1:48 Italeri Westland Wessex
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 7:28 pm
This is my attempt at building the Italeri 1:48 Wessex UH5.
The scheme I settled on was a Search And Rescue aircraft based in Culdrose, Cornwall as I had my honeymoon at Mullion Cove and we’d see these flying overhead almost every morning.
Due to limited display space, I thought it made sense to acquire the Scale Warship rotor fold set which was quite fiddly but saves so much (display) space.
I also bought the Eduard (external) PE set, unfortunately they’ve discontinued the interior version, which adds some extra nice detail.
Almost impossible to see even though I’ve left to cabin door open, I added some equipment bags and rescue strops as well as some additional detail.
I managed to attached the side antenna poles 90° off kilter, I decided to leave them incorrect as I figured I’d mess-up the paintwork if I removed them and re-stuck them, so squint your eyes and imagine them correctly positioned.
until next time
as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received.
rgds
John(shortCummins)
