1/72 Dora Wings SM 55 A | Full Build 

The Ugly Headline - DISLIKE ! 👎

Un CAPOLAVORO, STUPENDO, FANTASTICO MODELLO , i miei complimenti ancora 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I don't think I've made a model in 45 years, but I've become transfixed with watching build videos over the last few weeks. I couldn't match the quality of finish (and never had the patience for the attention to detail people put in), but I get a lot of enjoyment out of watching people doing it :) - This looks brilliant finished.

James - watched this last night on the TV - outstanding work there mate. So great to see you back on the bench right were you left off. Cheers

Well be looking forward to this. Nice seeing you again 😉

Excellent build of a very obscure aircraft!

Great build and makes you realise how big this craft was if it’s size in 1/72!

Beautiful work. Can't imagine how much better my old models could have been if this knowledge had been readily available back in the 70's. Great choice of model, as well. I've always loved the flying boats. Thank you for the excellent video.

Great to see a new video - Thanks !! Would love to see you do an SBS kit - e.g. Macchi M33 or Loire 210 🙂

I very appreciated this build. Thanks

Nice build, always nice to see something different!!

Nice James!

Excellent build my dude! Really enjoyed it! And see another video from you

Inspiring work James. 😍 👍🏻

That's crying out for a speedboat and an autocratic Italian count to be boarding. Brilliant!

Gorgeous work.

What a fun and interesting build. I love flying boats and this one is so unusual. Thanks for doing this one.

Absolutely brilliant!

Savoia Marchetti=> "savoya marketee". Great video! Thank you for sharing.👍

simply AMAZING! 😍 great job!

Excellent build.

FIDDLY is right! My compliments to you sir. This was quite a build, a lot of finesse & patience required. Excellent finished product

Glad to have you back sir, well done!

What a lovely finish with really subtle weathering. Great video and build 😘 I might take a drive from Saltash to have a look at the show. Sounds great 😉

You did a great job. You are a great modeller. I bought this kit and now realise I can never build it as it way beyond my skill level.

Stunning!

Wonderful!

Very entertaining James your very talented marra . Regards Gav.

Brother comes back with an absolute BANGER

Congratulations for this great job👏

Great build James. Good to see you back on RU-vid too 👍🏻

What a wonderful build of a great unusual subject!

Having seen this in the flesh this is an amazing build. Hopefully a lot more people will see it at the show. 🙂

Fantastic build. Only just discovered this channel and I am so so glad to see short run kits get proper high end build videos, as opposed to more F-16s and Bf-109s

Chicago, Illinois, USA: Admiral Balbo brought his squadron ("armada") of SM 55s to our city in 1933. They named a street after him ("Balbo Drive") near the Lake Michigan shoreline. Everybody looks in their US History books, "Who's Admiral Balbo?" (a Fascist from Mussolini's Italy)

Beautiful Build and interesting subject!

Lovely build. The UV resin trick for the portholes is a great idea

Gorgeous...weird, but gorgeous.

I hope you enjoyed the video. Don't forget to leave a comment and hit the like button if you enjoyed it !

Exellent work Sir!!!

Nice one James 👍

wonderful, interesting plane

Perfect work 👍👍👍

Another beautiful build by my man James. Well done mate.

A really well done, informative and helpful video, plus a right beauty of a finished build. I enjoyed it very much and just placed my order for one, hoping I might be able to turn it out close to your fine efforts. Thank you for posting this build. Patrick

Well done! It looks fantastic!

Absolutely fantastic build, and a truly unique subject! Had me hooked the whole way through haha. Starship filth looks like a really nice shade, might have to buy myself a tube..!

Fantastic work there sir, I like a lot how it looks.

Bravo!!!

Great to see a new build James. Outstanding job!

Thank you for sharing this great build. Great technique painting the props!

Amazing model and Beautiful job, James, congratulations...! Cheers

I love Dora Wings, and you've done a great job on this James!

Wonderful build!

Looks really good.😁

Superb. Not sure I would have the patience (let alone skill) for this kit, but it is fun to watch you overcome the difficulties of the model and create such a fine result.

Wonderful job on a unique subject, thanks for sharing and keep up the great posts

Superb work on the SM 55, James 👍

That is absolutely excellent, l thoroughly enjoyed watching this being built You said 'rough around the edges ' l simply cannot agree. Although l understand the artist being their own worst critic Super build thank you for showing us this thumbs 👍 up

How lovely! 😀

3d parts available here for 1 British Pound. ( printer required :) ) cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/1-72-sm-55-a-detail-set

Nice one James 🙌🏼

Amazing!

Amazing work - you've got a real talent for 3D printing and CAD it would seem! Loved seeing all those extra details :)

That's a very interesting build and subject. I particularly like the exposed engines. i bought one after watching this. The big plain wing is quite a challenge to make interesting but if you are not into 100% scale then perhaps adding some half round styrene rod to make some raised looking ribs would make it look even more of the period. This said you certainly captured the look with your weathering.

Great build so far. Thanks for sharing ! very inspiring.

Nice work James, what an unusual kit, I like the extra details you 3d printed, but like you said at this scale they are hard to make out, well done.

Excellent subject James 👍 and proper execution as expected. Good to see you back!

Stunning work on an oddly appealing airplane... It's too bad Wingnut WIngs went the way of the Dodo, this would've been a stunning 1/32 kit.

Hi James, not really my thing thisvtype of aircraft, but you have done a outstanding job on this build, congratulations on a job well done, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍

Love your videos.

Great job ,i like it

By the way awesome build my friend it turned out Looking really good!👍👍

Hi James, You always come with interesting models and particular brands; I really appreciate it. Actually I often use your technics on my own models. I like your style and video format. Cheers :-) Alex

Perfekt ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a beautiful job you’ve done on a nice little short run kit. It’s such I nice subject, and you’ve done it justice. I’m about to try my first attempt at using oils for wood grain (tools handles on a 1/35 Panzer). I’ve watched your tutorial several times over the last week trying to screw up my courage… this video is perfectly timed, as I’ll be trying it tonight.

Good to have you back mate! This build really must have tested your patience to the limit. I would not even consider trying this one. I will leave it to the expert! The final product looks really good though, even if it is a bit on the ugly side!

Fantastic build mate! Well done on those windows!

Incredible build! You should do a tutorial on how you come up with 3D printed parts.

I'll have to try that Starship Filth oil, I too feel like Sepia is getting old and boring....! Congratulations on a great build, this is a very interesting model that I might have to try and tackle.

Lovely job! I really enjoyed your choice of an unusual subject and a lovely video as always :)

What a masterpiece! ;)

Saviola marcietti s55a....you just broke my ears 😂

Wow❤

Incredible build, I think you really succeeded in making that gargantuan flat surface interesting, and all the 3d printed parts were a blast, I'm happy that you're making full use of your 3D printer to improve the basic models. However, I thing you should have polished the canopy, it looks pretty rough. One last thing: be careful with epoxy resins, some of them remain transparent, others turn yellow and opaque in just a few years.

Good to see you back James. Great work and video as always. Hope you are ok. At 168 miles each way, your show's a bit too far for me. Would have been good to meet you.

Hello mr. Lpj.i think its spoken marketti.nice build. With sticky greetings.your modellmate.christian

Hi James, please don't stop waffling, I really enjoy your down to earth commentary. Also, is it wrong to really like polished copper and brass pipes and fittings on an engine, or was I around steam too much in previous occupations? Either way, thanks for another really enjoyable video, I look forward to your next. My Regards....🏆

I haven't attempted to do woodgrain I need some good techniques because i'm building a 1/350 Scale Titanic and I haven't been able to move forward because I don't want to order a stick on wood deck. I would love to try to tackle artificial wood grain

The sole surviving S55X is in Brasil.

I have this kit in my pile of shame....one day Mine came with torpedoes though

Hey guys ..is there a South Devon model society ?

ive tried but doesnt look good

Aargh! It really does annoy me to hear people say these models are made of styrene - they are NOT! Styrene is a liquid at room temperature, not a solid, and wouldn't hold its moulded shape for more than a tiny fraction of a second. The material is polystyrene, something quite different.