<> **** DONE: 1/48 PBY-5 - WW1 / WW2 over Water.

[Robert Porter]

Came out one morning to find my cat sitting on my workbench placing a paw on my tail sitter and pushing the nose down then letting go and watching it fall back on it's tail. When she saw me she gave me a look that I am positive was cat for "You need more weight up front".

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Jeff!

 

[fubar57]

Looking good Jeff. Went back over my build as I remembered I had a problem with the bottom fuselage join, one side being more bowed out than the other...

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I don't recall any other builds with this problem so it may have been a one off. In the end I managed to tame the beast.

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Looking good Jeff. Went back over my build as I remembered I had a problem with the bottom fuselage join, one side being more bowed out than the other...

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I don't recall any other builds with this problem so it may have been a one off. In the end I managed to tame the beast.

I spent 1.5 hours last night joining the fuselage halves and I am still not done. Nothing as big as yours but lots of little gaps and I can see now the canopy doesn't fit all too well. Hope to plug away at it some more today and have a photo or two tonight.

Jeff

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

keeping gaps to a minimum where there is a potential for problems can be a challenge, take it easy as you go don't force anything and hopefully it will work out...

 

[javlin]

I like your style Jeff looking awfully good there brother.I might try the shading that way one day.

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice interior work Jeff

Jeff, put the main gear tires on, not the nose gear, attach the wing temporarily then throw some weight into the hole in the nose until she tips onto the front strut.

Don't forget to stick on the horizontal tail first or you'll come up short on the nose weight

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Jeff!

 

[Jeff Hunt]

A smidgen more progress today. The blisters and nose turret have been glued into place. The canopy is set into place and is one rotten fit which is going to require a bit of time to make it look presentable. I have decided that in order to deal with the tail heavy status of this model I am going to use a 12in X 12in slate tile and I will be gluing the three wheels into place. It makes for a decent display base and this bird is so big the 12in X 12in tile underneath her will not take up any additional space.

That is black paint just in front of the canopy, not a gap.

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Wurger]

 

[Robert Porter]

How tricky was the fit on the Fuselage? It looks awesome!

 

[Jeff Hunt]

How tricky was the fit on the Fuselage? It looks awesome!

Took me about 1.5 hours to get her together and then some putty and some sanding.

Jeff

 

[T Bolt]

Good to see it on its feet Jeff

 

[Airframes]

I agree, and it's already starting to look impressive.

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Here she is with the wings set on top and a couple of reference items, a 12in ruler and a 109.

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Wurger]

 

[Robert Porter]

Lord! They were biguns indeed!

 

[Airframes]

It be a big b*gger !

 

[Crimea_River]

Good work there Jeff.