1/72nd Special Hobby Short Sunderland GR.Mk.5, 230 Sqn, 48/49, during the Berlin Airlift

[tonyot]

Hiya Folks,

                 I have always wanted to add a Sunderland Mk.5 to my collection and thanks to Special Hobby,..... I have finally got one and I am very happy with it! My model represents PP117, 4X-W of 230 Sqn around the time of the Berlin Airlift, 1948-49,.... while it still wore its basic wartime scheme of White and Exta Dark Sea Grey and before the upper surfaces were re painted in Medium Sea Grey with D Type roundels on the fuselage, as depicted in the kit.  For the white I used Rattle Can spray but the rest was brush painted with Pigment Powders and with a fine brush.

 

Here is the aircraft wearing the earlier scheme;

 

And with what looks like the later D Type roundel maybe?

 

Here is the WIP;

And here is the finished model;  

 

 

So I`ve finally got a Mk.V/5 and I have another to build, possibly as a Korean War aircraft and I am looking forward to the release of the Mk.III too,...... it is a challenging build in places but the surface detail is much superior to the Italeri kit and where else will you get a decent Mk.V these days?

 

Here is some film of 230 Sqn Sunderland`s flying from the Havel Lake, Berlin during the Berlin Airlift; 

 

All the best

                  Tony 

 

Edited July 8, 2020 by tonyot

[bigbadbadge]

Fantastic work Tony, you have ended up with a lovely and very impressive model of a wonderful aircraft. Great work as ever fella.

All the best

Chris

[tonyot]

2 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

Fantastic work Tony, you have ended up with a lovely and very impressive model of a wonderful aircraft. Great work as ever fella.

All the best

Chris

Thanks Chris,..... we got there in the end eh! 

[Edge]

Really liking that Tony. I have a couple of Italeri Sunderlands as well as the SH Mk.V too. Won't be starting either until I re-find some patience!

 

Edge

 

[tonyot]

3 minutes ago, Edge said:

Really liking that Tony. I have a couple of Italeri Sunderlands as well as the SH Mk.V too. Won't be starting either until I re-find some patience!

 

Edge

 

Thanks mate,..... the Italeri kit is a relatively easy build and I`ve just started a Mk.I to build a pre war overall silver one!

[perdu]

Brilliant work Tony

My dad flew in Sunderlands during the latter stages of the war so please accept thanks from our family for a lovely memento of a great warplane.

 

Cheers.

[Orion]

Hello Tonyot,

A pleasure to start the day with such a beautiful model.

Thanks for sharing.

Orion.

[tonyot]

25 minutes ago, perdu said:

Brilliant work Tony

My dad flew in Sunderlands during the latter stages of the war so please accept thanks from our family for a lovely memento of a great warplane.

 

Cheers.

Thank you very much indeed and massive respect to your Dad,..... I`ve learned a lot about men like him while researching this model and what a breed they were.

 

24 minutes ago, Orion said:

Hello Tonyot,

A pleasure to start the day with such a beautiful model.

Thanks for sharing.

Orion.

Thanks very much and so glad you like it. 

[Steve27752]

Very, very nicely done.

[tonyot]

41 minutes ago, Steve27752 said:

Very, very nicely done.

Thanks Steve. 

[MikeR]

Excellent stuff, Tony!

 

Easier than the SH/MPM Hudson, or about the same?

 

Mike.

[desert falcon]

Outstanding work, very nostalgic 👍

[Vinnie]

That's a cracking build, Tony.

[canberraman]

A thing of beauty Tony! Don't see many Sunderlands built for display, particularly in post war livery, and yours looks fantastic.

 

Mark

[tonyot]

1 hour ago, MikeR said:

Excellent stuff, Tony!

 

Easier than the SH/MPM Hudson, or about the same?

 

Mike.

Cheers Mike,..... re the Hudson,..... about the same but on a much bigger scale! 

 

1 hour ago, desert falcon said:

Outstanding work, very nostalgic 👍

Thanks mate,.. glad you like it.

1 hour ago, Vinnie said:

That's a cracking build, Tony.

Thanks Vinnie,...... took a while but we got there in the end! 

47 minutes ago, canberraman said:

A thing of beauty Tony! Don't see many Sunderlands built for display, particularly in post war livery, and yours looks fantastic.

 

Mark

Thanks ever so much Mark,...... I`m trying to find a place in my cabinet for it now to sit alongside my Mk.II! I have to take something out,.....and I cannot decide what!

 

Cheers

           Tony 

[JWM]

Very nice result indeed. But I am not surprised

The look of this mk V is inspiring. This year I did Sunderland Mk I and Empire, maybe one day I should do the late variant too...Not soon for sure, though.

Regards

J-W

[Bangor Lad]

Fantatic build. You've achieved a great finish to a deceptively simple scheme. Great stuff!

[Epeeman]

Hello, Tony -

 

Another fantastic build well up to your usual high standard

 

Regards

 

Dave

[AliGauld]

Hi Tony,

 

I've been lurking in the background since you started this watching for my own build later on.

 

You've made a wonderful job of this despite everything it through at you.

 

Beautiful finish.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[tonyot]

2 hours ago, JWM said:

Very nice result indeed. But I am not surprised

The look of this mk V is inspiring. This year I did Sunderland Mk I and Empire, maybe one day I should do the late variant too...Not soon for sure, though.

Regards

J-W

Thank you J-W,..... the finished model is well worth the effort and it is nice to have a Mk.5 in the collection at last. I have an overall silver Mk.I underway now, to go with my Mk.II & 5! 

 

2 hours ago, Bangor Lad said:

Fantatic build. You've achieved a great finish to a deceptively simple scheme. Great stuff!

Thanks mate, glad you like it,.... these old Sunderland`s did get quite dirty which helps to liven up the scheme.

 

2 hours ago, Epeeman said:

Hello, Tony -

 

Another fantastic build well up to your usual high standard

 

Regards

 

Dave

Thanks Dave,...... very nice of you to say so,...cheers. 

 

28 minutes ago, AliGauld said:

Hi Tony,

 

I've been lurking in the background since you started this watching for my own build later on.

 

You've made a wonderful job of this despite everything it through at you.

 

Beautiful finish.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Thank you Alistair,...... yeah we got there in the end and it was worth it. 

 

All the best

                  Tony

[SAT69]

Looks exactly the way I would expect a seaplane to look from operating off the water. Excellent engine exhaust presentation. Very well done.

[tonyot]

1 minute ago, SAT69 said:

Looks exactly the way I would expect a seaplane to look from operating off the water. Excellent engine exhaust presentation. Very well done.

Thanks mate,..... I wanted the well used look but without making it look derelict like many tend to do and for it to at least look serviceable!  

[stevej60]

That's a super build and finish Tony,great work all round on her!

[tonyot]

3 minutes ago, stevej60 said:

That's a super build and finish Tony,great work all round on her!

Cheers Steve,..... thanks mate,...glad you like it.

[The Spadgent]

These shots are simply amazing.

10 hours ago, tonyot said:

 

Stop putting thoughts of more kits in my head. 🤣

Wonderful. 
 

Johnny.