I am getting there even if I dread this part of glueing the fuselage. I decided to glue the wings to make painting easier with my airbrush, and I won’t have the gun turrets in the way.
Even if I followed the instructions I still got this bad fit with the cowl flaps…
These are the very last shots before glueing the fuselage.
Once the turrets are installed and the fuselage parts are glued there will be very little to see.
Not quite since I had to paint the frames on the gun turrets and was in need of some inspiration…
I then proceeded using the paint and scape with a cocktail toothpick later
Déjà vu…
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Nothing major to report except part K4 was broken and I had to find the broken piece.
The two wings have now been completed.
I did some touch-ups on the interior even if it won’t show. At least I will know I did.
Next time, going back to steps 7 and 8 with the gun turrets and trying to fix step 8.
Moving along with step 11 and keeping my expectations to a minimum after fumbling step 8, and strictly following the instructions to the letter whenever possible.
I took some photos to show you where I am at right now after glueing the starboard wing…
The pitot tube, which I will eventually break and lose, was added. The fuel jettison pipe was glued after.
The only problem I had encountered was the location of the exhaust pipe.
I should have looked for photos on the Internet first.
https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/vickers-wellington-mk-x-in-detail/
But in the end I was lucky…just a few millimeters off.
I have added the landing gear doors and the air filter to complete the starboard wing.
Final result
Next time step 12 and I should not be expecting any unforseeable problems.
Steps 11 ans 12 are quite similar but I am following the instructions.
I have started these steps leaving step 8 dormant for awhile since I won’t be needing it until step 13. I hope I will be lucky…
Some photos of the progress…
Step 8 should have been simple but I forgot to see what I had missed in the instructions.
The four Browning .303 machine guns had to be inserted in four little holes which were not wide enough.
I had taken about 30 minutes to try to fit them. Having done so I proceeded with installing parts B7 and B8 which did not seem to fit. It was obvious that I had inserted the machine guns 180 degrees due to combat fatigue!
I had to become a brain surgeon to fix this. I then glued B7 and B8 which were hard to insert. It was only then that I noticed how these parts were protruding.
I should have remembered to look at this photo.
That should teach me a lesson.
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.
My Forgotten Hobby III 