Bliksem Se Plek | Bliksem's Place | Dis my plek die - This is my place
| Rich Uravitch designed SE.5a 1/5 Scale Kit Build | ||||||
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| Many pieces in this kit! | The wheels are 6 5/8" | Kit box graphic details | Firewall message. The gentleman that wrote the message is no longer with us. |
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My long love affaire with the SE.5a began as a kid, a long time ago, when I first built a Guillows kit of this aircraft in about 1969. It was rubber powered and flew well. About a year ago I was in a toy store and there was a 24" Guillows lazer cut kit of this aircraft. I bought it. Recently I became bored (this is NOT good) and was browsing the RCU adds. This kit was listed and I managed to buy it. Luckily wheels were listed by another member and I got these as well. Here I will chronical my build. I am NOT going to do a "scale build" as I am not so artistic. It will be loosely based on pictures I have of a post WW1 barnstormer aircraft that I am going to use a Saito 180 as power and the exhausts will be functional. This will allow the smoke system to use the scale exits. |
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| Fuselage doublers being glued together. |
Finished product | RH side being completed | Fuse sides | |||
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| Fuselage assembly. | Fuse side view | Saito 180. | Another view. | |||