Hi
I am continouing series of US Navy machines - after three Grummans (Duck, Goose, Widgeon), three Curtisses (Seamew, Seahawk and Seagull) as well as three big flying boats (Coronado, Mariner and Clipper) time for PBN-1 Nomad - a modified Catalina. The machine was mostly produced within Land Lease for Soviet Union and used there in mostly in far east, so Pacific region. I am going to do her in Soviet livery.
The academy kit is well known including hie main flaw - too small engine cowlings. I will try to do something with it. But first let me present the Broplan conversion set:
There is also a new nose turret which I did not include on this photo.
Here is instruction, but I did not followed it very literally, mode basing on drawings:
I have painted inside of Academy kit, put what is to be put inside and glued fuselage. I cut out all vacu parts and I have cut out nose, rudder and top of fin from Academy fuselage.
I put the rear part of hull on his place:
(nose and tail are not glued yet! )
The wheel bays I closed from back with plastic plate and then on top I put Tamiya resing putty (as having no change of dimention during fixation)
To be continued
Regards
Jerzy-Wojtek