Consolidated PBY-5a Catalina
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The kit
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The extra's
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Scratched + PE = Bulkhead + Cockpit
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Scratched interior front side
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Interior front side
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Scratched + PE = Bulkhead waist gunners' compartment
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Scratched + PE = Bulkhead waist gunners' compartment
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Scratched interior waist gunners' compartment
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Waist gunners' compartment
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Waist gunners' compartment
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Interior painted
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Interior painted
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Al the bulkheads and scratched parts build in
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Modification to the blisters
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Modification to the blisters
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Al the bulkheads and scratched parts build in
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fuselage closed, further assembly
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Preshading struts under fabrics
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Preshading first color (white)
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Komentáre
22 18 August 2020, 13:44
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And ofc nice scratch building inside the two machine gun blisters. 🙂 I built this thing in 3D on a computer, a long time ago, I just remembered, probably lost in one of my old style mechanical harddrive crashes, like with some other projects of mine. 🙁
18 August 2020, 15:44
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Catalinas are beautiful.... in any color 🙂
but i have not seen a white one before, i think 🙂
nice details
18 August 2020, 15:45
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Thanks for the comments all!
Its not going to be white, sorry. I'm going for the PBY-5A Catalina Bu.No 2459 73-P-9 flown by Lt(jg) R.B. Hopgood of VP-73, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 1942.
@Treehugger: Too bad you lost that 3D Cat, would have loved to see that!
@Andy Ball: LOL 😄
19 August 2020, 05:58
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To those of us who grew up with Airfix, Catalinas were always white! (The Revell 'Black Cat' came as quite a shock when first released). Please treat this 'old soldier' with the care it deserves (but it looks like you already are - some really great scratch-building). 👍😉
19 August 2020, 07:45
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I think I had this box when I was in secondary school, around 1980...
Never finished it then, but stayed fascinated with Catalinas (they ARE white!) since. Especially because it was Jacques Cousteau's plane too.
I'm in the port-side bubble, following.
9 October 2020, 06:42
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Jacques Cousteau's son, Philippe, actually died in it during an accident while testing the hull for leaks.
aviation-safety.net/..rd.php?id=19790628-0
9 October 2020, 19:38
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Also - Cousteau's PBY (The Cousteau Society Flying Boat), Revell No. H576 1:72 - hard to find now. 🙂
10 October 2020, 06:24
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this is real "base-metal to gold" stuff here! never has an olde-Airfix kit received so much attention!
10 December 2020, 09:32
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Great work! A real inspiration how you are using the "disadvantages" of this old kit (aka raised detail) to make it all the more realistic!
24 December 2020, 11:42
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Awesome work! A lot of details and I love the effect with the oil colours
24 December 2020, 18:38
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Fantastic interiors and painting job for this vintage kit. Following...
24 December 2020, 19:12
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Thank you very much all! And yes Bernd, my goal was to achieve a result with all the respect for the old skool raised details. Glad this isn't unseen! 🙂
24 December 2020, 21:39
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Been following this on Instagram, can't wait for it to be done! She's looking good already with her landing gear!
29 December 2020, 02:12