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Hi Epeeman; I've just done a comparison in prices:- A Roden 1/32 SE5a bought in this country will cost you about £45 + £4 post and packing = £49. A WNW 1/32 SE5a purchased from NZ will cost you $59 or £37 postage free. And even if you get stung for VAT and Parcelfarce's handling charge it will still probably work out cheaper than the Roden kit. Cheers Pete.

If you go to the WNW site and click on any of their kits you get a good idea of their quality and the comprehensive instructions they provide. Wingnutwings Cheers Pete.

Scratch built??? You've done a fantastic job there mate, well done.

Fantastic detail Artur, a superb build.

Beautiful build, lovely paint job as well.

The Maxima Chameleon line is a medium brown colour, yes the rigging wires were steel, but after a few days of mud, dust and rain they would quickly discolour. The thing about Roden is that their 1/48 scale models are very good, but just recently they seem to have possibly upscaled their 1/48 scale to 1/32 without enhancing the detail that the larger scale requires and also in a lot of cases the lack of detail, some people agree, some disagree, that since WNW have appeared on the scene, if you compare the models, WNW kits, with their excellent detail, the fit of parts, the included PE, their superb decals (Cartograph, one of the worlds best) and their 20+ page full colour instruction books, then a lot of kit manufacturers, Roden included, have a hell of a lot of catching up to do, but please dont get me wrong, a Roden kit will build up in to a cracking model, with work, a lot of people enjoy this part of the hobby. A final thing to remember is the price of a Roden kit in this country + post and packing works out not much cheaper than a WNW kit which is postage free. I've included a couple of links of sites for you to have a look at:- The Aerodrome a purely WWI site. and Home Des Delatorre's site, Des is also a member of BM, a great source of build information and methods of detailing. Cheers. Pete

Thanks guys. Cheers Pete

Hi Epeeman, I build about 3 or 4 a year, this is only my 5th WWI plane, 'Rumeys Devil' which I'm currently building is no. 6. Cheers. Pete.

For 1/32 scale I use 2lb breaking strain which is 0.12mm thick, I use Maxima Chameleon line, which is a medium brown colour. As regards the models, I use what I've learned on the forums and try to apply it, apart from that I really don't know. Pete

Superb build, excellent job. Pete

Bob, More to come as I progress.

Morning all; Salutations from the Western Front, well our Fritzy boys DV progresses, the fusilage is joined up and the wings are decalled up, they were quite a bit of work, but not as bad as I at first feared, once again our Rowans decals were superb. Just a picture of the wings. Now on to the fusilage. As usual any comments gratefully received. Thanks for looking and the comments so far. Cheers me dears. Pete von Builderofkaiserkites.

4lb fishing line is a bit too thick, the 0.12mm line is only 2lb line, possibly the best for 1/48 scale is 1.5lb fishing line which is 0.1mm thick. HTH. As regards the WNW kits don't be afraid of ordering from NZ, also they are postage free and a lot of the WWI guys on here are all building them, also the way the kits are produced, yes they are fantastic in detail but also easy to build and go together like a dream and with a 24 page instruction book in full colour you really can't go wrong. Pete

Lovely build, excellent dio.

Nice start, looks good.

Very nice Epeeman, excellent build, but I would echo others in that the rigging looks a bit heavy, personally I use Maxima Chameleon 2lb fishing line (0.12mm) thick, along with Bobs Buckles as attachment points, Bob is a forum member and very, very helpful, worth a try. Pete.

Get this one done mate then go for the ultimate, a WingnutWings kit, precision engineering in plastic, all other kits fade in to insignificance compared to these. Pete.

Go for it mate, you'll get there, just to add a bit more misery for you, don't forget the double rigging lines!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pete

Yep, the build thread on my Camel is here Sopwith Camel Pete

Hi Epeeman; I haven't built the Eduard Camel, however I've built the Hobbycraft 1/32 Camel, the thing to remember with the Camel is that there is no dihedral in the top wing, it is flat, so I would suggest that first you check that there is now bow in the models top wing, so when you assemble the top wing to the model you remember to keep it flat at all times, I'm sure somebody that has built the Eduard version will be along soon and give you some hints on your build. Pete

Stunning build Bertrande, excellent model of Wolf's Albi.

Thats a bit of a beastie, lovely job, how tall is it?

Super Hog, lovely job.

Superb, very, very nice indeed.

Great looking tank, as regards the chipping, have you thought about going down to your local art shop and getting some silver or pewter coloured pencils, these will help you put on finer chips. HTH Pete