Author Topic: Seaknight & M16, red : primary seaplanes  (Read 287892 times)

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #600 on: December 30, 2017, 03:30:53 AM »
 :smiley:
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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #601 on: December 30, 2017, 11:36:28 AM »
Boeing's source was for Pan'Am Airlines, comprehensible, while your one seems a 2-seater, so mysterious so nice (for unknown reasons)... :-*

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #602 on: December 30, 2017, 03:39:56 PM »
I agree with Tophe!

Beautiful idea as always!

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #603 on: December 30, 2017, 04:29:37 PM »
Appreciate your building this. :smiley: 
Is like sub-scale proof of concept seaplane for 1/72 build using B-2, B-35 or B-49 wing.  Couple fuselage choices come to mind.
Had to start somewhere and this build using 1/200 wing is it.  You done well !


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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #604 on: December 30, 2017, 05:23:45 PM »

thanks !


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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #605 on: December 30, 2017, 09:20:55 PM »
That's fantastic eric and strongly suggests lineage from the famous Bel Geddes' airliner #4:



Great stuff!

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #606 on: January 02, 2018, 11:41:04 PM »

thanks for the picture : mine can be sees as a kind of prototype for that  ;)

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #607 on: January 05, 2018, 04:36:55 AM »

a Shackleton, with a Sunderland hull and sidefloats, in red :

(backup story, to explain the colors :
as the conversion work on the prototype was ready, only the new parts were painted red anew,
leaving the original airframe in its original, slightly worn, red finish  :-\ )
 




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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #608 on: January 05, 2018, 04:52:36 AM »
Dang,,, that took careful plastic surgery.  Is super  :smiley:
Have to fuss much with fuselage width adjustments ?

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #609 on: January 05, 2018, 06:39:28 AM »
Looks like a Russian prototype, maybe it's just the red paint :)) :))
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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #610 on: January 05, 2018, 07:00:57 PM »

thanks !

Have to fuss much with fuselage width adjustments ?

not too bad : I covered differences with styrene sheet, which is simple enough for my skills :


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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #611 on: January 05, 2018, 10:22:16 PM »
I really like the difference between the weathered parts and the non-weathered ones.

The yellow beaching gear sets it all off very nicely too.

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #612 on: January 06, 2018, 01:55:12 AM »

thanks !

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #613 on: January 06, 2018, 05:10:16 AM »
 :smiley:
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #614 on: January 06, 2018, 02:09:02 PM »
I covered differences with styrene sheet
Thanks for revealing us your "making" secrets... ;)

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #615 on: January 06, 2018, 03:28:27 PM »

you're welcome : I have "discovered" the use of plastic sheet only recently, and it does have nice possibilities,
and is quite simple to use  ;)

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #616 on: January 08, 2018, 05:37:18 PM »

you're welcome : I have "discovered" the use of plastic sheet only recently, and it does have nice possibilities,
and is quite simple to use  ;)

"only recently"  --  you handled it like a long time plastic sheet journeyman.  :smiley:

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #617 on: January 11, 2018, 03:52:15 AM »

thanks ;-)


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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #618 on: January 12, 2018, 04:36:20 AM »

A He 162 Salamander flying boat

from a 1/48 Replica resin kit, and one float from a 1/48 MC72

There have been other builds of this concept before here and there on the web :
mine is a bit more sketchy (and the original resin kit was a bit rough)
but quite bright in color  ;)





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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #619 on: January 12, 2018, 05:21:33 AM »
Now that's very cool, well done!!!  8) 8) 8)
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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #620 on: January 12, 2018, 08:21:47 AM »
Very cool and very nice, indeed!

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #621 on: January 12, 2018, 11:04:38 AM »
Sweet!

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #622 on: January 12, 2018, 11:17:34 AM »
This flying boat is THE explanation of the He-162 weird layout, thanks! (the jet is above the plane not to swallow water splash) ;)

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #623 on: January 12, 2018, 06:19:39 PM »
This flying boat is THE explanation of the He-162 weird layout, thanks! (the jet is above the plane not to swallow water splash) ;)

Yes,,,, a natural for flying boat conversion.

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Re: Puma, red : primary seaplanes
« Reply #624 on: January 12, 2018, 08:12:05 PM »
Like the concept on this one  :smiley:

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