Floats and Boats: Amphibious Aircraft Group Build

Thanks Steve. The mariner looks really nice, great job on her, can't wait to see it on the base. Love the prop effect.

Cockpit floor and IP attached , slapped some ribbing on just to make things look interesting 

Got it attached, ill add some ribbing and with my luck you wont see it after i get it buttened up ...

40mm, that little bit of detail makes all the difference.

BK

Well i had to doll up what would have been a lack luster office !

Awesome build thanks for tip on nose turret I was thinking the same thing. I will resume my build Shorty finishing my E4 

One last thing Crown, I had to shave the vents and make a hole in the wing saddle for the skylight to get the wing to seat right. The hole fot the skylight may not have bee needed but dry fit first. My guess you will need some surgery to get it to seat well. After that it's a great fit.

modelcrazey, I'd say you nailed it ... what a great action scene! 

Good luck in September, I'm certain the competion will be nervous when you unveil these latest works.

regards,

Jack

Thanks Jack,

I'd be nervious if I had to face you and your builds! 

I haven't worked on my Seiran for a while as life things got in the way.  There is some excellent modeling hapenning here In this GB

Bish and Steve, both completed builds are just awesome. Stellar performance by both of you gents.

Amazing job Steve, really great water effects yet again and a lovely build.

Thanks PJ.

Wow, Steve. What a fantastic dio. That water effect is simply amazing and add that to one very well done kit and you've got a great piece to take to SLC and win something big. AWESOME !!!  

BK

Bish and Steve,

Great work gentlemen!  You two are causing trouble by raising the bar -how will the rest of us be able to face you if we don't make bases?

I think the best thing about shaming is that it provides motivation to get the work done!  I'd better step on it to try and keep up!

Still working on the seat,s . Had to cut the back rest down it interfered with the canopy.

Tried scratch building some harness. Now a little paint and there good to go ...

40mm, looks good, I really like those belts. Dang!!

I have finally hit the priming stage and the kit is now primed and sanded. No major flaws that need my attention so Ill leave the tiny one or two I found alone. I can live with them. My only complaint about this kit is that it have several very small parts that just get bumped off and lost, several times each. At this point you would never miss them unless I point them out. SO, I guess Illl just live with it as is. I hope to put some paint down later this week.

BK

Today's the 100th anniversary of the first flight of the Boeing and Westervelt Seaplane, AKA Boeing Model 1. I had hoped to have it finished, but no luck. It's starting to look like a real floatplane though.

The wings and pontoons are done. The wings trailing edges are a little to thick so some sanding is in order ...

Thanks Brandon , They were a little work !

WOW what stellar work is going on guys!!

Real G- Glad you like the pic! You're very welcome!

Bish- That looks awesome!! Well Done Mate!! Stunning builds and base!

40mm- Nice work going on the Duck! Looking forward to it coming together!

MC- WOW What a beautifully executed build and base! Well Done Mate!!

BK- Looking good! Love that prop!!

Steve- The Boeing 1 is coming along nicely! Looking forward to seeing it all rigged up!

Looking forward to getting back to my E7K, don't have very long to go on my Camel I'm doing at the moment.

Thanks Simpilot !  Cobbeled together another set of harness, i think these look better.

Got the canopy masked and ready for paint, that is if i dont try to smash mold a copy

just to see if i can open up the office.

Ready to button it up 

What the hell 

The cockpit 

As others mentioned, great work going on here!  It really puts the boot to the heinie for slow turtle-folk like myself!

I'm still working on the tail group of the Seamaster.  For a Mach 0.92 aircraft, it has very WW II-ish control surface hinge lines, with the fin and stabs having 90 degree edges.  Mach-2 just provided deep, uneven recesed lines for these, plus added some globs of plastic in the recesses just to give us something else to fix!  To correct this mess, vac-form techniques apply - cut control surfaces away, back the cut lines with sheet plastic, rebuild hinges, then sand everything down until it looks right.

https://flic.kr/p/HRYvUS][/url]Seamaster-22 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/HBLBHs][/url]Seamaster-31 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/Hibyaf][/url]Seamaster-36 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/J7Gizi][/url]Seamaster-37 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/J2kvLp][/url]Seamaster-33 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

It is tedious, but extremely easy and does not require a lot of measuring or precision.  Easy-peasy Japaneesy!    But day-um, the parts sure are wavy! 

I also started looking at the cockpit.  Laying out the positions of the seats and consoles reveal a marked difference in what Mach-2 provides.

https://flic.kr/p/J5oWry][/url]Seamaster-38 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

The way the Mach-2 kit is, the pilots would be squinting through the small curved triangular side windows (of which Mach-2 thoughtfully molded an extra frame going through them), rather than through the large flat-paned windscreen.  But make no nevermind, as a new canopy will be vac-formed.  I also noticed the real seat in the Seamaster had their backs extended a bit, so the True Detail seats will be modified accordingly.

RG,

Wow,  you are correct about the pit. What a difference, and the work elsewhere is also gonna be very impressive. I like where this is going.

BK

40mm. that is starting to look like a Duck. I starting to talk like a duck....

BK

BrandonK

40mm. that is starting to look like a Duck. I starting to talk like a duck....

BK

 

A quacking build!!! 

BK,

Put me down for another one.

The 1/72 Taniya 1/72 Aichi M6A1 Seiran.

I was watching a documentary on the I-400 submarine, couldn’t help myself and ordered it from Squadron for a Father's Day present to myself. 

When I get to it, it will be displayed in water of course, probably on the high seas with light chop waiting for pickup. If it doesn’t come with figures I may have to recruit a Luftwaffe crew, if I still have any. The reviews seem pretty good so it should be enjoyable.

Steve 

I'm doing one in 1/48 and it's a great kit with nice detail. I read somewhere that the 1/72 one is a scaled down version of mine so it should be a great kit to work on. 

modelcrazy

BK,

Put me down for another one.

The 1/72 Taniya 1/72 Aichi M6A1 Seiran.

I was watching a documentary on the I-400 submarine, couldn’t help myself and ordered it from Squadron for a Father's Day present to myself. 

When I get to it, it will be displayed in water of course, probably on the high seas with light chop waiting for pickup. If it doesn’t come with figures I may have to recruit a Luftwaffe crew, if I still have any. The reviews seem pretty good so it should be enjoyable.

 

BK

Thanks Brandon.

PJ,

I don't think I will be showing the kit with any chipped paint. To my knowledge they were barely used.

By the way. Kalmbach is a little slow with the Reader Gallery. They put my FW 189 I submitted in early 2015 LOL. It will probably be somewhere around 2018 before they get to the Mariner 

modelcrazy

I don't think I will be showing the kit with any chipped paint. To my knowledge they were barely used.

I believe only 18 were made and saw little use. I have seen pictures and art work of two with a very unusual scheme which will be the subject of my model.