Author Topic: Encore/Roden SE5a McCudden 56 sq.. Phoenix thrice Risen (Read 89258 times)

Europapete · « **Reply #60 on:** July 11, 2021, 01:40:15 AM »

You're welcome. Anytime. Love following your builds Mike, always learn some new technique from them.

RAGIII · « **Reply #61 on:** July 11, 2021, 03:17:37 AM »

Quote from: Mike 'Sandbagger' Norris on July 11, 2021, 01:24:01 AM

Hi Pete,
Good information,

Thanks,

Mike

I agree!
RAGIII

Quote from: Europapete on July 11, 2021, 01:40:15 AM

You're welcome. Anytime. Love following your builds Mike, always learn some new technique from them.

Also thanks on My part Pete. This is one of the Great things about the Forum. Always someone around with knowledge and good reference! I also agree about Mike's builds. I have sanded off the raised edge and filled the opening prior to making My own hatch

RAGIII

Europapete · « **Reply #62 on:** July 11, 2021, 04:38:27 AM »

Glad to hear you caught it Rich. Well done.

RAGIII · « **Reply #63 on:** July 11, 2021, 05:00:52 AM »

Quote from: Europapete on July 11, 2021, 04:38:27 AM

Glad to hear you caught it Rich. Well done.

Thanks but You caught it not Me

RAGIII

RLWP · « **Reply #64 on:** July 11, 2021, 05:14:14 AM »

In this picture:

The possibly circular thing also looks like a possible air scoop thing

Richard

RAGIII · « **Reply #65 on:** July 11, 2021, 06:43:12 AM »

Quote from: RLWP on July 11, 2021, 05:14:14 AM

In this picture:

The possibly circular thing also looks like a possible air scoop thing

Richard

Thanks for your input Richard ! I have gone ahead with making My underside closer to the WNW version:

WNW:

and the start of My Roden fix:

Still some tweaking to do

RAGIII
PS: It is a Damn shame that the seam on the WNW build appeared back over time

I may have to try to fix that someday!

RLWP · « **Reply #66 on:** July 11, 2021, 07:34:57 AM »

Nah, turn it over and put it back in the case. Life's too short for fixing models

Richard

Europapete · « **Reply #67 on:** July 11, 2021, 08:20:00 AM »

Lol, that's one way to fix it. Those types of seams are notoriously difficult to eradicate. I usually skin them with 5 or 10 thou plastic sheet with the fuselage frames embossed in.

RAGIII · « **Reply #68 on:** July 11, 2021, 11:08:33 AM »

Quote from: RLWP on July 11, 2021, 07:34:57 AM

Nah, turn it over and put it back in the case. Life's too short for fixing models

Richard

That is Exactly what I did.....for Now

RAGIII

Quote from: Europapete on July 11, 2021, 08:20:00 AM

Lol, that's one way to fix it. Those types of seams are notoriously difficult to eradicate. I usually skin them with 5 or 10 thou plastic sheet with the fuselage frames embossed in.

I have actually done some different techniques to help permanently eliminate the seam since the WNW SE5a build. In the Meantime Richards suggestion works

RAGIII

DaveB · « **Reply #69 on:** July 12, 2021, 03:02:18 AM »

Good fix on the underside, Rick!

It's all these little details that make a difference to the completed article.

Regards

Dave

RAGIII · « **Reply #70 on:** July 12, 2021, 11:24:22 AM »

Today I primed the airframe and wings with a Tamiya grey. One more filling and sanding session needed on the top of the upper wing surface and the bottom of the lower wing where the triangular cutouts were filled.
RAGIII

WD · « **Reply #71 on:** July 12, 2021, 09:36:16 PM »

Looking great Rick!

WD

kensar · « **Reply #72 on:** July 12, 2021, 09:38:36 PM »

Shaping up nicely!

pepperman42 · « **Reply #73 on:** July 12, 2021, 10:02:46 PM »

I miss this by 3 weeks and suddenly there's an Se5a nearly done!! Nice work on this one

Steve

Rookie · « **Reply #74 on:** July 13, 2021, 12:18:54 AM »

I think the excellent priming shows all the fine details very well.

I'm sure this SE5a is going to look equally great to all the other models you've done Rick!

Looking forward to the end result.

Willem