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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Academy 1/72 PBY-5A Catalina

by Alistair Gauld on October 27, 2020 · in Aviation — 23 Comments

Hi There, This one was built for the wee fellas roof. No nose weight and undercarriage to deal with... Yeehah. I haven't strung the aerials yet and not sure if I will as their absence will make hanging a lot simpler. Primed with UMP [...]

On This Day…

by david leigh-smith on June 3, 2019 · in Photo Collections — 25 Comments

Ju88 crashed after take off in Holland, June 3rd, 1941. On June 3, 1943, This MK.V1c Beaufighter ran off the airstrip into ditch when landing at Dobodura, Papua New Guinea. Following the shock of Doolittle raid in April of 1942, [...]

On This Day…May 25th.

by david leigh-smith on May 25, 2019 · in Photo Collections — 21 Comments

Nice set of Spitfire references for weathering. Spitfire MkVb of RAF 222 Squadron (ZD-H) named ‘Flying Scotsman’ In Essex, England, 25th of May, 1942. Pilot, South African Flight Lieutenant Laurie, is a flier of the 222 Squadron [...]

Miss pick me up. Catalina from Duxford

by Malcolm Ireson on August 25, 2018 · in Aviation — 30 Comments

Having gone to flying legends recently at Duxford in UK, and always having a love affair with the cat, it seemed only a matter of time before I made one of these. This is the old 1/48 scale Revell/Monogram kit of the Catalina with AM [...]

PBY-5A Catalina – 1/144 – Minicraft

by Çetin SARF on May 29, 2018 · in Aviation — 24 Comments

This was another long run. I'm happy to see it finished. I hope you like it...

QANTAS PB2B-2 Catalina

by Ray Seppala on January 12, 2018 · in Aviation — 10 Comments

This is the 1/72 Academy PBY-5A converted to a PB2B-2 in QANTAS markings (by Hawkeye Models Australia) with the Red Roo Conversion set. First completion for 2018.

1/48 Monogram PBY-5A Catalina, VP-44 Ensign Jack Reid, “44-P-4” Midway Group build

by Louis Gardner on June 3, 2017 · in Aviation — 24 Comments

Almost exactly to the minute. Around 9AM, Midway time, which happens to be 4PM here on the Eastern coast of the US. 75 years ago today... this plane spotted the Japanese invasion forces, consisting of mainly transports. These forces [...]

ProModeler (Monogram) PBY-5A

by Tom Cleaver on March 16, 2017 · in Uncategorized — 18 Comments

I'm posting this old (2005) review from Modeling Madness as encouragement for the Midway Group Build. With more than 4,000 of all versions produced over eight years, the Consolidated PBY Catalina easily qualifies as the world’s most [...]

Consolidated PBY 4 Catalina, A24-29, 3 OTU RAAF Rathmines NSW 1944.

by Allan J Withers on January 7, 2017 · in Aviation — 24 Comments

1/72 Academy, my third Catalina, I modified a few things, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels with Future and Micro flat over spare decals.

Consolidated PBY 5A Catalina, A24-113, 113 ASR Flight RAAF Cairns Qld 1945.

by Allan J Withers on November 13, 2016 · in Aviation — 20 Comments

1/72 Academy, my second Catalina, I modified and added a few things, finished in MM enamels with Future and Micro flat over Aussie, Model decal and spares.