kkarlsen Posted June 18, 2016 Posted June 18, 2016 So Gent's I'm getting ready to join this Wingnut Wings Group Build... And this will be the theme of my entry... This nice photo of a squadron of S.e.5a fighters, is the inspiration for my project. Lets see how far I get... 2
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 18, 2016 Administrators Posted June 18, 2016 Looking forward to this! 1
FarEast Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 after seeing your last GB diorama I can't wait to see what you do with this one! 1
kkarlsen Posted June 19, 2016 Author Posted June 19, 2016 'I'll try my best'! The 'Training during combat' diorama was inspired by Joseph Heller and the Catch-22 movie (1970), which I saw, for the first time, 40 years ago. It's almost the same story with this diorama, watching the movie 'Aces High' from 1976, also did make a lasting impression on me, at the time. I think it catches the atmosphere of the RFC in WWI! Although the 'Aces High' movie is showing it's age today! P.S: Found some nice 'moving' footage of an Australian Squadron, trawling IWM/AWM pages... That's a nice addition...
kkarlsen Posted September 30, 2016 Author Posted September 30, 2016 Basis for this diorama, will be the Crossley RFC tender + trailer with a crashed S.e.5a... The plan is to build three more S.e.5a's to get the feel of a Squadron... 3
GusMac Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 That broken prop looks great. How did you do that?
kkarlsen Posted October 1, 2016 Author Posted October 1, 2016 Propeller blades are made from a bamboo skeewer...
GusMac Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 Ah, nice idea. It gives a very realistic effect.
kkarlsen Posted October 9, 2016 Author Posted October 9, 2016 Ok, so I've finally got around to doing the final details on Crossley/S.e.5a combo. This is the photo that was the inspiration for this project. Upper wing on the S.e.5a is mounted, incl. the Lewis machine gun installation and the fuel lines were replaced by brass ones. The Crossley tender had some added decals and some minor detail additions... Next up is to mass produce a few S.e.5a's... 5
Administrators Fran Posted October 12, 2016 Administrators Posted October 12, 2016 WOOOW!!!! I love it... everything!! The Crossley, The Hisso, the trailer.... wow!!!
kkarlsen Posted November 3, 2016 Author Posted November 3, 2016 Time for a little update... Massproduction of S.E.5a's has begun... A lot of wings...
kkarlsen Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 So after finishing the Mosquito project, it's time to get back on the S.e.5a project... For some time I have been practicing doing WWI instrument panels using different techniques and with various results. Still a lot to learn. Now i think I will move on, bringing these 'oldtimers' together. Added new frames and wires into the fuselages... It's good practice, having to do many at a time... The wings are primed and ready for assembly... (Replaced the kit fuellines with brass wire) Instrument panels... Experiment using real wood for the panel + Eduard instruments, a scratch build magneto, copper wire, brass tube and a scratch build Creagh-Osborne compass. 1
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted March 10, 2017 Administrators Posted March 10, 2017 Love this project soo much. A plane without wings. My kind of style! 1
kkarlsen Posted March 20, 2017 Author Posted March 20, 2017 Thanks Jeroen, this time I do plan to put wings on the three planes... So, I decided to scratch some early british Sutton Harness seatbelts, I do not know if it's correct but maybe they would have been in use late 1918? Using tape, sheet styrene and lead wire for the seatbelts... Also reworked the control colums... 1
kkarlsen Posted March 20, 2017 Author Posted March 20, 2017 Assembly of the fuselages and tails... Top wings masked for some shading... Bottom wings ditto...
kkarlsen Posted March 22, 2017 Author Posted March 22, 2017 Some shots of the interiors, before closing them up... A lot of work about to disappeare...
Michaelscarborough Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Just catching up here.....this is really wonderful work! So many times when people try to do BIG projects the quality suffers. That is sure not the case here! Super work on the interiors and the truck and cart are wonderful. I look forward to seeing more! Cheers from NYC, Michael 1
kkarlsen Posted March 31, 2017 Author Posted March 31, 2017 An update on the build. Finally done with the airbrush work. Allmost went crazy with all the masking tape for the ribs, but thats now a thing of the past... I did order some authentic colors from Misterkit, PC-12 and Clear Doped Linen RFC/RAF, but I wasn't happy with the nuances, So I ended up doing my own mix as usual...
kkarlsen Posted April 5, 2017 Author Posted April 5, 2017 The three Wolseley Viper engines... The three Wolseley Viper engines with their converted cowlings... 1
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted April 5, 2017 Administrators Posted April 5, 2017 Oh dang sweet!!! Three on a row! Lovely work on the upper wing shading.. 1
kkarlsen Posted April 6, 2017 Author Posted April 6, 2017 On 5/4/2017 at 7:16 PM, JeroenPeters said: Oh dang sweet!!! Three on a row! Lovely work on the upper wing shading.. Thanks Jeroen, appreciate it!
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