Hi J!
Welcome to the forum! I hope you get lots of inspiration! That Roland is a really good first build, it goes together well, not much rigging, quite sturdy and well, cool! Just take it slow and it will come out beautifully...
I am of Irish descent and actually spent some time working in Cork - a lovely city, I would happily go back. I am actually South African so I'm very interested in your SE5A! Are you doing it in 1/48th with the MAV decals? There're the the only ones I'm aware of... but it would be possible to do with RAF roundels or the blue white and orange... the Refs are there in Windsock...
But whatever you do have fun!
Marc