Martin PBM 3R Mariner, A70-11, 40 Sqn RAAF Townsville Qld 1943.
1/72 Mach2, I modified the turrets to convert to a transport, sanded and polished the canopy and painted on the frames, strengthened the fuselage join between the wings with a strip of cloth and added the mooring rails to the nose, finished in MM enamels with MM clear acrylics over Aussie decals from the spares box.
Very nice, Allan!
Thanks Jeffry.
Came out well, Allan...nice build, sir.
Thanks Craig.
Leave it to you to Aussie-fy a Mariner! Looks great. What did you use for those mooring rails - had to be very small/thin!
Thanks Greg, yes thin copper wire for the rails.
Good job Allan.
Thanks Anthony.
An outstanding job sir. love the scheme.
Thanks Robert.
Allan, great job on a tough kit. Without the turrets, the lines look better. How many of these did the RAAF have?
Thanks Bernard, 12 serving with 40 and 41 Squadrons.
It's a weird looking plane, but you've managed (as usual) to make a good job of the model.
Thanks George, they do have some strange angels.
Or angles.
Allan, thanks.
You're welcome Bernard.
Hi Allan.
Great model of an unsual subject - great to see someone take the time and effort to create it. My Grandfather flew these in RAAF 41 squadron - he flew all the A70 airframes of that squadron which he recorded as PBM-3S model in his log book. There seems to be a bit of to-and fro on the designations that were applied.
I understand this kit is a bit of a challenge, even more so with the conversion into the transport version. Well done.
Thanks James, they are a bit difficult !