Flyingboats and amphibians.....

[Lucky13]

Well, as you all know, I've got a few Catalinas (well, 6 of them, three -5's and three -5A's), I've got a few ideas for some of them, one Black Cat, for 'Flip' Anderson, a Coast Command one, in the Atlantic camoflage, one 'Dumbo' and that's about it....
Sooo, any suggestions, for the other three?

Got my 'Duck' sorted, USS Yorktown CV-5, their #4 utility bird, J2F-1 Utility Plane (Bureau # 0169), which I can imagine will have the chrome yellow wings etc., right?

Which leaves me with the Grumman JRF-5 Goose, how were they operated, were they based on the big navy bases only, or could you find them here and there, like on Guadalcanal etc., etc.?

Open for ideas...

 

[ccheese]

Nice stash, Jan. Wish I could find some floatplanes or anphibs in balsa/tissue. The PBY is the only one that I am aware of, made by Guillows. IIRC, "Boats" did one of these. I'd love to find an Arado, a Pete, or any of the other Japanese floatplanes. Wouldn't a 1:24 balsa "Emily" be cool ??

Charles

 

[meatloaf109]

You would probably need another garage to keep a 1/24 emily!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Charles,

A quick search yielded this: Dumas HK-1 Hughes Spruce Goose Kit

Think I saw it go for $30.00 or $35.00 on eBay

Regards, Jim

 

[Lucky13]

Mr. C, found the Guillows 1/28 Catalina here on ebay in the UK, shame about the prices, from £74-£106!
Also saw their B-25, P-38 and B-17!

 

[Rogi]

Japanese Catalina would be cool hehe me and the Captured by Japan birds