Dec 14, 2013 #41 otftch Staff Sergeant 1,384 63 Dec 8, 2006 Franklinton,NC There also was an F6F Hellcat on floats. I'll see if I can find the photo. Ed
Dec 14, 2013 #42 vikingBerserker Lieutenant General 28,790 4,611 Apr 10, 2009 South Carolina otftch said: There also was an F6F Hellcat on floats. I'll see if I can find the photo. Ed Click to expand... Now that I would like to see!
otftch said: There also was an F6F Hellcat on floats. I'll see if I can find the photo. Ed Click to expand... Now that I would like to see!
Dec 15, 2013 #43 prem895 Staff Sergeant 1,172 55 Oct 7, 2012 Toronto/Beijing otftch said: There also was an F6F Hellcat on floats. I'll see if I can find the photo. Ed Click to expand... Me too
otftch said: There also was an F6F Hellcat on floats. I'll see if I can find the photo. Ed Click to expand... Me too
Dec 15, 2013 #44 Gnomey Globetrotting Surgeon General Staff Mod 69,550 8,350 Nov 28, 2004 London / Southsea / Royal Deeside, UK www.flickr.com Yep, that would be good to see.
Dec 15, 2013 #45 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,750 5,725 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York I also would like to see that...
Dec 15, 2013 #46 fubar57 General 32,902 19,408 Nov 22, 2009 The Jungles of Canada Went through 8 Hellcat books and all I found was this guy really, really wishing he had a Hellcat float plane... Geo
Went through 8 Hellcat books and all I found was this guy really, really wishing he had a Hellcat float plane... Geo
Dec 16, 2013 #47 GrauGeist Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung 28,280 22,672 Aug 29, 2008 Redding, California www.netallurgy.com For all you fans of the Spitfire, here's two: A Mk V and a Mk IX
Dec 16, 2013 #48 otftch Staff Sergeant 1,384 63 Dec 8, 2006 Franklinton,NC I found the photos of the model I converted from the photo but haven't yet found the photo. Will keep looking. Ed
I found the photos of the model I converted from the photo but haven't yet found the photo. Will keep looking. Ed
Dec 16, 2013 Thread starter #49 ccheese Member In Perpetuity 12,408 131 Jul 10, 2007 Virginia Beach, Va. I took a balsa/tissue model of a Mk-I Spitfire and converted it to a Spitfire Mark Vb Floatplane. This was for one of the GB's. The hardest part of the whole build was making the four-bladed prop ! Charles Attachments DSC_2508a.JPG 59.8 KB · Views: 127 Last edited: Dec 17, 2013
I took a balsa/tissue model of a Mk-I Spitfire and converted it to a Spitfire Mark Vb Floatplane. This was for one of the GB's. The hardest part of the whole build was making the four-bladed prop ! Charles
Dec 16, 2013 #50 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,750 5,725 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York And it actually floats! Brilliant!
Dec 17, 2013 Thread starter #51 ccheese Member In Perpetuity 12,408 131 Jul 10, 2007 Virginia Beach, Va. Capt. Vick said: And it actually floats! Brilliant! Click to expand... Really scoots across the pool with 150 turns on the prop ! Charles
Capt. Vick said: And it actually floats! Brilliant! Click to expand... Really scoots across the pool with 150 turns on the prop ! Charles
Dec 17, 2013 #52 vikingBerserker Lieutenant General 28,790 4,611 Apr 10, 2009 South Carolina Very cool!
Dec 19, 2013 #53 Gnomey Globetrotting Surgeon General Staff Mod 69,550 8,350 Nov 28, 2004 London / Southsea / Royal Deeside, UK www.flickr.com Very cool Charles!
Aug 5, 2019 #55 vikingBerserker Lieutenant General 28,790 4,611 Apr 10, 2009 South Carolina Very cool!
Aug 6, 2019 #56 Capt. Vick Moderator Staff Mod 13,750 5,725 Jul 23, 2008 Long Island, New York CANT Z.511 Considerably bigger than the C-47 float plane.