Chris's 1/72 Revell SE5A.

[Steve-the-Duck]

Okay, so, the Hector is stalled for a while, much air-brush practice to ensue, so this was going to be next afterwards but I may just make a start now-ish
I WILL be putting in cockpit detail, thanks to Wingnut references. Intention is a post-war RAE display aircraft in silver, which I can rattle-can
BTW, when I got this, CHEAP, off eBay, this was in the box too

Brings back memories. I think all my Matchbox kits in the 'seventies were stuck with this

But not this one, not this time.
Now I just need to wait for some new drill-bits to arrive for the rigging holes.

[colin m]

Don't you love it when all the instructions are on one page.

[Jim R]

That's a blast from the past. Love the simple instructions.

[yak face]

Nice one chris , yes Britfix cement brings back nostalgic memories ( and smells!) used to like the smell of Gloy poly cement too. Has the tube been opened , and if not are you going to use it ?

[Steve-the-Duck]

Nice one chris , yes Britfix cement brings back nostalgic memories ( and smells!) used to like the smell of Gloy poly cement too. Has the tube been opened , and if not are you going to use it ?

I haven't even opened the box to check the tube itself. It feels like there's SOMETHING in there, but it might Schrodinger brand

Am I tempted to USE it though? Well, I've got that Matchbox Siskin and Fury...
Maybe if I DO do another Heyford. Or finally get the Stranraer I've been looking at buying for FORTY-FIVE ears...

[papa 695]

Nice one Chris

[Steve-the-Duck]

First up, Schrodinger's glue has been determined.

Still might not use it though...

[Steve-the-Duck]

'May I say, sir, that now we are cooking with gas!'

The silver job I'm doing has a white registration code on a PC10 panel, so I'm going to try that Letraset I got for the Matador in the Trucks GB
We'll see...

[Steve-the-Duck]

So, for some reason, I got it into my head to put in cockpit detail
What was I THINKING!
Reference was the Wingnut site of their build. It's come together surprisingly quickly...
Now I've jinxed it

I could have just painted the sidewall detail...

Only had one piece, first piece for the trigger ring, ping into the ether. Hmm, before paint, this doesn't look half bad. But I can still make a hash of the instrument panel
I have low expectations of anything quite going right, so I'm never disappointed!

[yak face]

Nice pit chris , as for the glue , go on ! Use it! Brings back memories of the old pin in the end of the nozzle . Maybe thats why we always used to get gluey fingerprints all over in the old days , pulling the pin out you would always get some on your fingers!

[colin m]

First up, Schrodinger's glue has been determined.
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Still might not use it though...

The smell of that old glue would take me straight back to 10 year old Colin.

[colin m]

So, for some reason, I got it into my head to put in cockpit detail
What was I THINKING!

Before I go down this particular rabbit hole, I put the fuselage halves together, to see, who much can be seen in the pit. Often I'm quite happy to realise the answer is, nothing.

[Steve-the-Duck]

Before I go down this particular rabbit hole, I put the fuselage halves together, to see, who much can be seen in the pit. Often I'm quite happy to realise the answer is, nothing.

Yeah, I know, but, once I start...
And the answer is ' DO NOT look at Wingnuts reference and buold photos'
Or use pilot figures...

[tr1ckey66]

Another vintage kit with vintage glue as a bonus. Terrific stuff!
Nice cockpit detail Chris. It does seem a shame that a lot of it will not be seen, but at least you’ll know it’s there.
Looking forward to the progress.
Paul

[Steve-the-Duck]

Okay, so, I'm NOT going to use the tube here

But there is the chunky Pegasus Fairey Fox that might see it applied...