Mark_C Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Man, the size of all that "detail" is suprising!! It looks much better sanded down. I have to ask, is it an expensive kit? Don I think it went for around $200. TorbenD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Can't help to think that you have to do A LOT of work for a $200.00 kit...Very expensive resin dust! Anyways, really great, clean job, looking forward for the next updates! Alain Hubert Boillot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Forgot about this build and just caught up. Love the purple background on the picts! Thx Shaka! Purple reigns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 That's good work, and well worth it. Those thin edges look much better Richard Impressively determined work, Torben! Kev Thx Richard, thx Kev - definitely worth the effort Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Torben So glad you are going to tackling the Aerotech Supermarine S5; just a fantastic project. I've been very carefully catching up and following your work to date and I can only imagine how much time and effort has already gone into the project. Greatly appreciate the photos of the correct Archer and HGW rivets and will be following with intense interest. Please go slow on the riveting process, so we can see how it is done. Keep 'em coming Peter Thanks for dropping by and commenting Peter, I hope this comes out one tenth as good as one of yours! - I've used Archer before but HGW are new to me so we'll be learning together - very slowly does it and I will try and document well as I go along. It will be a while yet before I can get to that stage as HGW are apparently best applied over primer which will be the final pre-paint coat... which will be after the final filling and sanding. That plus 6-8 hrs drying time for each application is going to be a trial of anyone's patience me thinks... Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Man, the size of all that "detail" is suprising!! It looks much better sanded down. I have to ask, is it an expensive kit? Don I think it went for around $200. £160... but don't tell SWMBO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Torben, This « refining » process is really worth it. When some have misgivings about the price of a certain twin-engined fighter with some (real) flaws, I have to say your case raises a much more valid question about « value for money » in a resin kit ... I'll be interested to see your experience with HGW rivets. When trying to rebuild the rivets on my Fisher Ryan ST-M, I did not feel they were very visible. Certainly, I was more satisfied with the effect of the Archer ones ... Keep it coming Hubert TorbenD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Can't help to think that you have to do A LOT of work for a $200.00 kit...Very expensive resin dust! Anyways, really great, clean job, looking forward for the next updates! Alain You're right there Alain... Until I'd done the detailed research and examined the kit I hadn't fully realised quite how OTT the rivets were or just how clunky the wings are. That said, I'm sure others would get much enjoyment from building this OOB. I know now that is not my way forward. There are precious few ways to build an S5 in 32nd scale and I'm viewing this kit now as a great framework for what I hope will be a rare, long longed for model. I'm really interested to see the differences with the other S5 build in this GB Torben Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Torben, This « refining » process is really worth it. When some have misgivings about the price of a certain twin-engined fighter with some (real) flaws, I have to say your case raises a much more valid question about « value for money » in a resin kit ... I'll be interested to see your experience with HGW rivets. When trying to rebuild the rivets on my Fisher Ryan ST-M, I did not feel they were very visible. Certainly, I was more satisfied with the effect of the Archer ones ... Keep it coming Hubert Thanks Hubert - Value for money is a good point to raise here... Whilst on the chunky side, this limited edition resin kit will hopefully give me many hours pleasure (and no doubt a bit of pain), allowing me to create something relatively rare and long sort after.... what price happiness eh? Torben dmthamade and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Lovely work so far. Although very rough kits that are very expensive, they come up nicely if you are prepared to put in the extra work, as you are doing here. Look forward to more. Eric. TorbenD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Torben See, I already learned something I didn't know about the rivets! Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scarborough Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Great, and brave, work so far, Torben. Bravo! It's a beautiful airplane but, at that price ($217 at the moment.) I'm not sure the Aerotech kits are for me. I went through the 60s and 70s with tubes of filler and sandpaper in hand and am now spoiled by WnW. The S6B has always been my second favorite airplane (Mosquito being first!) so, if one pops up on eBay, as one did in October for $147!, I may snap it up and use your build for inspiration! I look forward to following along here and am really enjoying all the help with videos and photos for the crew. Cheers from NYC, Michael Rick Griewski and TorbenD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpjack Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Never mind the basic kit price, that's going to be a substantial investment in Archer rivets! KiwiZac and TorbenD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Hello Torben, Any new progress pictures to share with us? I'm wondering how this beautiful plane is shaping up. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Thx Paul - been super busy in the run up to Christmas but plan to have a reasonably big update in next few days. Torben Alain Gadbois and LSP_Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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