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Offline Dave W

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Roden 1/48 SE5a
« on: October 01, 2020, 11:56:13 AM »
Occasionally my cluttered workbench sees a model through to completion and the latest to emerge is the Roden 1/48 scale Hispano-engined SE5a in the unique markings of Queensland, Australian ace Stan Dallas.



This has been a fun project of a very enjoyable kit, which was quite forgiving of my hand nerve damage issues.





The Dallas aircraft scheme is hand painted using a home made mix of colours drawn from the Vallejo and Humbrol acrylics ranges. Simplified rigging is with rolled electrical wire.

Here's the real aircraft:



The base is a thrift store photo frame and the pilot figure from Eduard's 1/48 RFC set.

Dave Wilson
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Offline Vickers

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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2020, 12:38:41 PM »
Looks great, Dave! Your colors correspond very well with the schemes in Herris' books, too. Nice work on the Roden kit!
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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2020, 12:47:26 PM »
Stellar work, Dave!  I love this scheme and you've executed it brilliantly.  Now, I have to finish mine.
Cheers,
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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2020, 01:18:11 PM »
That's a nice looking build, Dave. It's another example of what can be produced from a Roden kit.

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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2020, 09:29:08 PM »
Fantastic job on Rodens kit Dave , really like the scheme  :)



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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2020, 10:08:41 PM »
That is a very interesting paint scheme! I really like the one colour PC10 schemes on many British machines, but this is obviously much more visually attractive. Great job!
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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2020, 10:16:05 PM »
Nice one, Dave.
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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2020, 10:59:04 PM »
Excellent build and exceptional painting of the camo Dave! The Roden SE does build up nicely!
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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2020, 11:53:54 PM »
Excellent result, Dave!
Looks like a winner to me.  ;)

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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2020, 12:13:11 PM »
    Beautiful Model Dave, and your brush painting skills certainly shine here! As already stated the scheme makes a very nice contrast to the usual "good old" overall PC.10 and yes, nice to see yet another Roden Kit so well completed!
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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2020, 08:03:09 PM »
Lovely model. Unusual scheme. Of the kind I like most. Congratulations, Dave.
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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2020, 05:35:06 AM »
Ad my compliments to those above !

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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2020, 11:46:09 PM »
Nicely done!  I hope to do that particular model in 1/72 scale someday.
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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2020, 01:24:53 PM »
I love it Dave, a very interesting scheme and very well executed, especially for brush painting. I like the base and figure also. Bravo!

Cheers,

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Re: Roden 1/48 SE5a
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2020, 03:02:58 AM »
That is a great looking SE5a, Dave! Such a different colour scheme and well painted! The base is great too! Very cool! Marc.
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