The new Wessex

(Courtesy Italeri)

It's been a long time since Revell issued the 1/48 Wessex, and the market has been waiting for a replacement.  And here it is.  A new tooling that includes a small set of photo-etched parts and markings for four aircraft - and all for £25.  The parts are engraved and riveted, albeit a bit on the shallow side.

The cockpit is quite nice, and has an etched panel and seat belts, although I chose to fit a set of Eduard colour belts.  Don't we all?

As I am building, I can't help but think of how similar it is to Italeri's 1/72 scale Wessex.  Yes, it's the same aircraft, I know, but the build is identical.  To merely upscale the tooling probably helps to keep the price down.

Here are some photos.  I'm pleased with how it's going.  More later.

The plaintive cry...

I do have a fascination with large projects. All my benches are full of large constituent parts, and the largest of them all has been sitting upstairs in my paint room, waiting for me. Every time I go out into the hall I'm sure I can hear this plaintive cry: 'Paint me....paint me'. Last week, I capitulated - anything for a quiet life. I went in there and put some paint on it, just to keep it happy for a while so I can get on downstairs. Here are some photos of the extorted paint job.


It's true what the Bard says: Conscience doth make cowards of us all.

Hot off the Benches

Recently completed is this Junkers Ju 87, as mentioned previously on here. It is of course the Hasegawa kit in the Revell box. Although it is one of their older products, it still has a lot to offer. Beautifully engraved panel lines, excellent part fit and lovely detail.

I added the bracing bar to the pilot's seat, seat belts, some extra levers and a wiring loom, and some other odds and sods. No matter how good a kit is, I can't help myself adding a few extras. It's always worth the trouble.