Planebuilder62 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hi there Britmodellers I would like to make one of these in 1/72. Anyone know what the use? Regards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Milliput White over balsa wood rough cores? Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Well, I'd start here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1781551790 for the plans, at any rate... bestest, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 The book mentioned by M above is good, the old Putnam has also been reprinted https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schneider-Trophy-Aircraft-1913-1931-Derek/dp/1781554188/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1464005087&sr=8-2&keywords=schneider+trophy which also covers colours. Scratchbuilding in balsa etc is not that hard this was my first: http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/displayimage.php?pid=4062 And another "quickie" I did of the first plane to land in our town - it got me and my model's pic in the local paper! For more on this style of model building and access to plans see: http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/ http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10028/ID_Model_How-To.jpg Hope this helps Cheers Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thanks guys for the idea's. I already have a set of plans, I was wondering where I could souce the floats and the engine a la Alan Hall. Any idea's? Regards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I would imagine the old Airfix or Frog (Novo / Eastern Express etc) S6b kits could be reverse engineered to an S5. That's what they did for the film "The First of the Few". The most obvious difference is the shape of the engines, the triple banked cylinders of the Napier Lion versus the V-12 RR R-type. Obviously there must be all sorts of subtle differences but I bet the Airfix / Frog plastic could be a good basis. Cheers Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Hello Toby Unless you are privy to dark secrets of producing PE parts my advice is against reverse engineering S.5 from S.6B. Surface radiators on S.5 were shorter and more important, located slightly lower on the fuselage and at different angle than those on S.6. If you have PE radiators (or suitable plastic or resin equivalent), then arm yourself with Milliput, super glue, patience (a lot of it) and have a go on poor old Airfix. However, S.6B not only had different engine, she was considerably longer (more than 4 ft.) than S.5, had longer wingspan, different floats etc. Will suggested building her from scratch and that may well be your best bet. Regards Jure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccm Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) I'd start here €8 on ebay now Edited May 27, 2016 by ccm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZKIWI Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 I seem to remember a very basic vacform from Airframe , might come up occasionally on Evil bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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