S.E.5a

[Dave Ward]

I'm still a relative novice when it comes to model making so I haven't sussed out the best way to do anything yet,have got the underside of the wings painted now with no problem so a bit of masking and should be good to do the rest.

There isn't any one way, Mark - it's going to be the method that you are most comfortable with, after a few models you'll find it! With biplanes, I generally finish the fuselage, then paint the lower wing top surface, and the upper wing lower surface before adding the wings - I like to rig biplanes, and this reduces the amount of tricky painting. If, however, like the Fokker DVII, it's covered in lozenge decals, you have to wing it!
Dave

[Jim R]

Hi Mark
Looks a nice kit and seems to have gone together well. I think these old biplanes make great models. Just the rigging thats difficult.
Jim

[Mark1]

Got some colour on now ,hopefully not got under the masking!

[Mark1]

[Mark1]

Missed a tiny bit of tape on the tail but on the whole not to bad, :smiling:

[Tim Marlow]

Coming along Mark.

[colin m]

That's looking really good. Top job.

[JR]

Remember this from my youth, did Airfix produce this at one time ?

[Tim Marlow]

Revell did it in 1/72 John, are you thinking of that one?

[JR]

Revell did it in 1/72 John, are you thinking of that one?

Might well have been that Tim, this would have been in the early 60's . Woolies was the favorite shop on a Saturday for buying a model. Does that sound right ?

[Mark1]

Painted a few details and got a gloss coat on ready for decals.[ATTACH]422984[/ATTACH][ATTACH]422985[/ATTACH]

[Mark1]

Decals on.

[outrunner]

Fairly looking the part now.

Andy.

[Airborne01]

Might well have been that Tim, this would have been in the early 60's . Woolies was the favorite shop on a Saturday for buying a model. Does that sound right ?

Buying? Not where I lived --- !

[Mark1]

Just a quick update on this,coming together now,not sure I'll attempt the rigging to be honest, I have a 1.28 spad bit of crappy looking kit but probably a good one to have a go at rigging given the size of it.