The Seaplane Channel at iModeler (3 articles)

The Seaplane Channel at iModeler

Items tagged with Seaplane
3 articles
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1/48 Tamiya AR-196A Arado Seaplane

by David Kopielski on May 22, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

This is the Tamiya 1/48 Arado AR-196A German seaplane. It is a re-box of the Italeri kit. I did the scheme as one of the aircraft that was used on the Bismarck battleship. The Arado Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance low-wing monoplane aircra[...]

A Real “SAAB” Story

by Philip A. Stelzer on April 23, 2020
in Aviation — 18 Comments

Greetings from Canada! This is my latest project , the SAAB B-17-BS Maritime reconnaisance floatplane. It was originally conceived as a dive bomber and I have always liked it's good looks and have regarded it as a Nordic "Helldiver" as it looks[...]

1/48 Glenco J2F-2 Grumman “Duck”

by David Kopielski on February 17, 2020
in Aviation — 7 Comments

This is the Glenco 1/48 scale J2F-2 Grumman Duck representing VMF-2 that patrolled the Caribbean Ocean off the Virgin Islands. The Duck’s were used for patrolling areas and performing search and rescue of downed pilots. The kit had very basic d[...]