The Little World

The new Airfix Wellington Mk II has a full set of interior parts.

These are proper injection moulded parts – not resin bits on a block or impossible slivers of brass. If you follow the very detailed instruction diagrams you can end up with a fully kitted-out bomber interior. Yet Airfix suggest that you can be equally as happy by omitting most of these inside parts.

They cite the fact that people cannot see into the deepest recesses of the navigator and radio operator positions, let alone that of the bombardier. Yet the most important person of all – the one who bought and will build the kit – would miss out on half the joy of the build.

I have elected to build it precisely as per instructions and to finish it according to the colour call-out. It is probably far from the ugly, dirty interior of a serving bomber, but it is a pleasure nevertheless.

The geodetic structure of the Wellington deserves to be recorded – the colour of the fabric covering inside under the aluminium frame is pretty unique. Fortunately it is reasonably easy to paint using thinned matt aluminium colour from Mr. Color and a bow pen. The mouldings are so precise you need to scrap off paint when you try for a cement fit.

I am glad that I use this internet connection to record and display before it all gets buried.