Modelling work on the Supermarine Walrus Mk.I is now complete! This took a lot longer than intended – as ever, real life gets in the way. I have gone into far more detail than is necessary for this, but I figured that if I was going to make this thing, I may as well do a thorough job with it. Internal detailing is mostly rudimentary, but fairly well developed where visible from outside, like the cockpit. Cockpit Talking of the…
They’re most famous for the Spitfire, but Supermarine mostly made flying boats. The Supermarine Walrus was an amphibious reconnaissance aircraft, carried aboard Royal Navy capital ships and cruisers during the Second World War. Many were also operated directly by the Royal Air Force. The Royal Australian Air Force and the Argentine Navy had examples in service as well. The King George V class ships each carried a pair of Walruses, until their aircraft handling gear was removed during their 1943—44…