Giangio Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hi everyone! My next build will be my favorite aircraft, the 1/48 Cat from Revell, the camouflage will be the early WW2 U.S. Navy used until May 1943 Credits: Wingspalette I will also this aftermarket parts: True Details Cockpit True Details Wheels Eduard PE Set (n.48182) Quickboost Engines Eduard Mask Hope that someone is interested on this build 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I'm interested! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Since Aftermarket parts haven't arrived yet, i started assembling the wing, unfortunately nothing too exciting on this part 😅 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Me too. I had an uncle that flew with the US Navy during WWII in cats. He was shot down 3 times shot down 11.5 japs and got 11 medals. I also have the kit in the monstrous stash embarrassing stash. Stephen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Wow this promises to be a beast... yet another model I would never have the space to display! Ah well, I shall enjoy watching this progress and let you worry about where it goes afterwards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I'd be very interested in this build! A real classic beast and a great choice of scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 39 minutes ago, clive_t said: Wow this promises to be a beast... yet another model I would never have the space to display! Ah well, I shall enjoy watching this progress and let you worry about where it goes afterwards don't worry about the space, this is the second Cat in 1/48 that i'm building, this will take the place of the old one 😆 i'm a PBY addicted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Couldn't resist to see how the plane looks with the fuselage and wing attached 😆 And i've drilled the holes into the exhaust since there aren't available other options (there is only one aftermarket exhaust but they have a different shape) The one on the top-right is drilled the other 3 aren't (just for a comparison purpose) Again nothing too exciting today, hope that all aftermarket parts will arrive in the next few days so i can bring something interesting to you guys 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 7 hours ago, Giangio said: I will also this aftermarket parts: True Details Cockpit True Details Wheels Eduard PE Set (n.48182) Quickboost Engines Eduard Mask Hi Gian Nice kit that is! I built the 1/48 Monogram ProModeller kit some time ago, and the one tidbit I'd recommend you add to yer aftermarket list would be: Belcher Bits Replacement Tail I started building my Catalina kit without it, and discovered it was quite a different kit with it, so I had to chop the entire tail off in order to graft the new correction bit onto it. Won't regret the addition, trust me. Will be following this one too. Cheers, Unc2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Uncle Uncool said: Hi Gian Nice kit that is! I built the 1/48 Monogram ProModeller kit some time ago, and the one tidbit I'd recommend you add to yer aftermarket list would be: Belcher Bits Replacement Tail I started building my Catalina kit without it, and discovered it was quite a different kit with it, so I had to chop the entire tail off in order to graft the new correction bit onto it. Won't regret the addition, trust me. Will be following this one too. Cheers, Unc2 I know about the tail issue that this kit have, but i didn't bought the resin replacement because i'm not very confident doing this kind of work. I've never done this and i think that i don't have enough experience to that😅 If something goes wrong i can't recover the kit so i prefer keeping as it is even if it is slightly incorrect. Glad that there's some interest on this build, apparently i'm not the only one who loves this plane Cheers from Italy😃🇮🇹 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hi Gian, I built this kit out of the box about 10 years ago and I did not have any issues. I was not aware of the tail problem. Watching with interest! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Harrison Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 That's a big waterbird! Always loved the Catalina, I'll be following with interest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 21 hours ago, Giangio said: I know about the tail issue that this kit have, but i didn't bought the resin replacement because i'm not very confident doing this kind of work. I've never done this and i think that i don't have enough experience to that😅 If something goes wrong i can't recover the kit so i prefer keeping as it is even if it is slightly incorrect. Giani, Fair enough, my mate. 👍 21 hours ago, Giangio said: Glad that there's some interest on this build, apparently i'm not the only one who loves this plane The Catalina is such a lovely plane, and the 1/48th scale makes her justice. 20 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: I was not aware of the tail problem. Ray, neither did I, until I saw this piccy of the difference it makes with and without the Belcher Bits bit. The width of the tail at the base would remind me of Patrick Star in SpongeBob Squarepants cartoon even before I learnt of this correction set, tho. It did look odd... The kit is completely different with it. Cheers, Unc2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 First Aftermarket pieces have arrived, waiting tomorrow for the remaining pieces The cockpit set seems that it went to war by it's conditions. There are a few cracks in the resin, i putted some drops of superglue on the cracks to increase a bit the strength of the pieces 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Nice big project!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Giangio said: The cockpit set seems that it went to war by it's conditions. There are a few cracks in the resin, i putted some drops of superglue on the cracks to increase a bit the strength of the pieces Hi Giani! Cool bits to go with yer Cat. Well, my resin aftermarket bits take so long to arrive to Buenos Aires from just anywhere in the world that it's as though they would ride on the back of a sea turtle... What's with the kit wheels? Ain't the plastic ones flattened out on the bottoms? The True detail ones need to be turned on a rotating tool in order to get rid of that flat-tyre look. I got a set for my 1/48 Lancaster and B-29 kits. Incidentally; have you already decided whether the wingtip floats will be up or deployed? Cheers, Unc2 P.S: Hi Werner, my mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 13 hours ago, Uncle Uncool said: Hi Giani! Cool bits to go with yer Cat. Well, my resin aftermarket bits take so long to arrive to Buenos Aires from just anywhere in the world that it's as though they would ride on the back of a sea turtle... What's with the kit wheels? Ain't the plastic ones flattened out on the bottoms? The True detail ones need to be turned on a rotating tool in order to get rid of that flat-tyre look. I got a set for my 1/48 Lancaster and B-29 kits. Incidentally; have you already decided whether the wingtip floats will be up or deployed? Cheers, Unc2 P.S: Hi Werner, my mate! Wingtips floats are already glued in the up position, if u want them deployed, you must buy the eduard PE set cause there's no detail at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Sanded the wipers on the canopy with 2000 grit sandpaper, then it was polished with the Tamiya compounds coarse and fine 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Looking forward to this. I bought the flattened tires 20 years ago because they looked so cool when I first saw them. I've finally gotten my hands on a kit and the Belcher Bits tail correction and have been trying to decide on a scheme. I like your choice of an early star/red dot scheme with that striped tail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Giangio said: Wingtips floats are already glued in the up position Ciao Giani! That's the way I like the wingtip floats on my Catalina kit as well. Y'see, I've got it sitting on their (tricyle) landing gear, so with the wingtip floats down I thought it looked like a Catalina on crutches, sort of... Impressive work on the windshield. Separate wipers will make your Cat look less toy-like, I think. 2 hours ago, paulsbrown said: Looking forward to this. I bought the flattened tires 20 years ago because they looked so cool when I first saw them. I've finally gotten my hands on a kit and the Belcher Bits tail correction and have been trying to decide on a scheme. Paul, what kit is that? You mean the True Detail wheels? The wheels on the ProModeller 1/48 Catalina brings the injection-mould styrene wheels already flattened out, whithout the overdone bulged rim on the True Detail bits. Cheers Unc2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 16 hours ago, Uncle Uncool said: Paul, what kit is that? You mean the True Detail wheels? The wheels on the ProModeller 1/48 Catalina brings the injection-mould styrene wheels already flattened out, whithout the overdone bulged rim on the True Detail bits. Yes, it's definitely the True Details wheels set. Got the old Eduard etch sheet too and now you've made me realize that window masking might be needed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Today i glued the resin side walls to the fuselage and added the resin bomb sight. Then i removed the seat belts from the kit seats but i still have to do some clean up work 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 This is going to be an interesting one to see progress. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Last bits arrived at home today and i started to add PE parts on the fuselage 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giangio Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Started detailing the interior 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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