Hello All,
Sorry again for the lack of postings - my modelling mojo has been struggling over the last few months and lots of other stuff going on. But... I’ve been sent the lovely Dolphin and as soon as I started poring over the content my mojo seemed to come flooding back! Good old Wingnuts.
I’ll refrain from posting pics of the boxing and sprues as everyone else seems to have done that already. There seems to be lots of build threads already going, but I hope there’s room for another?
I’ve decided to go for the 87 Squadron version. Just looked a bit different, and I like the idea of the wing mounted Lewis guns. The main other difference seems to be the PC10 cowling and struts, although the instructions state it could be this or the standard Battleship Grey, so I’ll give that a bit of thought...
The first thing that struck me was the super detailing to the interior and engine bay, most of which would disappear once closed up. Wanting to display a little more - I decided to take the plunge and do a bit of plastic surgery on the front end; the idea being to have it stripped back a little to open up the interior detail. So, the port side panel was first; I scribed along the edges with a new scalpel blade and just kept repeating until it finally came loose. Quite a bit of care was required here as it leaves a very thin strip connecting the bottom front cowl to the main fuselage. Although it will be fine once the interior side panel is in place.
Liking the look, I thought I may as well do a similar operation on the starboard side inspection panel. I drilled the corners then scribed the straight edges - although looking at the macro picture it needs a little refinement. The edges were chamfered to give the impression of a thinner lip. There’s also a small access panel behind the cockpit but I’ve left that alone for the moment...
The kit looks absolutely cracking and I’m thoroughly enjoying my bench time again!
Thanks for looking in...
Guy