Prop nut, nooooo I'm not a bachelor but the island was the only place I could get a decent photograph of the completed plane. I have an understanding wife..

John, I still have one of those OLD TF kits.. New in the box! I believe that kit was Dave Platts first design when he came to the US...I doubt if I would part with it now.. its a collectable.. of sorts.

pgitta, lol you want all my stuff? My stuff is in books... for the most part. I find it's usefull to buy books on a subject you either are building or plan to build "some day". There is some stuff on SE5a's on the net but most lack a lot of information. One site, The Memorial Flight association has a complete build of their replica SE5a on their site. I have used it extensively and that''s the plane I am building mine after.

My plane started life as a Duncan Hutson kit and has been extensively modified to represent my chosen subject. I have been working on it, on and off, for about 3 years. Much of that time has been devoted to design changes, fabrication of the "details" and information gathering including the proper paint colors. The last one I have agonized over extensively. Since I plan to compete with the plane my documentation needs to be right on. Any way, all has been sorted out.. finally!