Mop Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Apologies in advance if these should be their own individual categories and will adapt if so. Here are a selection of my builds involving Flying Boats and Float Planes since restarting model-making a few years back after a break of around 35 years. 1/72 Airfix Junkers Ju52/3m finished as a WHIF, used by the Regia Aeronautica on Rhodes in late 1940 OOB Build. (I had posted this previously in a Junkers thread but seemed appropriate to include it here as well as it has floats! ) 1/72 Airfix Short Sunderland III with Wrapround Camouflage. OOB Build with slight scratch cockpit. Roundels from Original Kit, Lettering from Revell Heyford 1/72 Airfix Supermarine Walrus in USN Colours. OOB Build, but missing canopy glass. WHIF scheme. 1/144 Airfix Boeing B314 'Clipper' in wartime BOAC Markings. OOB Build. 1/72 Matchbox Heinkel He-115 FloatPlane as a Swedish TB-2. OOB Build. Roundels & Lettering from Airfix Mosquito J30 kit This is my first Airbrushed model and really like the finish that can be achieved over (my) brush 1/72 Airfix Auster AOP (kit #01023), represented in a fictional Swiss Flying Doctor scheme. OOB Build with slight cockpit "clutter" added. Decals raided from spares box Lovely little kit to build 1/72 Matchbox Dornier Do G/Do-18 Flying Boat (Kit #PK-409), finished as a Deutsche Lufthansa South Atlantic Mailplane. OOB with slight mods to convert kit to more accurately represent civilian service. 5
Val_Ukraine Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 A few? Then what is "a lot"? Brilliant collection and very nice works!
jean Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Excellent all around! Floatplanes are difficult to get right, but you nailed it! Funny how a convertible Walrus looks just right! It would have been fun to fly like that! JR
Cookenbacher Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 That's a great collection of float planes. The the Whifs especially.
Mop Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 Excellent all around! Floatplanes are difficult to get right, but you nailed it! Funny how a convertible Walrus looks just right! It would have been fun to fly like that! JR Thanks. That has given me an idea as well... I could just put a windscreen on the front of the Walrus.. Plenty of aircraft of the era had open cockpits still, so would not be that out of order
JOCKNEY Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Far too modest, change the title. They are brilliant and completely different to what I expected. Congratulations Cheers Pat
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