Hasegawa-Minicraft_Martin SP-5B Marlin
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Robert W MartelA pretty nice looking kit from Hasegawa/Minicraft from 1972. In great condition, a steal for $20 !! Old, but pretty nice detail. It's BIG. And, has positionable flaps & pilot figures.
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From Wikipedia:
The Martin P5M Marlin (P-5 Marlin after 1962), was a twin-piston engine flying boat that entered service in 1951, and served into the late 1960s with the United States Navy performing naval patrols. It also served with the United States Coast Guard and the French Navy. 285 were produced overall.
Built as a successor to the PBM Mariner, it had better engines, an improved hull form, and a more conventional tail.
The Marlin was designed as a gull-winged aircraft to place the engines and propellers high above the spray. Power was provided by two Wright R-3350 radial engines. The rear hull did not lift sharply from the water at the tail, instead rising up steadily, a Martin innovation; this gave the aircraft a longer base of flotation and reduced "porpoising" over waves
The prototype had nose and tail turrets with twin 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon in each, as well as a dorsal turret with two 0.5 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns. The cockpit area was the same as the Mariner's. It first flew on 30 Ma
