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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 25-Apr-16 21:14 |  | | Views : 369 | | Like previous covers, I'm using medium thick glossy paper. The glossy surface is smooth and does not exhibit any signs of fibers normally seen on paper. I can use either glossy paint, or flat to suit my tastes. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 25-Apr-16 20:55 |  | | Views : 409 | | Added a second means of support for the cover. I decided to simply attach the rear portion of the covering directly to the fuselage at the joint. Just like the real aircraft. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 25-Apr-16 20:51 |  | | Views : 364 | | Good afternoon guys. I'm continuing with the fabrication of the housing over the Vickers machine gun. As you can see, pictorial information is a rare commodity. The Vintage Aviator helped some, but in this area, there really isn't much visual information. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 24-Apr-16 15:56 |  | | Views : 438 | | I should point out that after the tape was carefully measured and cut out to suite both the plastic glass and square hole, that it was first painted olive drab before applying to the fuselage. This is the end result, after the use of MicroMark's rivet decals. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 24-Apr-16 15:53 |  | | Views : 390 | | I used black electrical tape as the frame. It has its own self-adhesives, very flexible to fit over the "glass," and its easy to cut. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 24-Apr-16 15:51 |  | | Views : 491 | | Going to provide an inspection window and its surrounding frame |
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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Parked | 21-Apr-16 14:56 |  | | Views : 436 | | Of course, because I went through the laborious task of rib-stitching the fuselage, you might be interested on how the various stitching applied to real aircraft. Hope you enjoy! |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 21-Apr-16 14:55 |  | | Views : 438 | | You might also be intrigued to know that the zig-zag pinked ribbed surface tapes did not exist until during of WW I. Older types had this method of surface tapes across the wing ribs. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 21-Apr-16 14:52 |  | | Views : 434 | | This might be outside the realm of building the S.E. 5 in particular, but I thought everyone would benefit from seeing how the original wicker and wooden seats of older and biplane types were made. Hope you'll enjoy. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 20-Apr-16 14:51 |  | | Views : 414 | | This is the "Before" picture prior to me painting the small gap between stitches and giving it an overall glossy finish. It's just a bit of attention to the details. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 20-Apr-16 14:44 |  | | Views : 415 | | Did two things: A) filled in the small gaps between the stitches by using a very fine, pointed paint brush with olive drab, and then B) gave the whole thing a coat of glossy clear. I chose the glossy coat as I would like the model to look "factory fresh." |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 19-Apr-16 20:46 |  | | Views : 456 | | Getting a visual comparison of the machine gun housing to the rest of the fuselage profile. That's it for now. |
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