Paddy's SE.5a Log

First impressions on opening the kit box of the Wingnut Wings SE.5a 'Hisso’

I immediately started looking down through the layers of packages of sprues until I found the four fuselage halves. I wanted to see how well the wrinkled fuselage was presented. Let me quickly say I was not disappointed. This is the fuselage I’ll be using in my build and my mind is running at flank speed already. Don’t know if I’ll have the talent to do what I picture but I plan on giving it a go.

Taking a quick look at some of the mold work it looks absolutely exquisite to me. Now I didn’t have the Optivisor on but to me Wingnut Wings has given us first rate parts to assemble our kites.

Moving onto the instruction manual, I refuse to call it a booklet, I almost wanted to put on archival gloves before starting to look but I did find myself washing my hands good with soap and water. Did I say the parts were exquisite? Well, the instruction manual is also. One will be tempted to preserve the original instruction manual and print off the pdf version that Wingnut Wings has so generously made available to us on their website. I did download a copy shortly before the order was consummated. 

Paddy    

Log Entry #3

I’ve decided to do the SE.5a in the configuration and markings of 2nd Lt A.P.C. Wigan’s kite C1057’C, RAF built, 24 Sqn, March 1918 as depicted in the Wingnut Wings kit.

I would like to learn more about 2nd Lt A.P.C. Wigan and I should think Cross & Cockade is definitely the place to start albeit best if I posted a query about him in the general forum for starters?

Paddy