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...it looks like she will be a bigin 
There's the floats!!! 
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
PBY's had a 104 foot wingspan, the same as a B-17, so they weren't a small plane.
sharkman
Master at Arms
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
It is a biggie!
Build the big one Paul! Come on, you know you want to!!!
LOL! Yeah there is an interest, and I do have the HPH kit with the 1 meter wingspan (39 inches) I just don't think I am quite ready to start that massive a project yet, at least before finishing a few. I am planning on starting a NEW 1/32 kit though once I get done with my current build.
sharkman
Master at Arms
I'm just egging you on Paul because I know you have it! Build it when you are ready, it's going to be awesome!
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
That's the thing Warren, I want it to be Awesome, not a Shelf Queen. It also will need a lot of new skills. Best to start off with something a little smaller and less involved. Say a SB2C-4 Helldiver in 1/32. Or one of the other more basic HPH kits they have.
Looks plenty big to me! 
Barney
Well-known member
Basic HPH kit? Isn't that an oxymoron?
Lookin' Good Warren!
sharkman
Master at Arms
So, time is running out on this and I don't feel I'll be able to complete this build as I planned.
Would anyone care if I did an about face and build a different version with a similar kit?
was thinking a Golden Pelican from VP-44 and try to focus on the exterior.
Someone was selling a PBY at my last club meeting. The hull and upper wing were assembled but it had a terrible paint job so I broke it down again and gave it an oven cleaner treatment.
This is after a few blasts of cleaner to remove the paint
and then I went at it with a shark knife and some brute force!
Could only get the 5 piece wing down to 2 parts without causing serious damage
But the fuselage and interior came apart pretty well!
Would anyone care if I did an about face and build a different version with a similar kit?
was thinking a Golden Pelican from VP-44 and try to focus on the exterior.
Someone was selling a PBY at my last club meeting. The hull and upper wing were assembled but it had a terrible paint job so I broke it down again and gave it an oven cleaner treatment.
This is after a few blasts of cleaner to remove the paint
and then I went at it with a shark knife and some brute force!
Could only get the 5 piece wing down to 2 parts without causing serious damage
But the fuselage and interior came apart pretty well!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Looking great to me so far. I don't mind at all. Bring it on.
At least you got something going for this. I didn't even get to start anything. I was so hoping to have that banner too. Oh well. Life goes on.
At least you got something going for this. I didn't even get to start anything. I was so hoping to have that banner too. Oh well. Life goes on.
Git'er done Warren
