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.
Another Completed Aircraft in June by the Duke
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Another Completed Aircraft in June by the Duke
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Re: Another Completed Aircraft in June by the Duke
Mark,
This is wonderful. Also one of my favorite aircraft! Congratulations!
This is wonderful. Also one of my favorite aircraft! Congratulations!
Bruce / SPEEDGRAFLEX
Re: Another Completed Aircraft in June by the Duke
Neat-o!
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Looks good Mark! Always a good feeling to finally finish a shelf queen!
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That is very nice indeed Mark - well done
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A biplane. Well well. The wood grain on the prop is top notch
Well done
Well done
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Fantastic finish, Mark!
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Re: Another Completed Aircraft in June by the Duke
Nice Mark. The SE 5 was one of my first 10 models or so. Fond memories and one of my favorite WW1 planes. It was the gun atop the wing that intrigued me.
Thanks,
John
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Awesome work Mark!
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Re: Another Completed Aircraft in June by the Duke
Thank you everyone for all your fantastic comments!
Bruce thank you. This is such a ruggedly beautiful aircraft isn't it?
Lyle thank you! Glad you popped in!
Thank you Carlos! Yes it is. Finishing one like this ten years after starting it, and the RAF launch which was started about five or six years ago; feels like even more of an accomplishment.
Thank you Stuart!
Thank you Johnny! I did the prop with a base coat of Wood and then striped it with a darker brown using a very fine brush.
Thank you Blacksheep! I'm sure happy with the way the paint turned out on this.
John, thank you! I also had built one of these in my distant youth, but not nearly as good obviously. On my original one, I don't remember the gun over the wing, but then again, it was so many years ago. It is intriguing isn't it? Glad I could bring back pleasant memories.
Mike, thanks!
Bruce thank you. This is such a ruggedly beautiful aircraft isn't it?
Lyle thank you! Glad you popped in!
Thank you Carlos! Yes it is. Finishing one like this ten years after starting it, and the RAF launch which was started about five or six years ago; feels like even more of an accomplishment.
Thank you Stuart!
Thank you Johnny! I did the prop with a base coat of Wood and then striped it with a darker brown using a very fine brush.
Thank you Blacksheep! I'm sure happy with the way the paint turned out on this.
John, thank you! I also had built one of these in my distant youth, but not nearly as good obviously. On my original one, I don't remember the gun over the wing, but then again, it was so many years ago. It is intriguing isn't it? Glad I could bring back pleasant memories.
Mike, thanks!
The Duke
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
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We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.