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13, you are right, I misread my list............. Oldtimers disease.
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since I'm waiting for myself to get paid, I decided to start on another plane. one of the presidential aircraft. I'm doing them in chronological order and starting with the Boeing 314 clipper. it's a beautiful aircraft. too bad only one airline operated them 
and there are no surviving examples of them as of now. but a deep sea exploration team is working on finding the wrecks of 2 sunken B314's and bringing them up. I hope they find them and restore them to flying condition.
anyways, I've assembled the wings horizontal and vertical stabilizers, engines, and I'm working on painstakingly masking every window on the fuselage before joining the fuselage halves together
and there are no surviving examples of them as of now. but a deep sea exploration team is working on finding the wrecks of 2 sunken B314's and bringing them up. I hope they find them and restore them to flying condition.anyways, I've assembled the wings horizontal and vertical stabilizers, engines, and I'm working on painstakingly masking every window on the fuselage before joining the fuselage halves together
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Benevolens Magister
Sounds good Rob. I love the old flying boats, and I hope they do find and rescue them. It might be possible to restore them to static display, if not too corroded, but they won't fly again, not after being submerged for so long.
what about old warbirds being restored to flying condition? haven't there been some axis and allied aircraft shot down over water, raised up and restored to flying condition?
B-17engineer
Colonel
Not sure. I know about a P-61 recovered in mountains in asia being restored at a museum only an hour from me that will fly!
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Benevolens Magister
There have been warbirds restored to flying condition from virtual wrecks, but they have often been original in name only, with many major components replaced. Those which have been raised from lakes, for instance, and restored, have been to static display condition only. If found in deep, cold, fresh water, the wrecks are normally well preserved by the conditions, but will still suffer metal reaction which will weaken the structure beyond safe tolerances, even if the airframe appears to be otherwise corrosion free. Sea water is a different matter altogether, and even static restoration can often be impossible. Once out of the sea, and in air, further decomposition can be rapid and, although it might be possible to limit this and prevent further decay, and even produce an outwardly 'normal' looking, restored aircraft, the load and stress bearing components wouldn't even pass a touch test, let alone any stringent safety and airworthiness checks. Bottom line is, if it's been in the sea for any length of time, possibly even days, it's unlikely to fly again.
I have received new decals from the hobby store straight from Minicraft, and have totally stripped both sides of the fuselage of the stripe and I am in the process of replacing them right now. I just hope to God they don't break apart in the water again o.o
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Benevolens Magister
That looks nice Rob. Something about those 'Clippers' - wish they were still around now, and the Empire flying boats.
Lucky13
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Oh well......she'll still be a 'Clipper'! 
Like the look of her Rob!
I agree with Wayne. Looking very nice , Rob.
Today , I stsrted a cardboard model of B-24J Liberator.The model is of GPM. I'm going to re-paint the model with the 34th Squadron SAAF which has flown with help for the Home Army, fighting against German during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.
Today , I stsrted a cardboard model of B-24J Liberator.The model is of GPM. I'm going to re-paint the model with the 34th Squadron SAAF which has flown with help for the Home Army, fighting against German during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.
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Lucky13
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Eh? 
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Benevolens Magister
Wow ! That should be an impressive model Wojtek, looking forward to seeing it progress.
no prob!
last night I applied putty to the seams of the Boeing 314. and today I sanded it off just after I applied primer to the P-40.
I'm wondering how I'll be able to apply primer to the 314. thank god it comes with a stand. so maybe I'll just put it on that. I dunno, it's kinda rickety of that thing. I'll figure something out.
last night I applied putty to the seams of the Boeing 314. and today I sanded it off just after I applied primer to the P-40.
I'm wondering how I'll be able to apply primer to the 314. thank god it comes with a stand. so maybe I'll just put it on that. I dunno, it's kinda rickety of that thing. I'll figure something out.
