@david-hansen At first I thought that was two types of prop in PBM-5 but on photos I have never seen prop that look as Minicraft product. Most of YT modelers use this from the box.

@gblair in witch kit?

@jimmiesteve Did neighbors calling for fire brigades?☺️

PS. Yesterday late evening I made final painting inside bomb bays.

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First of all, the bomb bay looks great.

Regarding propellers: The only reference i have readily available is the Squadron In-Action book, which goes back in time aways. I do recall that the PBM started off with the Wright R-2600 engine, driving a three bladed propeller, and then the plane was re-engined with the R-2800, driving a 4 bladed propeller. In either case, the hubs in the Minicraft kit just look too small, though the propeller disc diameter looks okay and i think the shapes of the blades themselves are all right.

Good bit of info about the propellers to know about this kit for whenever I get around to building it. If it is only the spinners, then these can be easily made . I have had some luck in the past redoing propeller blades, but that is more difficult. I am unsure if there are resin replacements for this kit. But aftermarket isn't always the best choice either.

The bomb bay looks very nice, my friend @lis!

As a preventive measure, I made two 1000lbs bombs from my spare box, due to the use of Mariner during the Dutch-Indonesian conflict.

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Nice work on the bombs, Bernard @lis

Hi Bernard (@lis): Bomb bay looks good, as do the props. Your Mariner is really coming along quickly. The damaged props I was talking about before were on a 1/72 ICM BF-189C. I got the new props today.