1:48 Supermarine Walrus position lights

Position lights for the amphibious Walrus

A small accessory for modelers who want legible navigation lights on their Walrus. Quickboost covers one single area with it - the lights on the upper wingtips and on the tail. You build the base model yourself.

Supermarine Walrus - a flying boat with a pusher propeller

The Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane with a pusher propeller and folding wings. It was launched from the catapults of cruisers and battleships, spotted targets for naval gunfire and from 1941 it became known above all in air-sea rescue, picking downed crews out of the English Channel and the North Sea. It stayed in service until the end of the Second World War and then for a while longer in civil markings.

Painting and fitting

The lights stand out best when you back them with silver paint and only then lay a clear red, green or colorless shade over it - the reflection from underneath gives them depth. The area around the wingtip lights deserves sharp masking, because on the real aircraft the transition between the upper and the lower color runs exactly along the end of the rib. Finally pick the rim out with a thin dark line so that the part does not blend into the skin.

Suitable for

• builders of British naval aircraft in 1:48
• modelers who fine-tune small exterior details
• anyone interested in the equipment of the rescue squadrons
• anyone who wants legible lights instead of a drop of paint

The set is supplied unpainted, without paints and glue.