Edward Mannock's S.E.5a 1/144 scratch

[ondra]

Thank you very much for your kind comment, Chris!

Actually the most enjoyable part of modelling is inventing how to solve issues like these, that is why I only do scratchbuilds.

Meanwhile I tried to make the wheels. In contrary to previous builds where wheels were made of plastic, this time I would like to turn them of resin.

This is the first attempt and I will keep on trying, but so far this method seem promising, resin is much easier to turn compared to styrene.

Cheers

Ondra

[Des]

Amazing work on the radiator Ondra and the wheels look really good, well done.

Des.

[Manni]

That is unbeliveable! It is so tiny, I have handling problems in 1/32 and this gem is 4.5 times smaler...Chapeau!
Manni

[RAGIII]

Ondra,
Your work in this scale continues to be impressive!
RAGIII

[ondra]

Thanks for following and leaving such nice comments, Des, Manni and Rick!

This is what the radiator looks like now, not perfect but probably I will leave it this way. A few touch ups will be necessary but all in all it is in line with what I wanted to achieve.



Next will be the headrest and tail surfaces. Still looking for a proper method to make the Vickers MG and its cover, probably I will use aluminium foil.



Cheers

Ondra

[Ernie]

Facinating update, Ondra.  The detail on such a tiny
subject is astounding, my friend!

Cheers,
Ernie

[lone modeller]

I have just found this and had to check (twice) that I had not misread the scale. But then your fingers in the photos reveal all. I work in a small scale but this is just incredible - you are achieving a better level of detail than I am able to do in a scale which is twice as large! My hat off to you for some truly remarkable workmanship and modelling skill.

Stephen.

[ondra]

Many thanks for your compliments, Ernie and Stephen, highly appreciated!

Currently I am going through some sort of modelling crisis, so the progress is rather a struggle. But I hope this is only weather driven and will change once autumn will have begun.

I decided to rework the wings, as the original ribs were too thin. The ribs you can see on the photo will be sanded down to 1/3 of the current thickness.



The fuselage has started taking shape, still a lot of work ahead, however.






Cheers

Ondra

[RAGIII]

Ondra,
This is continuing to be an outstanding build! Your talent is incredible!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

Scratch building is difficult enough at times in 1/72 scale - what you are achieving is therefore even more remarkable.

Stephen.

[ondra]

Many thanks for following and leaving such nice comments, Rick and Stephen!

All ribs are in place now, but I will have to rework them on two ailerons, the geometry went wrong somehow:



Next up is sanding them down to app. 1/3, then surfacer and a thick layer of Mr. Base White.

The upper wing centre section almost finished, actually it looks better than on the photos (I will admit I was quite horrified when I saw the photos first ).




Here are the wheels, the left one wil probably have to be reworked.



I made the first attempt on the Vickers cover, this one is made of aluminium from a tea candle.



Cheers

Ondra

[Des]

You are achieving incredible results in this micro scale Ondra, looking forward to the next progress photos.

Des.

[lone modeller]

You were horrified when you saw the photos?!! This is just an amazing piece of modelling in the true Braille Scale. I for one could not work on something as small as this - just amazing work, and so accurate too.

Stephen.

[RAGIII]

Ondra,
Continuing to be your usual brilliant work in TINY scale!
RAGIII

[ondra]

Thanks for your very nice comments, Des, Stephen and Rick, they are a great encouragement to me!

Surfacer showed several spots needing a touch up and the radiator does not look as good as I was hoping it would.








Cheers

Ondra