Albatross Database

The Albatross Database at iModeler

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SA-16A Albatross in Portuguese service; Sova-M, 1/72 kit

by Manuel Magrinho on September 18, 2024 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

In the 1950s/60s, Portugal had 3 SA-16A Albatross operating (together with some SB-17g) on SAR missions in the Azores archipelago. Due to a series of accidents and other events and options, the career of these aircraft in the FAP, [...]

Rivet City (Monogram) HU-16B

by Scott Nelson on February 1, 2023 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

One to add to my archive. I made this one some years ago. Festooned with rivets, I did my best to get a good fit between parts so I could avoid sanding them away. Tamiya spray can silver and Testors paints finished the job.

Grumman SA-16A Albatross 1/72

by Roberto Lúcio - Bob on January 25, 2023 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

I have always made some effort to build Brazilian theme models, so I have several items in my collection. They usually are hard to build due most of the kits have some differences in comparison to the real thing operated in Brazil, so [...]

1/48 Trumpeter HU-16A Albatross Sea Plane

by David Kopielski on July 2, 2021 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This build is the Trumpeter 1/48 HU-16A Albatross. I chose the United States Coast Guard scheme from 1957 using Caracal decals. The kit itself comes with a small photo etch set for added details, metal landing gear struts, and rubber [...]

Monogram HU-16B Albatross – my Father’s plane

by Dion Dunn on May 17, 2020 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

First post on this incredible site. I’m an RC guy who has recently rediscovered my youth in plastic airplanes. I have a LOT to learn from the talent on this site, so thank you to all of the contributors. For years I’ve wanted to [...]

HU-16RD Albatross

by Gary Wiley on January 26, 2018 · in Aviation · 37 ≡

I built this replica of the Albatross on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum. The actual aircraft was highly modified for a round-the-world trek following the route intended by Amelia Earhart. I used Trumpeter’s 1:48 HU-16A as the [...]

Monogram 1/72 Hu-16 Albatross

by Joe Caputo on October 12, 2015 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Monogram's Albatross has been around forever, and still hasn't lost it's appeal to me. Everyone, it seems, loves sea planes and amphibians. Luckily, for the modeler, there are quite a few in 1/72 scale, which is a manageable size. [...]

U.S.Coast Guard HU-16E 1963

by Mike Maynard on August 4, 2015 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

Well today is the US Coast Guard's 225th birthday, so I had to post something the "wing maggots" (we-who-did-not-fly's endearing term for our CG aviator brothers) would recognize. It's the last of my Monogram 1:72 scale HU-16's [...]

Grumman HU-16 ALBATROSS, “The Goat”

by Mike Maynard on April 25, 2015 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The HU-16 first flew in 1947, designed as a replacement for the PBY "Catalina" amphibian. The US Air Force puchased it's first example in 1949 with the US Navy taking delivery of the amphibian in 1949. The US Coast Guard [...]

Albatross around my neck :)

by Rob Anderson on September 16, 2014 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Well it was a long journey this my first Trumpeter kit, mods include Alley Cat canopy, bubble windows on the side, Navy tail and wing antenna, engine mods to get them close to being correct, float angle, clear beads for wing tip lights and [...]