tonyot Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) Hiya Folks, This is an old one,..... I built this 1/72nd scale Revell PBY-5 Catalina kit well over 10 years ago and it has been in the loft ever since,..... when the missus brought it down for me to clean I realised that I had never photographed it, so took some this morning. It represents a Black Cat flown by 321 Sqn of the Royal Dutch Navy in Australia during the latter half of WW2 and the decals came from Dutch Decals. DSCF3047_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3040_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3044_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3038_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3036_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3041_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3033_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3046_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers, Tony Edited April 23, 2018 by tonyot 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Beautiful Catalina ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philtheplanetinker Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Nice old bird that's finally got her deserved shots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 A lovely looking Catalina Tony, with a great finish as usual. Is it just me or does the Cat look a little bit sinister in black? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks Fella`s,..... glad you like the old bird! 24 minutes ago, cngaero said: A lovely looking Catalina Tony, with a great finish as usual. Is it just me or does the Cat look a little bit sinister in black? Cheers and yes,....most definitely,..... I`m planning on building an Aussie Black Cat soon,..... just trying to work out the upper wing,.... whether to add camo or not and in what colour if I do! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Very nice Catalina 👍 ... I need to get off my backside and finish my Blackcat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Nice Catalina! All-over black is difficult to get right, but I reckon you nailed it. I imagine the real aircraft was a refugee from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), following the Japanese invasion. Well done, Mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 That's nice, Tony. I'm currently fighting with the Academy version on my bench at the moment. I notice that yours has a completely different undercarriage arrangement to mine, with a tailwheel rather than a nosewheel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 16 hours ago, Vinnie said: That's nice, Tony. I'm currently fighting with the Academy version on my bench at the moment. I notice that yours has a completely different undercarriage arrangement to mine, with a tailwheel rather than a nosewheel. Thanks Vinnie,...... the one that I`ve built is a straight PBY-5 flying boat and the wheels are the beaching gear that was attached to get the `boat' ashore and not for use in the air. Yours sounds like the PBY-5A amphibian with retractable tricycle undercarriage. Easy mistake to make as both airframes are all but identical! Goodluck with your model, Cheers Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Nicely done, good to see this kit built in different markings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 5 hours ago, tonyot said: Thanks Vinnie,...... the one that I`ve built is a straight PBY-5 flying boat and the wheels are the beaching gear that was attached to get the `boat' ashore and not for use in the air. Yours sounds like the PBY-5A amphibian with retractable tricycle undercarriage. Easy mistake to make as both airframes are all but identical! Goodluck with your model, Cheers Tony Thanks, Tony. It's all become clear now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 That is a lovely PBY nice level of weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Very nice build. I knew only the 1/72 Revell Catalina with the Calypso decal option before. Cheers, Mario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Gotta love the Cat! Top job Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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