Assembling The Airfix Vickers Wellington GR Mk.VIII Part 1

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  • čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
  • The Wellington was a long range medium bomber designed and developed for the RAF during the 1930s at Vickers Brooklands factory. Using the fabric-covered geodetic lattice structure originally developed by Barnes Wallis for airships, the airframe quickly gained a reputation for strength and ability to withstand impressive amounts of damage from enemy fire when the Wellington went to war in 1939.
    Serving alongside the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and the Handley Page Hampden, the Wellington suffered badly in unescorted daylight raids at the start of the war, but once moved to night operations, it was able to operate effectively and despite being withdrawn from frontline roles after 1943 it was still being produced at the end of the war, the only RAF bomber to be in constant production throughout the conflict.
    It was an adaptable aircraft, some marks were powered by Merlin engines instead of the original radials and others were fitted with radar for anti-submarine work with Coastal Command.
    The Wellington was a much loved and popular aircraft which was referred to by the nickname 'Wimpy' after a well-known wartime cartoon character.
    Specifications:
    Maximum Speed: 235mph
    Range: 2,550 miles
    Wingspan: 86ft 2in
    Length: 64ft 7in
    Armament: 6-8 .303in Browning Machine Guns and 4,500lbs of bombs.

Komentáře • 4

  • @gazdma
    @gazdma Před 29 dny +1

    what happened to your spitfire diaroma project in the end?

    • @StevieboyLondon
      @StevieboyLondon  Před 29 dny +1

      I will get round to doing it eventually. I need to book time off work to get real work done to the bedroom and get it converted into a hobby room. Only when that is finished, I can start work on a diorama. Also I need to raise funds for getting the materials to build a work bench.

    • @wordenb1830
      @wordenb1830 Před 29 dny +1

      Steve I don't know if you could alter the angle of the camera a bit next time, most of your work was off camera on this one.

    • @StevieboyLondon
      @StevieboyLondon  Před 29 dny

      I noticed that myself when I watched it back prior to uploading.