Mr. Sancer: Mucho gracias senior! It's very rewarding to heard from a fellow modeler using such comparative analogy in Life with modeling. I too, share exactly what you mean. I believe I speak for many of us here on this site and around the world, that modeling is very therapeutic. I was born almost totally deaf. In anticipation of your question, yep, I speak and understand sign language (ASL and the "street version"). When growing up, as a young boy, I was ostracized from many other children because they didn't understand my "uniqueness." I found modeling to be my sanctuary and relief. Oddly enough, when I was 33, I managed to acquire a special waiver from the FAA that allows me to obtain a private pilot's license. Raised a family and now a grandfather 6 times over. Got lots to share, but that's outside of the scope of this site.
Mr. Wurger, you and I share much in common as well. It's always a pleasure to see and hear from you on this site.
The S.E.5 has indeed posed its own unique challenges and really gave me a chance to focus on how best to achieve the desired results that emulated the full sized aircraft, yet not come off too "toy-like." There were many details I had to leave off due to the small size of the model for just that reason. Still, it was extremely satisfying to see the results. With your blessings, I'll shall continue posting more on the S.E.5 with the exhaust manifold detailing, the rest of the fuselage panel details (hope I can hear from Mr. Wurger's comments on this), and of course, the Lewis machine gun sitting so proudly on top of the whole model.
Thank you very much for your observations and comments. Always appreciated!
Sincerely,
Gary (Skye)