Roden 1/72 SE5a

Scimitar · 21 January 2003, 10:05 AM

OK folks,

The kit is coming! You can see it at:
http://www.rodenplant.com/HTML/045.htm

Sounds really good...

Cliff · 21 January 2003, 10:23 AM

Looks good.
I note that there are THREE top decking pieces.
Are they doing three different versions? ???

Cliff

21 January 2003, 11:41 AM

If I might say so, they're doing wonderful things at Roden. I've only built two of their kits, but I plan on expanding on that considerably.

vince14 · 22 January 2003, 07:44 AM

I can't wait for it to be released...got a whole bunch of different schemes I want to build!

Notice how Roden have credited Mannock with 73 victories... :

Rob_Owens · 24 January 2003, 11:35 AM

Hey Folks, I'm neither a 1/72 nor S.E.5 fan, but for those of you who are, I have a copy of Scale Aircraft Drawings- WWI which has 5 pages of plans and markings data for said kite, drawn by William Wylam, especially good for you "Alberto Casirati Types" (you know, cram a whole bunch of microscopic details into an incredibly tiny model). If you're interested, contact me off-forum. Regards, Rob

Dan_San_Abbott · 24 January 2003, 05:45 PM

Vince 14:
* Major

Edward Mannock is officially credited by the British Royal Air Force with 73 victories. *So why shouldn't Roden credit Major Mannock with 73 victories. *
* It is some writers ,who for there own reason or agenda, have decided otherwise. *They cannot prove their arguments against the 73 claims. It is no more than supposition on their part. The same is true for Major

Billy Bishop, he is credited with 72 victories.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *Blue skies,
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Dan-San
P.S. I am waiting for my S.E.5a kits to arrive.

NeilE · 24 January 2003, 09:52 PM

I wonder if they can be influenced to do an Se5 version too......Pleeeeease Precioussss Roden, Pleeeease Roden.......Just a leetle preciousss Se5.....it isssnt muches for me to asssk, sssss, gollum, preciousssss..........

All the Besssst

Neil
(where did that Gollum thing come from...Hmm must be the heat..... 8)

Preciousssssss

24 January 2003, 10:18 PM

Looked good !

Price?

Dansan, I don't believe you didn't order me one too??????????

GrzeM · 25 January 2003, 05:13 AM

Hi!
I've seen it, I've even touched the plastic sprues.
Looks very good, maybe even better than Roden's Albies.
I haven't bought it, as it never flew in Austrian markings

But I'm waiting for the second version, for MacCudden "G" - I can't stand building a plane with "G" on it.
Cheers!
G.

Matt_Bittner · 27 January 2003, 02:23 AM

I now have the kit. Probably the best that Roden has done to date in 1/72nd.

Dry fitting will probably be the key with the nose pieces.

The fuselage is almost scale "thin". I cut the fuselage halves off the sprue just to see how it would hold together, and wow! Very flimsy because it's so thin. Very nice. You can assemble the fuselage halves and then add the cockpit pieces. Makes for detailing the cockpit a lot easier.

Highly recommended. Watch next month's Internet Modeler for a longer in-the-box preview.