kkarlsen Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 I've ordered some books for this subject, great info and photo material regarding The Royal Flying Corps and the S.e.5a... Also managed to get some wheel choks done... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelscarborough Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 15 hours ago, GusMac said: From the facial expressions they seem quite a happy group Or...maybe they're on their way to the cathouse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophthoidoug Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Holy hell! That tender & SE combination looks completely amazing! The shading on the row of SE wings is stunning! Just amazing work. I'm busy with the WNW LVG but I have their SE5 next in line & I've bought the Roden kit as well - planning to poach the decals and do the red fuselage/khaki wings (Schweinhund) but use the WNG airframe. Your masking & airbrushing will be my inspiration... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 Almost there... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelscarborough Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Wow!! That is gorgeous! Great composition of the scene, too!! End in sight!! Cheers from NYC, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Very impressive work on a truly curageous project. I sometimes wonder, how you keep the pace up on these big Dios. There must be 'Duracells' for modellers, I haven't found yet. When I see your work, there is a movie running in my Imagination. This extends your usual very high Standards. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Agreed with Rob - that is an impressive build in an equally impressive amount of time - love the work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Stunning work Kent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Finally my diorama build has now come to an end. It has been an adventurous journey into 'The Great War' almost 100 years ago. It's a depiction of a day in the No. 74 Squadron based at Clairmarais, France 1918. The pilots of No 74 Squadron have just returned from a successful patrol. On 30. July 1918, 'taffy' Jones brought down three German planes, a Rumpler C and a LVG C around noon and a Fokker D VII at 17:50 in the evening. The Squadron Commander Keith Caldwell, also brought down a Fokker D VII on this day... Its first operational fighters were S.E.5as in March 1918. The squadron served in France from April until February 1919, when it returned to Britain where it was disbanded on 3 July 1919. During its wartime service, it was credited with 140 enemy planes destroyed and 85 driven down out of control, for 225 victories. Seventeen aces had served in the squadron, including Victoria Cross winner Major Edward Mannock, Ira "Taffy" Jones, Benjamin Roxburgh-Smith, future Air Commodore Keith Caldwell, Andrew Kiddie, Frederick Stanley Gordon, Sydney Carlin, Frederick Hunt, Clive Glynn, George Hicks, Wilfred Ernest Young, Henry Dolan, Harris Clements, George Gauld, and Frederick Luff. (Wikipedia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 This diorama has been in the making (in the back of my mind) for a long, long time and I almost cannot believe that it is finally done. So here are some photo's of the finished diorama... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 And some close-up photo's of the build... The three planes are the ones of Squadron Commander Keith 'Grid' Caldwell NZ, (D6864), James Ira 'Taffy' Jones C1117 'T' GB and of Frederick Stanley 'Freddie' Gordon NZ, D3438 'Z' - The last one without the wings, is done as C6459 'C'. It could have been the one flown by Sydney 'Timbertoes' Carlin, but I have not been able to confirm this. Thats it, I hope you like it... Regards: Kent Karlsen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelscarborough Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Wow! Kent, this is all gorgeous! Congratulations on bringing an idea into three dimensions. And, also photographing it so well. You have inspired me to get the WnW Albatros Trio and do something similar! I look forward to your next project! Cheers from NYC, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 The next issue of AIR Modeller (Meng) october/november 2017 will have an article on the /4th Squadron diorama build... I'm very proud that this has been made possible... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Well deserved Kent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelscarborough Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Very cool news, indeed, Kent! Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted September 19, 2017 Administrators Share Posted September 19, 2017 EPIC build! Lovely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Fran Posted September 19, 2017 Administrators Share Posted September 19, 2017 Wow!!! Well deserved!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Wow and 1/32 scale just epic.. Need to see how big this is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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