Jeff's USAS SE5A
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
That prop is delightful!
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Nice work Jeff!
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
That prop is gorgeous!, now you've got to make the rest of the model as good!!.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
Been a busy little model builder painting the project. I am using some old old old Humbrol colors. RFC Green and Doped Linen.
Now to do some careful masking to get the overlap of the green over the linen.
Now to do some careful masking to get the overlap of the green over the linen.
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
Looking good Jeff.
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
Spent some time decaling areas of the wings and as figured, the old Monogram glossy things are giving me fits. At one point the decal fractured and left a spot uncovered. I will use another unused decal of the same color to "patch" it. So it goes.
I am pretty excited about this project so far and quite sure the finished kit will be worth it.
I am pretty excited about this project so far and quite sure the finished kit will be worth it.
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
Doing a nice job on a nice kit- are you going to add the cooling vent to the Vickers seen on some USAS Se5as?
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
Oooooooooh! I missed that. Thanks.
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
Thanks again to Bobblelink for the reminder about the cooling vent. Here it is added using a section of plastic rod sawed at an angle.
As you can see, some decaling has been done. These old 80's Monogram decals are not builder friendly. However progress is being made.
As you can see, some decaling has been done. These old 80's Monogram decals are not builder friendly. However progress is being made.
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
Barely.
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Well, you certainly made them look pretty presentable.jssel wrote:Barely.
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
I like that Jeff, it looks really nice.
I shall see if I can sort out a cooling vent on mine, and some kind of gunsight.
Looing forward to seeing it done
Cheers
Stuart
I shall see if I can sort out a cooling vent on mine, and some kind of gunsight.
Looing forward to seeing it done
Cheers
Stuart
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Re: Jeff's USAS SE5A
The dance continues. Upper wind attached. A little more paining to do on the nose and vertical stabilizer. But inch by inch it is getting there.
I have broken the "logical" build plan of this kit and I may pay for that later but as of now we press on. Some of the decals should go on after rigging is done due to clean up but the quality of the decals and the effort to get them on really made that an impractical solution.
I can definately see doing more biplanes to get the technique down pat.
I have broken the "logical" build plan of this kit and I may pay for that later but as of now we press on. Some of the decals should go on after rigging is done due to clean up but the quality of the decals and the effort to get them on really made that an impractical solution.
I can definately see doing more biplanes to get the technique down pat.
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