1/48 PBY-5 Catalina, RAAF, 11 Sqn - Jet/Recon/Transport GB

[Lucky13]

I'll be ordering those then....
Btw, them things that go boooom, in the Catalina kit, with the shape of them, am I right in thinking they're depth boom-booms and not ordinary bangabangs?
Will I have to get 500's somewhere or whatever the size?

 

[meatloaf109]

Yep, those are depth charges.
I used two of them to outfit the Kingfisher

 

[Lucky13]

Excellent! Cheers! So, 250's or 500's to add to the shopping list then?

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Seems like an ever expanding shopping list Jan.

I've just received some serial number decals from Ventura Publications in New Zealand, they do stuff for Aussie and NZ models in all the shades used. Most of the Aussie wartime serial numbers were very small on the Cat's.

 

[Airframes]

I wonder how the armourers classified the 'boom booms' and 'banger bangers'? Maybe 'Big Boom Boom, Bl**dy big Boom Boom, F***ing Big Boom Boom' ...... etc.

 

[A4K]

Nice pics Jan! Don't use the last 2 as a guide, they're RNZAF. Our schemes were different to the RAAF birds'.

 

[Lucky13]

Just about to order from Hannants, the 250 pounders would be the right size for the bombs, right? Two 500's under each wing seems a bit much, or...

 

[ccheese]

When do we see some construction ??

Charles

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Not until the well (read pub) runs dry………………………….

 

[meatloaf109]

Tee-hee!

 

[Crimea_River]

When do we see some construction ??

Charles

Roger that!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I think like the sun down-under, Jan's gone walkabout.................

 

[Lucky13]

Sorry for the lack 'action' lads! Work has been h*llish, particularly last week, slept almost all of Friday after then even more on to Saturday, knackered, shattered, exhausted, comes to mind!
Still fiddle a bit here and there, get extra pay this week, plus bankholiday tomorrow, so extra dough next week...
Doing bits and bobs here and there as already mentioned, what can be done, before painting, thinking of borrowing some Holeingroundus Maximus, if I can find some 500 lbs fitting in the B-24/26....

Onwards and upwaa...zzzZZzzZZZzzzz

 

[Wayne Little]

Fit it in when you can man....all you can do...

 

[Lucky13]

Right, 'borrowed' 4 x 500 lbs (the smaller ones, in that kit) from my future 1/48 Polish B-24D, as it won't need them, it went MIA after supply drops over Warsaw in '44...
Anyhoo, just realized that they, the depth charges, don't come with bombracks, how the blazing saddles, am I going to attach them noisemakers!?

Oh, what colour should they be in?

 

[fubar57]

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers lads!

'suspension lug'?? 1/2 an inch? That's nothing in 1/48!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

No worries Jan, clock in when you can.

Nice find there George, have to copy that.

 

[T Bolt]

Great info George. I've filed it away