RACETRACK Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hello folks , I've acquired a very nice, very reasonably priced Catalina kit. It is however without decals. Can anyone recommend a supplier? Ive already put in a request from Airfix but the have a 2 week delay due to the on going pandemic. This is my first aircraft build in a very long time so if anyone can recommend any accurate/ parts/ suppliers etc that would be great. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harmsworth Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hannants have several. Decal sets by Aviaeology are always worth a look as their research is great. Mark https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?adv=1&product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=&product_type_id=all_decals&code=&scale_id=956&keyword_search=catalina&setPerPage=25&sort=0&search_direction=asc&save_search_name=&save_search= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Thanks for info matey. Ill check them out as Airfix have replied with an n.l.a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 thanks for you help, Hannants had a nice set and more accurate engine cowlings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, RACETRACK said: thanks for you help, Hannants had a nice set and more accurate engine cowlings. They probably are not more accurate! There are several threads on BM about Catalinas which are worth your perusal. However the decal should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) I doubt that the engines for the Academy kit will fit on Airfix. Academy's engines are much smaller. Edited September 15, 2020 by Orso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Ok once bitten.... i'll find a use for them. thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Are you looking to build an RAF PBY-5A? I believe the RAF only received about 12 of that mark and mainly used them for Atlantic ferrying. I understand that the wheel wells took up too much interior space for ASR kit ot be fitted. Most RAF versions were not amphibians. There's an Avieology decal sheet which covers RCAF Canso As which I think correspond to the PBY-5A and it was used in the anti-submarine role by thr RCAF. See the link below. https://www.aviaeology.com/store/p73/AOD72024.html#/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Presumably looking for something similar to the missing Airfix decals https://www.airfix.com/media/wysiwyg/Airfix/PDFs/A05007-Painting-Instructions.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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