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This is the 1/72 Pegasus DH-5. The kit went together nicely, much like your typical Pegasus kit with some putty here and there and a lot of sanding . . . only I'm doing my "sanding" now with fingernail polish remover on a cotton swab. It represents the last aircraft in the Australia Flying Corps 2 Squadron, A flight. I used the AFC website (http://www.australianflyingcorps.org/mkiii/)to track down the serials, which came off a Microscale railroad sheet. PC-10 is Xtracolor RFC Green. Rigging with ethicon .005 wire.
This is the Pegasus Macchi M.5. This was my first "Grail Hunt" since joining the list. I HAD to have one of these Pegasus kits, so I searched all over the Internet for it. The first of many. You can't tell from the photo, but I tried out the watercolor pencil method of wood grain that I learned about on the list. Take my word for it, it came out nice.
After purchsing the "SE 5 File" from Air Britain, I was inspired to build one of these beauties. As I normally build in 1/72, I looked for a Revell or ESCI kit, but, instead stumbled upon this 1/48 Lindberg kit at a local hobby shop.
I was pleasantly surprised at the fit. It was refreshing compared to some limited-run models that I've been building lately. Besides scatching the interior, I didn't do much else fancy. I did discard the decals (which were meant for a *yellow* airframe!) and found enough bits and pieces to make "S" A8904 of Number One Squadron that is pictured on page 20 of the "SE 5 File."
The PC10 is a custom mix of Ceramcoat "Chocolate," blue and yellow. CDL isCeramcoat "Parchment." Rigging is with .008 guitar string wire.
While building the Lindberg SE 5, I caught "The Bug" that makes me build the same modle in different guises. The Blue Max SE 5a was on sale in the Squadron mailer for under $20, so, I bought it.
This is a real bear of a kit, but the work is worth the effort. It is completely OOB in Elliot White Springs' markings.