Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: deadbeat on February 03, 2011, 04:52:44 pm

Title: 1/96 Westland Wasp 1
Post by: deadbeat on February 03, 2011, 04:52:44 pm

Before purchasing my Deans HMS Nubian kit (pictures in a later post) I decided I wanted a Wasp on the back. Do you think I could source a 1/96 Wasp. Sirmar did do a resin body, which I did order last July, still waiting!!!!!

I also purchased on e-bay Airfix's 1/72 Westland Scout. I assembled this kit only as far as completing the body.

(http://s1.postimage.org/iu1gsn2c/DSCF0398.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/iu1gsn2c/)

Having come to the conclusion that a 1/96 Wasp was unattainable I looked at modifying the Scout. Cutting and converting a 1/72 Army Scout to a 1/96 Wasp was quite a challenge.

I first obtained a plan, profile and front elevation of a Wasp, using the 1/72 body as a reference I dimensioned the diagram at 1/96 scale. I then reduced the diagram to an approximate 1/96 scale so I now had a 1/96 diagram close enough to take dimensions from.

See next post.

Title: Re: 1/96 Westland Wasp 1
Post by: john s 2 on February 03, 2011, 05:13:27 pm

Youre wait for ever with Sirmar. Took a lot of peoples money and has not sent the goods. See post in traders section. John.