PBY-5A Mariner - what a Mastodon!

Started by capt. R · 116 · 4 weeks ago
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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Final coat looks excellent, my friend @lis! The retouched Danger decal looks great from here.

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    capt. R said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    @fiveten Thank You! Danger information is importand for crew safety.

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    Carl Smoot said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    All is good Bernard (@lis). The decal looks fine. And I can guarantee you that unless you tell someone, they won't even notice it. The Mariner is looking really good. Shouldn't be too long now before the final reveal. No pressure to complete it though. Just enjoy the journey.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    All looking fine here, Bernard @lis
    That Dutch scheme looks beautiful on the Mariner.

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    capt. R said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    @johnnb @clipper Yes I make short break in weekend. I’m not feel good.
    PS. I just recived aftermarket B-24 decals for Airfix kit. Very sophisticated manual for decals…

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Wishing you a good recovery, Bernard @lis
    Those instructions do make it look quite complex indeed.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 1 week ago:

    Wishing you good recovery, my friend @lis! Yes, these decal instructions look like a mystical experience 😄

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    capt. R said 1 month ago:

    After short brake I back to work. After taking off masks some dust are visible under canopy.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month ago:

    Great progress, my friend @lis! Pity about the dust, happens some times.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month ago:

    To me the glass looks great, Bernard @lis
    I'm pretty sure those windows were also not crystal clear in reality.

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    capt. R said 1 month ago:

    Some imperfections at the end. During radar antenna montate fudelste cracked off (as usual). So sanding, puttting and painting required.

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 month ago:

    You will need to do a class on how you get your canopy masks to work so well in this scale, Bernard (@lis). My 1/72 masks never work this well.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month ago:

    Excellent repair, my friend @lis!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month ago:

    Repair went very well, Bernard @lis

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    capt. R said 1 month ago:

    And all cames togeather.

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