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Seaknight & M16, red : primary seaplanes
Tophe:
Beautiful model (usually I do not love boats/ships, but with these flashing colours, I smile and like, yes)
--- Quote from: ericr on April 24, 2015, 04:37:19 AM ---At the scale of 1/200, I found out about the ETV Waker (that had a life as a Greenpeace vessel too apparently)
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Thanks to build a new vessel for Greenpeace (our president destroyed one abroad, without asking our approval, I say Sorry, blame him not us...). I don't know if Greenpeace can use this vessel also for Whale campaigns (the animals may come and laugh, instead of going away far to save themselves)...
ericr:
thanks Tophe!
I am not too much into boats either, but when sealplanes are concerned, I am interested ;)
ericr:
So I had this 1/200 Kingfisher and catapult kit, and it has two of each actually, and I thought, instead of making two Kingfishers, why not use this centrale float and pair of secondary floats for floatplanizing another aircraft?
The trick was to find a kit for an aircraft with the roght size for the float to fit : I finally decided on a 1/144 Po-2, which has the right length, and did exist as a central-float version known as Po-2M :
and I installed it on the same seaplane tender :
I also tried another 1/200 boat : the Marwede rescue ship, which also has a helicopter deck (actually not for landing, I read afterwards, only for manoeuvering, but well, this is whiff anymay ;) ) :
but the Po-2 looked a bit too large for that, so I prefer to assign it to the Waker :
whereas the Kingfisher looks quite right on the Marwede :
don't you think? ;)
Brian da Basher:
This is one of my favorite projects of yours yet, Eric! Those primary colors remind me of Southwest Airlines.
Maybe Southwest Airlines Search & Rescue?
I'll get me coat...
Brian da Basher
ericr:
--- Quote from: Brian da Basher on May 02, 2015, 01:51:32 AM ---This is one of my favorite projects of yours yet, Eric! Those primary colors remind me of Southwest Airlines.
Maybe Southwest Airlines Search & Rescue?
I'll get me coat...
Brian da Basher
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thanks!
actually, if this inspires you for a series of Southwest Airlines (nice color choice indeed ;) ) Search & Rescue, please go ahead! :)
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