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                        First 1/48 project will be 209 RAF Catalina

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        First 1/48 project will be 209 RAF Catalina
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:26 AM
                        Thanks to those of you who suggested ideas for my first 1/48 project. I've decided to build the PBY. As several of you suggested I am going to build the RAF version from 209 Squadron, AH545, WQ-Z which sighted the Bizmarck on May 26, 1941. Cool ha ? Cool [8D] Anything I need to know about 1/48 scale before getting into it ?? Thanks ! Steve
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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:20 PM
                        Excellent. You will of course keep us posted with pictures and all that, right?
                        Swanny's Models
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:42 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by VAPGULFVET

                        Anything I need to know about 1/48 scale before getting into it ?? Thanks ! Steve


                        ...Ummm, it's more accurate than the one at 1/72 scale?
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                        Janswede
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        Posted by Janswede on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:48 PM
                        Great!
                        Big Smile [:D]
                        Wish you the best of luck!
                        I guess that we all eagerly
                        wait for the first photos.
                        Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
                        "I´m going back to the front to relax" (Charles Nungesser, WWI Ace). WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF F-8's YOU'RE OUT OF FIGHTERS. All the best! Jan Glasgow/Scotland
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                        rcboater
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Derry, New Hampshire, USA
                        Posted by rcboater on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:39 PM
                        Great choice-- I did that aircraft in 1/72 scale, using the Academy kit.
                        (My write up is on Modeling Madness.)

                        -Bill

                        Webmaster, Marine Modelers Club of New England

                        www.marinemodelers.org

                         

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                        jimz66
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Winsted CT
                        Posted by jimz66 on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:19 PM
                        Someone should do "Strawberry 5" or one of the ones from the Midway operation that spotted the incoming Japanese Fleet in early June of 1942. Would the battle have gone differently if they hadn't who knows . Thank God will never find out.
                        Phantoms rule the skies!!!
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                        shrikes
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:31 PM
                        Good choice! I think the PBY is a fun plane to build! Just watch out for the wing span, okay? a PBY's wingspan is only a bit shorter than a B-17's (so make sure you know where it's going on display when you're done with it)! What references are you going to use for the RAF version? Big Smile [:D] Keep us posted, okay?
                        Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:53 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by jimz66

                        Someone should do "Strawberry 5" or one of the ones from the Midway operation that spotted the incoming Japanese Fleet in early June of 1942. Would the battle have gone differently if they hadn't who knows . Thank God will never find out.


                        Do you have any links to pictures? I found a couple of black and white closeups with crews. When I do a search for Strawberry 5, I get Condoms and things. Shock [:O]
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                        7474
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        Posted by 7474 on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:10 PM
                        IF you look at PBY Catalina in Action they have color profiles of both aircraft. Well, for sure The RAF CAT. If you need me to snail mail you a copy of the profile, I will. My computer crapped out, so I'm using a public comp. NOT GOOD!
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:25 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ngc7293`

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by jimz66

                        Someone should do "Strawberry 5" or one of the ones from the Midway operation that spotted the incoming Japanese Fleet in early June of 1942. Would the battle have gone differently if they hadn't who knows . Thank God will never find out.


                        Do you have any links to pictures? I found a couple of black and white closeups with crews. When I do a search for Strawberry 5, I get Condoms and things. Shock [:O]


                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:35 PM
                        Beyond the laughs, it looks like those historic planes were Black Cats; the same thing I originally bought. Here is one picture of a 1/48 scale model [img=right]http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal2/1301-1400/Gal1364_PBY_Willis/04.jpg[/img=right]

                        It looks kind of ragged. Even not knowing the history, I suspect those first historic planes were in better condition.
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                        Quagmyre
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: and just won't go away.
                        Posted by Quagmyre on Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:51 PM
                        Should be fun. I built mine last year. Not weathered or battered like the one above this is what it can look like following box suggestions. As well as a top view for scale.


                        Current and Subsequent Projects:
                        1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
                        1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete 
                        1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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                        Vautour
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Canada
                        Posted by Vautour on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 6:05 PM
                        I am almost finished my RCAF 1/48 Catalina which has similar camouflage to the RAF. I just punched in RCAF Catalina in the search engine and came up with many hits. I built the Airfix 1/72 scale some thirty years ago. I find the 1/48 much more enjoyable. Looking forward to seeing some pictures. Good luck.
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