Roden's 1/32 S.E.5a (Wollseley Viper) - Grinnell-Milne's 'Schweinhund'

[Chris Johnson]

Looking good Chris.

Paddy

Thanks Paddy. I appreciate you dropping by to have a look.

Cheers,

Chris

[Des]

Excellent work on the ignition leads Chris, the lead wire was a good idea. Looking forward to seeing more progress on this beauty.

Des.

[Chris Johnson]

Chris,
   Your Viper comes off very well; I'm particularly impressed with your ignition wiring harness. I havn't built this kit, stayed with the WNW "Hisso" version and only finished the portion of the engine visible with the cowlings on. Nicely done.
Looking forward to more photos as she's completed.
Cheers,
Lance

Thanks for taking the time to comment Lance. I seem to struggle with wiring harnesses made from copper wire but this lead wire makes the task a lot easier for me.

Cheers,

Chris

[Chris Johnson]

Just move the baseball bat to another room if you happen to have one in close proximity to the work area ..... getting up and having to go get it gives you time to realize what your about to do!

I've never been a patient modeller (or anything else for that matter) but since starting to build these WWI birds, I've found that I've changed. I'm now able to walk away from the model when I run into difficulties, sometimes after just a few minutes of working on it. Some days, when things don't go well, I spend more time setting everything up on the kitchen table and taking it down, than I do modelling. Two years ago, before I retired, I'd have used the bat!

Cheers,

Chris

[Chris Johnson]

Excellent work on the ignition leads Chris, the lead wire was a good idea. Looking forward to seeing more progress on this beauty.

Des.

Thanks for the images of your WnW engine on your site. Before I saw those, I was lost. My plug leads are getting better with each build I tackle, although I'll be the first to admit that I don't enjoy doing them at all. The lead wire did make it easier for me but I'll never approach the craftsmanship of your wiring jobs!

Cheers,

Chris

[mgunns]

You certainly have overcome some major hurdles with paint pulling etc.  It is coming along quite nicely due to your perseverence and skill.  Like Lance, I only spent enough time on the visible portions of the engine, vice detailing it, as I like the buttoned up look of an in service a/c.  Your work is noteworthy and will certainly add some interest to the forward section of the a/c.  Patience is a virtue learned and practiced every day.  I do the same, get up and get away for awhile, and then come back to it.
Best

Mark

[Chris Johnson]

Thanks Mark. As odd as it sounds, everytime I experienced the paint pulling was when I was using thin strips of Tamiya tape. The larger pieces of masking all peeled off faultlessly. I don't know why that would be, but I'll be apprehensive every time I use narrow strips from this point forward. Bud posted a link for a source of masking strips he uses and I think I'll give them a try.

Cheers,

Chris

[pepperman42]

Great looking motor. Now the only fear is the dreaded Roden engine to fuselage fit. Why did they name their company after a giant Japanese rubber flying chicken? Toko was so bad?

Steve

[Pete Nottingham]

That 'Viper' is looking real good Chris.

Cheers

Pete.

[Whiteknuckles]

Great looking motor. Now the only fear is the dreaded Roden engine to fuselage fit. Why did they name their company after a giant Japanese rubber flying chicken? Toko was so bad?

Steve

Roden wasn't that bad but, personally I love Gamera the mutant turtle, especially his flying technique

The Viper looks great Chris!

Andrew

[GAJouette]

  Chris,
Great job on the Viper my friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Frank Berger]

Chris,
Looking good so far! Gives me some confidence to tackle my next project, a Roden D.III.

[Chris Johnson]

Great looking motor. Now the only fear is the dreaded Roden engine to fuselage fit. Why did they name their company after a giant Japanese rubber flying chicken? Toko was so bad?

Steve

Thanks Steve. Yeh, I'm not looking forward to the engine fit issues!

Cheers,

Chris

[Chris Johnson]

Roden wasn't that bad but, personally I love Gamera the mutant turtle, especially his flying technique

The Viper looks great Chris!

Andrew

Thanks Andrew. Were these things in Godzilla movies, or am I showing my age? 

Cheers,

Chris

[Chris Johnson]

Chris,
Looking good so far! Gives me some confidence to tackle my next project, a Roden D.III.

Roden kits can be trying at times but from my limited experience, the final product always seems to look pretty good. I find their instructions to be somewhat vague in part placement at times so I tend to build these kits very slowly . . . and still make mistakes. 

Cheers,

Chris