PBY-5 Catalina 1:72
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It takes around 40g of weight in the nose to balance it, according to the instruction. I used less, but I plan to display it swimming anyway.
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Of course the machine gun barrel broke off while handling the fuselage. A aluminium tube replaced it well.
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After estimated 143 coats of paint (brushpainted) i finally have the surface I needed.
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I decided to take the "quick and dirty" approach for the wheels. Making a small block from Balsa wood sheets and glue all in with CA glue.
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Voilá!
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Why, Academy? Just.....why? *sigh*
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The misprint is especially annoying because the decals are actually very nice and easy to apply.
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Preparing the base.
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Getting closer to the end result. 🙂
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Removing the masks is always a blast. 🙂
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Very few details still missing (the ones I was afraid to snap off) - but completion is near.
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Ready!!!
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Komentáre
48 7 April, 23:15
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for a moment I was wondering what you meant on 14.... then I realized the thin white line is not supposed to be there.... crap, pitty because otherwise it is a really good looking decal. maybe remove it and request a new ser from Academy?
17 May, 20:36
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Clear coat it and use a circle cutter to mask the rest of the decal and touch up with the base color?
18 May, 22:51
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Thanks for your suggestions, mates. I guess my skill level is not sufficient to correct such a small mlstake from the manufacturer. I decided I'll live with it. It just seemed odd to me because all in all this is a very good kit.
18 May, 23:43
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It look very very nice. may be a bit of weathering to mitigate of the decal issue ?
2 June, 14:53
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Took a while to decide what to do with it. My plan is now to build a small base and show it swimming. The insteucrions only cover a build with landing gear down, so I have to figure out myself what to do with the wheels.