Movie star Wirraway
A20-719 / VH-WRX as a Thin Red Line Dauntless

Scale:: 1:48
Status:: In progress
Started:: October 29, 2021

Prior to its untimely crash in May 1999, A20-719 starred in the movie "The Thin Red Line" in the role of a Douglas Dauntless. Since the Special Hobby kit has so many dimensional issues, it makes sense to use it as the basis for a Wirraway which is not supposed to look like a Wirraway!

Project inventory

Full kits

CAC CA-9 Wirraway

Special Hobby 1:48

SH48054 2016 New box

Detail and Conversion sets

North American P-51 Mustang wheels set

ResKit 1:48

RS48-0012 2016 New tool

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Wirraway A20-719 / VH-WRX in 1:48

1:48

Before I add more detail to the cockpit, here's a quick comparison of the cockpit "floor" detail, showing my corrected v...

Project: Movie star Wirraway

1:48 CAC CA-9 Wirraway (Special Hobby SH48054)

1:48 North American P-51 Mustang wheels set (ResKit RS48-0012)

Comments

3 29 October 2021, 02:54

Derek Buckmaster
A20-719 was fitted with diamond tread tyres, so these will be taken from the ResKit P-51 wheel set. I'll need to fabricate the large air cleaner fitted under the engine cowl, since the Special Hobby kit depicts a CA-9 (Mk II) aircraft and A20-719 is a CA-16 (Mk III) model.

29 October 2021, 10:27

Michael Kohl
nice justification for the selection of a kit. Like that one.

3 November 2021, 07:56

Derek Buckmaster
Well Michael I've actually had several of these kits sitting in my stash for a long time, while I tried to figure out how I can save them from their faults... then I realised that A20-719 in its starring role as a Dauntless didn't need to look like a Wirraway! So I dragged one of the kits out and started work!

For anyone interested in my analysis of the accuracy of the Special Hobby 1:48 Wirraway kit, look here:

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