I was still searching for more information. This I had found this on the Internet for James. He wanted to know where the crew members were stationed.

We can see where they were stationed in the Wellington.

Pilot at the controls, then the wireless-operator behind him listening to messages, and the navigator looking at his charts.

The gunners were in front and in the rear ready for action.

 

Last time I wrote steps 7 and 8 were next in line, but first I had to paint the parts black before assembly.

While painting those parts I had second thoughts about the reddish brown I had seen on photos.

This is how James’ model kit would have looked.

I had also painted other parts like the engines.

And the cockpit area.

This is how the interior would have looked.

Now the interior will look like this even if no one will ever see it once the fuselage parts are glued.

I have painted more details.

 

But more touch-ups will be needed later.

Next time?

Steps 7  and 8.

These steps are next in line.

This photo should come handy.

Having completed the first six steps I have added a base coat for the interior of the Wellington. Most of the details, if not all, won’t be seen when the fuselage parts are glued together. Painting instructions are minimal. Some parts of the interior could be reddish brown as seen on these photos.

These photos show other parts of the interior made of wood and aluminum.

 

Many modelers have been searching for this information for a long time on the Internet, and the correct information has yet to be found anywhere. So I am left with this link as reference which seems the most logical way to paint the interior…

http://www.olddogsplanes.com/wellington.html

 

 

 

 

 

I have completed the first six steps. I can’t show you any photos for now because James wants to use them first in his documentary. I am taking different shots of all the steps and he validates which ones he will be using.

I am very surprised by the engineering and the fit of all the parts for now.

The bomb bay is nicely detailed but won’t show up because the bomb bay doors are molded in one long piece.

You have to read the instructions very carefully since there are parts for a Mk III also. This can be confusing sometimes.

Assembling the engines was a little tricky even if there were locating pins to help alignment.

Most of the details if not all won’t be seen when the fuselage parts are glued. Painting instructions are minimal.

The interior should be sort of a reddish brown as seen on some photos.

Some parts like the machine guns are quite fragile and I will have to glue them before glueing the fuselage. Extra care will be needed when I will be handling the model kit for painting the interior which will be next.

I will use this as reference…

http://www.hyperscale.com/2010/features/wellingtongrxiv72md_1.htm

More painting ideas here…

http://www.olddogsplanes.com/wellington.html

On YouTube…

 

Very tiny pieces indeed.

I have cut them from the sprues very carefully. I am adding some photos of the cockpit area I found on the Internet. The photos are from Rich Ellis at The RAF Museum Cosford. This is the link.

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/72653-vickers-wellington-mkx/

 

I will start assembling the parts next Monday with step 1 and step 2, and step 3 if everything goes well.

Now that James Girling has written the introduction for my next build, I see no other reasons to procrastinate.

Step 1

However I won’t be posting photos on the progress report because James wants to add my photos to his documentary he will be releasing later. Maybe he will decide on a trailer later. We’ll see what happens.

It’s no use comparing a 2006 model kit with a late 1950s model kit of the Wellington. One thing though Airfix box art in the 70s was striking.

I had high expectations with Airfix’s rendition of the Wellington when I had opened the box.

However the more I was building it the more my expectation level was sagging lower and lower. I became fond of the late 50s model kit though and I soldiered on.

There was this ugly seam.

 

The more I looked at it the uglier it got…

I then decided after some filing to let it go.

 

Then came the painting of the clear parts where some of the frames were hardly noticeable. I used the cocktail toothpick method to scrape away excess paint…

 

The clear parts were glued meticulously…

 

With just a little more scraping needed.

 

 

But then something looked wrong…

 

I was easily fixed.

 

 

This is where I am right now. 

 

 

Decals will come later when we hit warmer temperatures here in Quebec.