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PBY-5A Catalina. Great meow in the sky

Started by capt. R · 47 ≡ · ↻ 1 hour ago

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capt. R said 1 week, 2 days ago:

At this afternoon I made resin engines. I used new bronze-grey wash.
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Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week, 2 days ago:

The engines look excellent, my friend @lis!
John vd Biggelaar said 1 week, 2 days ago:

Very nice engines, Bernard @lis
capt. R said 1 week ago:

After Monday trip with my class Work going on. A little dry fit required.
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John vd Biggelaar said 1 week ago:

Those nacelles seem to fit perfectly, Bernard @lis
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week ago:

The engines look very nicely fitted, my friend @lis!
I am sure you had a great day trip with your class!
George R Blair Jr said 1 week ago:

Engines look really nice, Bernard (@lis). It is amazing what a big difference is made by adding resin engines.
Allan J Withers said 1 week ago:

Good one capt. R, nice to see another RAAF Cat', I've built four myself, posted 2016 - 2017, a couple of pic's to tempt you.
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capt. R said 6 days, 23 hours ago:

@gblair

The manufacturer did not foresee that you can use the engine and the engine cover at the same time. It was supposed to be this or that, and I did a combination of these elements, which cost me several hours of work and fitting.

@kalamazoo

kalamazoo great Catalina! Decals from Reed Roo? What pants did you use? Manual suggest midnight blue, ocean gray and night black. I want to make radar antennas under wings. How much lead did you use in the nose?
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capt. R said 5 days, 11 hours ago:

Work going on but I have accident with undercarridge. I have to purchase Scale Aircraft Conversions set.
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Allan J Withers said 5 days, 8 hours ago:
Thanks capt. R, on the PBY4 is Humbrol 123, MM 35044 with MM 37038 under sides, decals are from spares on these two, Red Roo on PB2B-2. PBY5A has 33g of lead.
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1. PBY 5A.

2. 18g,

3. 15g.
1. Red Roo resin tail, decals.
George R Blair Jr said 5 days, 8 hours ago:

Pre-shading looks great, Bernard (@lis). Sorry about the landing gear. I have had similar accidents myself, and they are very frustrating.

Great looking Catalina, Allan (@kalamazoo). Conversion and markings really give it a distinctive appearance.
Spiros Pendedekas said 5 days, 5 hours ago:

Your Catalina, my friend @kalamazoo!
Spiros Pendedekas said 5 days, 5 hours ago:

Excellent progress despite the landing gear mishap, my friend @lis!
John vd Biggelaar said 5 days, 3 hours ago:

Pre-shading does look great, Bernard @lis
A pity about the landing gear but with the conversion set all will be looking great in the end.

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PBY-5A Catalina. Great meow in the sky