Floats and Boats GB 2022, extended to end of 2023

Helo H-34

Dry fitting the vertical stabilizer and tail planes seems to show that the right tail plane sits slightly higher against the bullet fairing , not by much but it is noticable looking straight on 

BK

Helo H-34

 

 

Real G

John,

Turn the wingtip floats the other way around - you have them backwards.  HTH

 

 

 

 

OMG , I look like an idiot 

I'm a bit embarrassed , that is a rookie mistake right there !

I turned the wing floats around and they fit quite well .

Too many fumes from the tamiya putty gave me a brain freeze 

Thanks for the tip Real G ...

 

Wow Helo, you are really getting into that beastie!

Real G, that has got to be one of the strangest aircraft I have ever seen. It looks like something from a bad science fiction script!

The fit of the canopy wasn't too bad , although it did sit a little high along the top of the fuselage and also across the bottom edge along the front 

I decided to blend it in a bit better with some putty and sand it to contour in 

The tail fin and tail planes fitted okay  . 

I've airbrushed the beaching gear parts yellow and those cushion pads dark gray . I can start assembling some of it tomorrow . The wings are also ready to glue on first thing in the morning , so I'm almost there getting this beast together .

More updates tomorrow . 

Helo H-34

The fit of the canopy wasn't too bad , although it did sit a little high along the top of the fuselage and also across the bottom edge along the front 

I decided to blend it in a bit better with some putty and sand it to contour in 

The tail fin and tail planes fitted okay  . 

I've airbrushed the beaching gear parts yellow and those cushion pads dark gray . I can start assembling some of it tomorrow . The wings are also ready to glue on first thing in the morning , so I'm almost there getting this beast together .

More updates tomorrow . 

 

 

BK

Another update on my progress with the seamaster

Fitting and glueing the wings wasn't without some issue's . I had to cut of the tabs that fit into the slots on the fuselage , my wings kept wanting to sit horizontal and I wanted a slight downward droop . 

Once the glued dried I puttied the wing/fuselage join , there wasn't much of a gap thank goodness .

Anyway that's all I got done today , some more sanding tomorrow evening after work .

Helo H-34

Another update on my progress with the seamaster

Fitting and glueing the wings wasn't without some issue's . I had to cut of the tabs that fit into the slots on the fuselage , my wings kept wanting to sit horizontal and I wanted a slight downward droop . 

Once the glued dried I puttied the wing/fuselage join , there wasn't much of a gap thank goodness .

Anyway that's all I got done today , some more sanding tomorrow evening after work .

 

BK

Alrighty then. Let's crack this big bad boy open and get to work.

BK

Ooooooh!  Nice BK!  One of my favorite planes.  I've been wishing for a new 1/48 kit, but that looks so nice.  I'll be following along this build for sure.  I've never done a 1/32 kit but that one would be the first!

BK, I have that beast in the stash and haven't opened the box so it's still sealed. I read lots of not so positive reviews regarding fit issues so it will be interesting to get your take on building it. 
I finally got around to open the box and check things out on this Seamew kit. Looks to be a low parts count kit with some very nice resin detailed parts. I never wash kit parts except for resin ones but the instructions say in BOLD letters to wash ALL the parts so I did and are air drying now.

Next will be the tedious task of cutting the resin parts from the mold blocks and using CA to assemble them.

plasticjunkie

BK, I have that beast in the stash and haven't opened the box so it's still sealed. I read lots of not so positive reviews regarding fit issues so it will be interesting to get your take on building it. 
I finally got around to open the box and check things out on this Seamew kit. Looks to be a low parts count kit with some very nice resin detailed parts. I never wash kit parts except for resin ones but the instructions say in BOLD letters to wash ALL the parts so I did and are air drying now.

Next will be the tedious task of cutting the resin parts from the mold blocks and using CA to assemble them.

 

The resin on your kit looks amazing. She should build up into a very nice kit.

BK

I have a Czech Models Seamew in the stash. Got to be one of the ugliest planes out there, that and the Baracuda.

Steve,

The British, especially the Royal Navy, seemed to have been running a "Most Ugly Aeroplane Contest" between the 1940-1950 period - we must never forget to include the Gannet, Seamew, and Sturgeon.  The Baracuda though, wins hands-down when everything is folded up.  Or down.  Or sideways.  It was almost like the designers at Fairey could not make up their minds about how and where to fold the airplane for carrier stowage.  Compare to the elegant wing folding system of the Wildcat/Hellcat/Avenger.

I'd better get on with the Lun - John is blitzing me with his Seamaster!

modelcrazy

I have a Czech Models Seamew in the stash. Got to be one of the ugliest planes out there, that and the Baracuda.

 

It does look like the result of a night of drunken carousing between a Kingfisher and a Helldiver.

modelcrazy

I have a Czech Models Seamew in the stash. Got to be one of the ugliest planes out there, that and the Baracuda.

 

I also have a couple others, a Ryan something or other and another weird plane from the same company with resin parts.

double post 

If the Brits were doing that in the 40s, then they must have taken over from the French in the 30s, some of those early monoplane bombers.

Anyway, made a start on my AZModel Kingfisher, as used by the RAAF. I think they were known as Vought-Sikorskys locally. At the moment I'm thinking aout the bare metal scheme shown on the box art, but there are many interesting and varied camo schemes for these things. I could well be tempted.

Here's my start, taking parts of the sprue only so far.

Cheers

Tony

Kingfishers were a nice plane. A little underpowered though and could swamp easily if it carried much more weight than the two man crew. But used for search, it was great.

I wish we could get a new/modern 1/48 Kingfisher

keavdog

I wish we could get a new/modern 1/48 Kingfisher

 

Dont know if Lone Star still makes resin AM parts for the old Monogram Kingfisher. I bought some resin updates from that company back in 2012 for my mine and it is a HUGE improvement over the kit parts.

Got the resin pits in place and ready to paint last night. The gunner’s seat had a ton of flash specially on the thin delicate framing that was carefully cleaned up but still needs a tad more trimming before painting.

Nice detail PJ.

plasticjunkie

 

 

keavdog

I wish we could get a new/modern 1/48 Kingfisher

 

 

 

 

Dont know if Lone Star still makes resin AM parts for the old Monogram Kingfisher. I bought some resin updates from that company back in 2012 for my mine and it is a HUGE improvement over the kit parts.

 

BK

plasticjunkie

Got the resin pits in place and ready to paint last night. The gunner’s seat had a ton of flash specially on the thin delicate framing that was carefully cleaned up but still needs a tad more trimming before painting.

 

 

 

BK

taxtp

If the Brits were doing that in the 40s, then they must have taken over from the French in the 30s, some of those early monoplane bombers.

Anyway, made a start on my AZModel Kingfisher, as used by the RAAF. I think they were known as Vought-Sikorskys locally. At the moment I'm thinking aout the bare metal scheme shown on the box art, but there are many interesting and varied camo schemes for these things. I could well be tempted.

Here's my start, taking parts of the sprue only so far.

Cheers

Tony

 

BK

Would there be room for one more ?

If so, I would like to join the team with a Revell 1/72 Canadair CL-415 Superscooper... maybe even in a diorama setting if I get hold on everything I need for that.

DanCooper

Would there be room for one more ?

If so, I would like to join the team with a Revell 1/72 Canadair CL-415 Superscooper... maybe even in a diorama setting if I get hold on everything I need for that.

 

BK

Tony and PJ , those sea planes look to be great builds , a lot of masking on those canopies though ...

A small update on my seamaster . I sat the engine pods on top of the wings and they seam to sit to far forward 

when I pushed the engine pods back a little bit it left me with a gap underneath

I decided to add some plastic strip to the rear underside of each engine pod to fill the gap between the trailing edge of the wing and pod

However this caused the underside of the pod to sit lower than the wing creating a step . so I had to add more plastic strip to the side edges of each pod and sand those side strips to a tapper , which in effect lifted the rear of the pod to sit flush with the underside of the wing

All this seem to take ages but I don't know of any other way to have fixed the issue

I'll still need to putty and blend in the plastic strips

The engine pods were a lot more work than I hoped for , my progress seems to have slowed a little but progress none the less .

John .

Helo H-34

Tony and PJ , those sea planes look to be great builds , a lot of masking on those canopies though ...

A small update on my seamaster . I sat the engine pods on top of the wings and they seam to sit to far forward 

when I pushed the engine pods back a little bit it left me with a gap underneath

I decided to add some plastic strip to the rear underside of each engine pod to fill the gap between the trailing edge of the wing and pod

However this caused the underside of the pod to sit lower than the wing creating a step . so I had to add more plastic strip to the side edges of each pod and sand those side strips to a tapper , which in effect lifted the rear of the pod to sit flush with the underside of the wing

All this seem to take ages but I don't know of any other way to have fixed the issue

I'll still need to putty and blend in the plastic strips

The engine pods were a lot more work than I hoped for , my progress seems to have slowed a little but progress none the less .

John .

 

BK

Looking really good, but how do you build so fast ?  :)  I'm still slogging thru my interior! And it's been 2 weeks.