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| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 21-Jun-22 11:25 |  | | Views : 631 | | Flaps up! |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 21-Jun-22 11:17 |  | | Views : 585 | | Closeup of flaps |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 21-Jun-22 11:17 |  | | Views : 497 | | Underside with flaps deployed. |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 21-Jun-22 11:16 |  | | Views : 543 | | Whirlwind is still slow going, but things are going to start moving quickly soon. Still filling and sanding fuse / wings and adding details, like exhaust shrouds. Here it is from the top with the flaps deployed and spinners on. First day of summer and finally have a good day outside in the PacNW, so taking outside pictures today. |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 02-Jun-22 08:13 |  | | Views : 551 | | Here are the decal sheets. The left sheet will be inkjet printed on waterslide paper, the right sheet are the masks that I will use on the aircraft to paint a white undercoat. Although the waterslide decal paper is opaque white, it is not completely opaque, so I have to paint a white undercoat before applying the decals. |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 02-Jun-22 08:05 |  | | Views : 556 | | Quick update on Whirlwind. Work is still progressing, but it feels like nothing is getting completed. However, pushing to have all minor assemblies ready soon. Spent last weekend working on printing the cockpit, building and covering the ailerons, and working on the decal sheet. Here is the cockpit printed out. I still have the seat and some supports to print, but I ran out of resin and the place I normally get it has ran out, so I’ve bought a different kind to see if it will work. Some potentially messy experimentation is needed first! |
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| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 19-May-22 19:21 |  | | Views : 539 | |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 19-May-22 19:21 |  | | Views : 542 | |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 19-May-22 19:21 |  | | Views : 548 | | The other thing that has kept me busy on the Whirlwind is the cockpit. 3D modeling it to print it out. Lots of details, but hard to get good references. Some pictures on-line, but with such a limited production run and no remaining examples, hard to come by. Some “Artistic License” has been used. |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 16-May-22 10:46 |  | | Views : 714 | | It’s been almost two months since I posted something on the Whirlwind, so here you go! Been busy doing odds and ends as well as major stuff. In the picture, I vacu-formed the canopy and 3D printed the canopy frame. Covered the rudder and elevator with silkspan. Painted the landing gear. Not in the picture, I’ve covered the fuse, empennage, wings and nacelles in silkspan. I’ve primed and sanded the wings and nacelles to smooth finishes and have attached the nacelles to the wings. I 3D printed the filler pieces that go between the top of the nacelle and the wings, attached and filled with spackling compound. I still need to sand them smooth. Still have a lot to do, but it is moving slowly forward. |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 30-Mar-22 11:23 |  | | Views : 553 | | 3D designed and printed the nose cone. Big holes for four 20MM cannons to stick out of. Lots of punch for a mid-1930’s British aircraft design! |
| edtherenderman | Cleveland Westland Whirlwind | Build | 30-Mar-22 11:21 |  | | Views : 564 | | Here is the tailwheel, which also retracts. Much simpler process here. Simple horizontal pivot. Wheel and yoke assemble was created in 3D and printed using my FDM 3D printer. |
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