Mark,
Another outstanding project my friend. I admire the fact you've kept at this project after the space heater incident. Now that's real dedication to modeling and a project.Keep up the excellent work ,looking forward to the next update.
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Thanks Stephen, Terri and Gregory. It is nice to see this coming together. I am really warming up to it. The wheels are a little loose, not quite as snug as the LVG, I may tack them with white glue or something similar.
I do like the single seater. I can see progress and the light at the end of the tunnel is always present.

Looks good Mark!

Thanks Mark: Do you build WWI Subjects? You should join one of these builds. It is motivating, inspriational, and.................challenging. I have learned a whole new set of skillsets working on these models and ideas and techniques from the folks on this forum.

Best

Mark

Speaking of the Dark Side it appears that I now have exactly 1 biplane in the stash, a J2F Duck. I traded off an SBC for an A-20 to get down to the one.

Currently I'm struggling with a Kitech F-16C but I'm signed up for a Century series build and a P-51 (my first NMF in 20 years). I'm also trying to help on a P-40/P-36 build. So I've got a few challenges, hopefully there'll be some fun along the way.

Mark, that is really looking great. You are going to have fun attaching all those loose wires. Believe me, I know all about having a few loose wires.

Very nice work, Mark. As I was scanning through, I thought that first picture was from a museum. Nearing the finish line..................

Mark

Thanks Carl: I too have experience with loose wires, both in the military, and the civilian sectors of life as we know it here on earth. Without them I think I would be driven mad by it all. River bridge closing due to flooding has put a monkey wrench in the attachment of same, maybe this weekend.

Thanks Mark: As mentioned to Carl, the river bridge is closed between MN and WI, I work in MN and live in WI. The finish line just got moved back a few days that is all. Gives me time to take 'pause'.

Cheers
Mark

Hi Mark,

Really, really nice – I like it alot, especially the PC10 shade and the subtle rib effect. You're on the home stretch now. Hope the bridge will open again soon.

Best Regards

Mikael

Okay Folks: Got the SE.5a. finished tonight. A couple of jokers stopped by for photo ops so they had to get in the act.


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And then one of them had to take pictures close up!



I finally told them to move so I could get a clean shot.

I got to enjoy this build, but it seemed to want to fight me all the way. Must be the remnants of a gremlin. It is a great kit, I don't think I would do another real soon, but some time in the future, I think there will be another one of these. In the mean time, there are plenty of other new kits to tackle and put into practice what I have learned on these kits and off this site.
Thanks for following along on this build, and thanks to those that offered their spares when I melted the first one. It is salvageable, but I think I will relegate it hangar queen status as life is too short and there are plenty of other nice kits to do.

What now? I am going to have a martini in celebration of beating the jinx, and take out the Encore DI/ DII and do it in Boelcke's markings.

Cheers

Mark

Greetings Mark,

First of all thanks for your participation, honesty and hard work. You have given us a great thread to follow. I am sure others will gain from it. Model On! Please

Great job, Mark. I really appreciate you sharing your build with us. I hope to see more from you in the future.

Mark

Congratulations on the build. Nice work.

Thanks Stephen, Mark and Mike. Modeling on indeed. Now in quandry. Was thinking of the Encore DI/DII, but.......these WNW kits are so sweet.......just need to take pause.

Excellent build and thread! Thanks for sharing your work!
RAGIII

Congrats on an excellent finish ! Nice touch with the figures , did you paint them as well ?

Most Excellent Work Mark That might justify more than 1 martini.

Great stuff Mark – Congratulations on finishing a tough build – and a really good looking one too! I'll be following the progress with your next bulid with great interest, WNW or Encore.



Mikael

Thanks Terri, Rag, Mark, and Mikael: I painted those about 17 years when I was building 1/32n between the wars a/c, i.e., the Monogram Gulfhawk, F3F, Hasesgawa's Bi-Planes and P-26 and the venerable Williams Brothers SparowHawk. They add a little scale, and in the words of that Aurora booklet about how to do your WWI airplanes, "Interest and Excitement"!
Cheers

Mark

Mark,
OUTSTANDING SE-5a. The long hard fight was certainly must be rewarding.Excellent project my friend. By the way I think I've seen those two characters hanging around here too.

Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

What's next off the ol'bench?

Thanks Gregory: Yeah it was nice to see it through to completion. I am in the opening stages of the Encore Albatros D.II in Boelcke's markings. When I make some progress I will post some pictures. There is PE and Resin for it, and I plan on using some of the PE, but I am not a big fan of it, as it just seems too fiddly for me. I admire those that can make it do what they want it to; but I will play with it and see how it turns out.

Take care

Mark