dcaponeII Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 This is my SE-5A in 1/32 scale. This is the Encore Models packaging of the Roden plastic with a great set of resin parts and three frets of PE. I'm not a figure modeler but I thought I'd take a crack at McCudden as well as he comes with the kit too. Comments welcome on this unusual scale for me. I'll be honest in that I much prefer the 1/48 scale WWI aircraft models.
mquan Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 Nice job Don, altho I know you prefer building 1/72nd scale models! LOL! (Inside joke with us everybody!) Is this build traveling to Nurenburg???? Merry Xmas my friend!
dcaponeII Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Posted December 25, 2009 Merry Christmas to you too Mike. Yes this is one of the two I'm building for the Nuremburg Toy Fair. I've got about three hours into the Mercedes engine for the 1/32 Albatros D-II. You should see this beauty of a resin engine. I'll post the Albatros as I get into it. For all of the rest of you, Mike knows I don't build scales that have 7's in them. I've been coerced into two 1/700 ships and a couple of 1/72 scale aircraft in the past year. Now this 1/32 stuff. I've got to get back to God's scale SOON!! Of course my F6F-3 on another thread came out pretty well.
JohnRatzenberger Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 Great work, Don !!! Looks like you took all the options and went full-bore on it. That the McCudden figure doesn't look like him isn't your fault. I've got that kit waiting to get onto my workbench. I've been thinking about using the greyed out parts to convert it to a WV. I have an unfinished Roden WV that I could use for any other parts ... By the time I get around to it, Encore will probably release their own WV ... or maybe do their thing to the DH-2 ...
aAzZ09 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 Very nice Don. Mannock would be proud. Happy Holidays, Mark Fiedler (aka aAzZ09) IPMS #14333
dcaponeII Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Posted December 25, 2009 Thanks guys. Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night.
ghodges Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 Very nice SE! the PC10 and Doped Linen look spot on. I also like the prop. Did you paint it, or is it real wood? Thanks for posting! GIL
dcaponeII Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Posted December 26, 2009 Nope that's a resin prop hand painted with Testor's ModelMaster Wood followed by Oil-based Burnt Umber applied almost as dry brushing with a small fan brush. Then I used a cotton swab to soften the demarcations of the Burnt Umber. Finally I sprayed a semi-gloss clear lacquer over the top. The PC10 is a blend of Floquil Red Brown and Testor's Modelmaster Flat Black and a touch of Olive Green. The doped linen is a Floquil Dust with a bit of flat green and a little tan added. The Encore instructions have a great little set of color chips so I just eyeballed the colors (dried of course).
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