New build: Cant Z 501

bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

New build: Cant Z 501

Posted by bondoman on Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:42 PM

The Revell/Italaerei C.R.D.A. Cant Z. 501 "Gabbiano". This is an older kit; I couldn't find a date on it. The Gabbiano was obsolete as a submarine patrol aircraft by 1941 and was replaced by the 506, but it served throughout the war in air-sea rescue. It was affectionately nicknamed "Mamma, aiuto!", which means roughly "Momma, HELP!".

Significantly smaller than a Catalina, it's a little "pocket seaplane". Photographed June 2009 .

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:51 PM

Well done Cap'n Bill, certainly one of the more colorful Seaplanes I have seen. I bet that masking took a bit to get lined up, but you pulled it off nicely. Approve [^]

Frank

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:26 PM

Great job, Bill. Nice place to take the photos, too. I don't think I'd like to be the gunner, a mouth full of oil and exhaust, an earfull of noise and a hurricane to stand in.

John

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Borg R3-MC0

Member since
September 2004
From: Utereg

Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Monday, June 15, 2009 1:49 AM

Intresting plane, very colorful to. Did you use the original decals of that old box? Where they still okay?

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Monday, June 15, 2009 1:53 AM

Borg R3-MC0 wrote:
Intresting plane, very colorful to. Did you use the original decals of that old box? Where they still okay?

I did. They were yellow, but I put them up in a window for a month. Otherwise fine. I cut a mask for the fasces roundrels on the top of the wing so that the background of each was all silver, not partially red. I was working from old photos and the Cross of Lorraine on the tail didn't bleed to the edges of the rudder like the box art shows, and the black areas were different, so I cropped the decal to be as per the photo.

The kit also had a clear "in-flight" stand. The instructions were really yellow and fell apart during construction. Thanks for looking.

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, June 15, 2009 8:01 AM

Excellent build of a rarely seen Bird . Thanks for sharing.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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dogsbody

Member since
March 2003
From: Canada

Posted by dogsbody on Monday, June 15, 2009 9:13 AM

bondoman wrote:

Borg R3-MC0 wrote:
Intresting plane, very colorful to. Did you use the original decals of that old box? Where they still okay?
I did. They were yellow, but I put them up in a window for a month. Otherwise fine. I cut a mask for the fasces roundrels on the top of the wing so that the background of each was all silver, not partially red. I was working from old photos and the Cross of Lorraine on the tail didn't bleed to the edges of the rudder like the box art shows, and the black areas were different, so I cropped the decal to be as per the photo.
The kit also had a clear "in-flight" stand. The instructions were really yellow and fell apart during construction. Thanks for looking.

The cross on the tail is not the " Cross Of Lorraine. " The Cross Of Lorraine has a shorter horizontal bar above the normal crossbar.

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Lorraine

"What young man could possibly be bored
with a uniform to wear,
a fast aeroplane to fly,
and something to shoot at?"

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Dubau

Member since
March 2006
From: Boyertown, PA, USA

Posted by Dubau on Monday, June 15, 2009 10:14 AM

Nice Build

" You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Monday, June 15, 2009 10:53 AM

dogsbody wrote:
bondoman wrote:

Borg R3-MC0 wrote:
Intresting plane, very colorful to. Did you use the original decals of that old box? Where they still okay?
I did. They were yellow, but I put them up in a window for a month. Otherwise fine. I cut a mask for the fasces roundrels on the top of the wing so that the background of each was all silver, not partially red. I was working from old photos and the Cross of Lorraine on the tail didn't bleed to the edges of the rudder like the box art shows, and the black areas were different, so I cropped the decal to be as per the photo.
The kit also had a clear "in-flight" stand. The instructions were really yellow and fell apart during construction. Thanks for looking.

The cross on the tail is not the " Cross Of Lorraine. " The Cross Of Lorraine has a shorter horizontal bar above the normal crossbar.
More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Lorraine

You are correct. Cross of Savoy. Thanks, DB.

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dogsbody

Member since
March 2003
From: Canada

Posted by dogsbody on Monday, June 15, 2009 1:33 PM

Oops! Sorry, I forgot to add that it is the Cross of Savoy.

"What young man could possibly be bored
with a uniform to wear,
a fast aeroplane to fly,
and something to shoot at?"

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Luftwoller

Member since
February 2007
From: Bournemouth UK

Posted by Luftwoller on Monday, June 15, 2009 5:02 PM

Great job Bondo, You really did a fantastic job on this old beauty. Thankyou for being such a great member of the Reggieanne Aeronautica GB as well. Youve really turned out some great stuff.

...Guy

..'Your an embarrassment to the human genus, makes me ashamed to call myself Homo'.