**** DONE: 1/48 Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina Commonwealth GB.

[rochie]

not a great pic but at least its your "Cat" Vic
source : RAAF Camouflage and Markings 1939-1945 Vol.1

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Bu**er me Karl, what a star you are and you have saved me making a big mistake as I was on good authority going to fit the double cannon bubble turret in the forward position, but as can be clearly seen, it's fitted with the flat turret. So thanks mate, I owe you.

 

[rochie]

glad to be of service Sir

 

[Crimea_River]

Good one Karl.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

So Vic, how are you going to fill those injection marks?

 

[T Bolt]

Karl saves the day....Again!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

So Vic, how are you going to fill those injection marks?

I'm waiting on the Ready Mix concrete guy to turn up at the very moment, as is usual the b@stard running late..............

 

[Vic Balshaw]

And here are said injection marks, the biggest I have ever seen.

 

[rochie]

Karl saves the day....Again!!

wouldn't go that far mate

bloody hell Vic they are awsome pin marks !!!!!!

 

[tigerdriver]

blimey

 

[Airframes]

They aren't ejection pin marks - they're tie down rings for marine Hippocroccofrogs !

 

[Crimea_River]

Manhole covers, I tell you!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Holy <bleep>

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thought I'd give the bomb craters a rest for a while and for some reason, I don't really know why, but I decided to see if I could improve the bulkhead waterproof doors.

Here you can see that I've made a start, by gently scribing around the inside edge of the door frame.

The door is cut out and a few improvements made.

Now the $64,000 question, will I do the others, will it be worth the effort.

Well as you can see, another one has been cut out, so 1½ down, one to go. But then again, I could go the whole hog and make an additional bulkhead, naturally with the door open, just for the hell of it.

 

[N4521U]

Aw shucks, why not!

 

[Airframes]

I like it ! Yeah, go on, go on, go on! It'll let light through the hull, and even if all of the internal detail can't be fully seen, at least some of it will show, and give an impression of reality.

 

[rochie]

nice touch Vic

 

[T Bolt]

Gonna look great with those doors hanging open!

 

[Wayne Little]

Fantastic work Vic...roll the dice and go for broke, mate!

Being retired you should have plenty of time up your sleeve for all this extra work.....wink! wink!

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

That looks great Vic. Looking at those pin marks I'm guessing jack hammer time?