1/72 Airfix Abandoned Catalina

[dingo]

Hi Guys,

It's been a long time since I've been on here but thought I'd share my latest build.

Here is the back story to what I decided to try and replicate:
www.artificialowl.net/2009/07/abandoned-catalina-seaplane-50-years.html

I really enjoyed this build. After the first few steps I just threw the instructions away and just had fun with it. I didn't need half the parts anyway. It's by no means perfect but I at least tried to copy the location of most of the damage.

here she is:





































Thanks for looking
Dean

[mumbles]

Saw this over on ARC. Love your work

[Dave Homewood]

Really nicely done Dean.

[beagle]

Thats pretty good. Something different than displaying a fully finished model.
Did you spot the crab crawling around in there Dave.

[Dave Homewood]

No, which shot is the crab in?

[planecrazy]

Great model, well done, you have depicted the real wreck very well!
Did anyone notice in the pic's of the real one one picture has the
canopy frame in place the next one it's gone!

Obviously the pictures where taken some time apart or the photographer removed the canopy frame, yes I know trivia
but interesting.

[dingo]

Thanks guys,

I had a lot of fun with this one and I hope I've done it justice.

Yeah all the reference pics I have show it in various states of decay. It's got so bad now the wings have fallen off and the props have cut through the fuselage.

www.mekshat.com/vb/showthread.php?t=46312

and it's probably gotten even worse than that now too.

Now to think of something else out of the ordinary to try. I'm half way through a grey pointy jet at the moment. Haven't built one of those for a while now

Thanks again
Dean

[paulashman]

Looks fantastic - a lot of hard work there!

[Andy Wright]

Love it, Dean. Really nice work.