Mark Deliduka Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 Once again, another Shelf Queen got finished. This is the ancient Airfix kit of the British SE.5 from World War I: This one had been languishing for a lot longer than the RAF Rescue Launch. I've had this one sitting on the bench for over ten years. I've always liked this plane; it's one of my top three favorites from WWI. Thanks for looking in, comments are welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Looks great, especially considering the vintage of that kit! Very nice job on the "wooden" prop too! Gil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Thank you Gil! It is indeed an ancient kit. I still had a blast building and painting it. The 'wooden' prop was done with a base of wood color and then striped with a darker brown using a very fine brush. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMF211 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 I love when the oldies get built up nice! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted June 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 Thank you Keith! Yeah, I love finishing older models too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMrEd Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 Beautiful job on this! I've always thought about doing one of these, but I'll probably start with the more modern Roden one. I could only hope that I could do one as nice as this. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted September 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Thank you Ed! This one I got for free so the price was right. I also figured since it came from a collection received from a model widow, it deserved to be built as was intended by the original owner. I did a couple other ones from this same collection. I just picked up a couple Eduard WWI biplanes from another estate sale. I'll be building them too so I can compare kits and experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stikpusher Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Oh man, I guess I missed a good look at this back in June Mark. Looks good. Do I see rigging on this little crate? Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted September 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Thank you Carlos! Yes, there is some rigging on this, but it's not as complete as I'd like. I'm just glad it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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