Academy PBY-5A Catalina 1/72 Guadalcanal

[Ignacio]

Hi fellow modellers, this is my last finished project.

It´s the nice PBY-5A Catalina from Academy in 1/72. i added some extras like Eduard PE and Starfighter decals to depict the first allied airplane to land in Guadalcanal in 1942. Althought I don´t think it carried any bombs, I choose to use some on my model.

Build is very straightforward. It was painted with Testors acrylics and oil washed. Smoke stains were made with pastel chalks.

I hope you like it and every comment and critics are welcomed!

Best regards from Uruguay!

Ignacio

[Alpha Delta 210]

Great work! We don't see enough Catalinas here.

[Smudge]

Very nice. I must do a Cat myself.

[F4u]

Great job that's a good looking Cat, would be nice to see some more Cats .

Guy

[Paul Alan Bardell]

Love this PBY5A

she looks great.

[Alan Sannazzaro]

That's a great looking Catalina, fantastic to see. The photi etch really adds to it. You beat me to posting. I've just finished an RNZAF one, and am building a diorama base for it at the moment- watch this space.

[rob85]

Love the cat! I should have got the academy one and not the bloody airfix one, I thought it would be a good project....

Very very nice work

Rob

[Ignacio]

That's a great looking Catalina, fantastic to see. The photi etch really adds to it. You beat me to posting. I've just finished an RNZAF one, and am building a diorama base for it at the moment- watch this space.

Thanks everyone !

I´m looking forward to see your cat!

[TheBaron]

Lovely detail work on this Cat Ignacio. Great to see it here.

Tony

[Wolwe82]

that is some nice and smooth work, great job Ignacio very nice details all around

[RMCS]

Niiiice!

[russ c]

Excellent Catalina there, nice work

[glyn]

That's a very nice cat you have there.Well done.

Glyn

[Spitfire31]

One of the best Catalinas I've seen in 1/72nd!

That offset nose wheel does a lot for adding 'life' as well.

Superb modelling.

Kind regards,

Joachim

[batcode]

looks great, nice work....

[Ignacio]

Thanks very much to all of you guys!

I´m far to get he results that I want, but I try to learn everything from other modellers like you. What I see in this forum sometimes amazes me.

Best regards.

Ignacio

[daneel]

beautiful catalina! great work!

we need more catalinas

[Mr Modeller]

I've always loved the shape of the Catalina with its' big high wing and those twin radials, it's just a cool looking plane and sounds so sweet when you hear a real one rumble past!!

I fully intend to build one in the next year sometime, just wish Airfix would release one in a new tooling instead of keep dishing up their old donkey over and over again?

A very nice build Ignacio - well done!!

Kev

[Reini78]

that´s a sweet "little" Cat!

greets to South America

[Mark4700]

Very nice

[Snitok1983]

Amazing beauty! Neat work! Congrats!

[Housesparrow]

The turned front wheel is a very nice touch!