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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Warplane Art => Topic started by: No.1 on November 28, 2010, 12:34:33 PM

Title: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 28, 2010, 12:34:33 PM

Hi friends,

The Westland Welkin was a British twin-engine heavy fighter from the Westland Aircraft Company, designed to fight at extremely high altitudes, in the stratosphere; the word welkin meaning "the vault of heaven". First conceived in 1940, it was built from 1942–43 in response to the arrival of modified Junkers Ju 86P bombers flying reconnaissance missions that suggested the Luftwaffe might attempt to re-open bombing of England at high altitudes. The threat never materialized, consequently, Westland produced only a small number of Welkins.

Welkin profile is just started some twenty minutes ago and here you are first batch of the resized archive images which is used as the historic background. All images are from Nico Braas collection  :-clap  :-ok

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 28, 2010, 12:35:23 PM

Profile right now have shapes created...

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Sall on November 28, 2010, 01:50:13 PM

This will be nice! :-flo

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Profa on November 28, 2010, 04:26:35 PM

Obviously Westland - lots of similarities with Whirlwind...

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 28, 2010, 05:25:33 PM

Progress with panels...

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 28, 2010, 08:15:43 PM

All basic panels done as well basic glass shape

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 28, 2010, 09:26:14 PM

This is very close to completed :))

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Sall on November 28, 2010, 10:38:22 PM

Very quick work.
Bravo! :-clap

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 28, 2010, 10:39:49 PM

Well, its a weekend, I did not work much, this is maybe just two hours of work.

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Sall on November 28, 2010, 10:52:36 PM

You are a master of illustration :-obey

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 28, 2010, 11:20:11 PM

Maybe... thank you :-ok

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 29, 2010, 07:22:07 PM

First is complete, very interesting style of register letters :))

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Sall on November 29, 2010, 08:01:59 PM

 :-clap :-clap :-clap

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Paul Bradley on November 30, 2010, 12:07:20 AM

Nice! Wonder if we'll see a kit of this aircraft?

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Sall on November 30, 2010, 12:11:23 AM

Interesting question. :-clap
That interested and me. :-think

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 30, 2010, 12:12:09 AM

Did anybody make kit of Welkin?

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Sall on November 30, 2010, 12:21:23 AM

I found this... :-roll

Klik (http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/allies/previews/planet/164.htm)

Klik (http://www.freetimehobbies.com/pd219.aspx)

Price - very little :-bat :-wall

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 30, 2010, 12:27:48 AM

Limited edition, price is somehow regular :(

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Sall on November 30, 2010, 12:34:05 AM

Shit!

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on November 30, 2010, 09:48:19 AM

One more Welkin and hope this is fine for this time...

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Letipapa on December 11, 2010, 11:48:34 PM

Great subject (imagine, I never heard about this airplane :-red :-red :-red), and great profiles as usual :-ok :-obey :-clap :-clap :-clap

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on December 12, 2010, 07:52:49 AM

Thank you for comments and is rare subject ;)

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: Paul Bradley on December 12, 2010, 02:06:37 PM

Czechmaster also does 1/72 resin kits for not so much money.

Nice profiles of a rare aircraft.

Title: Re: Welkin
Post by: No.1 on December 12, 2010, 02:17:43 PM

Thank you for info and nice words ;)