turret, apparently the walkway was quite narrow and he feared losing his balance and putting his foot through the fabric. Little bit of a line shoot I suspect on Dennis’ behalf but food for thought nonetheless. alanash1963 and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Great photos, Max! Thank you for sharing. It's definitely an interesting machine for certain. Amazing that it's one of the survivors of the Battle of Heligoland Bight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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