_GOTOBOTTOM
World War II
Discuss WWII and the era directly before and after the war from 1935-1949.
Hosted by Rowan Baylis
News
Airfix: U-Boat Hunting Wimpy
litespeed
Staff MemberNews Reporter
AEROSCALE
_VISITCOMMUNITY
England - North West, United Kingdom
Joined: October 15, 2009
KitMaker: 1,976 posts
AeroScale: 1,789 posts
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019 - 07:45 AM UTC


Airfix has released 3D CAD images of the 1/72 scale Vickers Wellington Mk.VIII, the type that played an important role in Britains Coastal Commandrn

Read the Full News Story

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
Littorio
_VISITCOMMUNITY
England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: September 15, 2004
KitMaker: 4,728 posts
AeroScale: 1,351 posts
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019 - 08:10 AM UTC
Great this is the Wimpy version I've been waiting for.

Although it talks a lot about the Leigh Light neither version seems to have one?
RussellE
#306
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Victoria, Australia
Joined: June 27, 2010
KitMaker: 3,959 posts
AeroScale: 598 posts
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019 - 01:37 PM UTC
is the Leigh light on the clear sprue?
Littorio
_VISITCOMMUNITY
England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: September 15, 2004
KitMaker: 4,728 posts
AeroScale: 1,351 posts
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019 - 01:54 PM UTC

Quoted Text

is the Leigh light on the clear sprue?


Took a closer look and what I at first thought may have been the lense is the astro dome. No Leigh light on the CAD renditions nor on the two paint schemes especially since one scheme is of the first squadron to use the light.
RussellE
#306
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Victoria, Australia
Joined: June 27, 2010
KitMaker: 3,959 posts
AeroScale: 598 posts
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019 - 09:55 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

is the Leigh light on the clear sprue?


Took a closer look and what I at first thought may have been the lense is the astro dome. No Leigh light on the CAD renditions nor on the two paint schemes especially since one scheme is of the first squadron to use the light.


According to the latest Airfix Workbench most modellers tend to display their finished models on their undercarriage and the Leigh Light had to be retracted before a Wellington could land, this is how the design team decided to represent this particular aircraft

So it looks like it's there, (part 3 on Frame Y) it's just that it's in the retracted position. Thusly if you want it deployed, you're gonna need to scratch build something (or hope for AM) and display "in flight"
 _GOTOTOP