Spanner's Academy 1/72 Catalina PBY-5A, Maritime S.A.R.

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps.

All buttoned up.
The fit so far has been quite extraordinary. First time fit. You couldn't get a bee's wing in the joints!

High tech. clamping!











I did me a bit of scratchery and turned the front gun turret into an observation / lookout thingy.


Next up, some paint.

Cheers.
Ron

[Jim R]

Looking good. I do hope you have Mrs Ron's permission to use her pegs. If not she may withdraw her "model chucking".

[rtfoe]

Thanks chaps.

All buttoned up.
The fit so far has been quite extraordinary. First time fit. You couldn't get a bee's wing in the joints!

High tech. clamping!
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I did me a bit of scratchery and turned the front gun turret into an observation thingy.
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Next up, some paint.

Cheers.
Ron

The first photo reminds me of a Russian space station...especially the rubberbands...naughty me.

Cheers,
Wabble

[spanner570]

It all works and are far gentler than those brutish modelling clamps I see used for the same purpose.

....and pegs are free and plentiful. as long as the wife lets me use them, of course.

[Tim Marlow]

It all works and are far gentler than those brutish modelling clamps I see used for the same purpose.

....and pegs are free and plentiful. as long as the wife lets me use them, of course.

Clamping looks good, and the resultant joints are excellent Ron. Agree about clamping. I’ve found having clamps too tight can actually open the joints sometimes.

[Guest]

Greeting 570.
Please don't mention pegs again, not with ear shot of Mrs R. Peg gate we don't need again :crying:

Yours 453 sitting in the gallery.

[spanner570]

Thanks fellas. I'm chuffed you approve of the build thus far. :thumb2:

Please don't mention pegs again, not with ear shot of Mrs R.

How about 'Lightweight, multi colour, medium strength, spring action, multi position jaw opening. easy grip, economical, easy clean. anti crush, won't distort plastic joints. with plenty of secondary usage too.'

Such as.. hanging washing out, squeezing boils. holding wounds together, pulling out unwanted body hair. etc......


Yours 570, tipping ice cream onto people in the gallery from up in the gods!

[Geoffers]

It’s coming on very nicely, I like the scratch built observation turret :thumb2:

Where would we be without “Lightweight, multi colour, medium strength, spring action, multi position jaw opening. easy grip, economical, easy clean. anti crush, won't distort plastic joints. with plenty of secondary usage too”, tools? :tears-of-joy:

Geoff.

[The Smythe Meister]

Bit late,but I like the look of a Catalina too!
I'll follow along with the mob if that's ok

[spanner570]

Thanks Geoff and Andy. Good to have you along. :thumb2:


I've brushed on a first coat of Vallejo Air 'white' to the underside of the hull. I always brush on the lightest colour first. Dark over light every time.




There is a colour change on the rear of the aircraft, so rather than waste the paint, I 'Cleaned' the brush out on this area.....:upside:



As usual when applying paint, I'm not worried about a bit of overpainting. Getting the coat on quickly and smoothly is the main priority. Not neatness.


Cheers.
Ron

[papa 695]

Coming along very nicely Ron, It looks a very nice kit. I may just have to get one, to do a British version.

[yak face]

Lovely progress ron , nice civvie adaptations , cheers tony

[Mini Me]

Your "flighty/floaty" thing is shaping up nicely Mr. Ron, keep it coming Sir! :thumb2:

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Can you please give the wife her knickers back you took off the washing line, its not the knickers she just wants the 15 pegs back :smiling:

[spanner570]

Thanks boys.
Paul. Don't worry, I bought her a nice new set of pegs for Christmas! She really appreciated my thoughtfulness and said they were just what she wanted!......:face-with-head-bandage::face-with-head-bandage:


On with the build.

First, a big thanks to 'Big box' Dave (gern) for his invaluable help with the colour scheme.

Again, like the fuselage, the fit of the wing sections was a first time, no touchy filey fit. This kit is way the best fit I've come across - Bar none! I just remove the 'snots' where the parts where attached to the sprues, and that's it.


Here are the components with the brushed on, tap water thinned, first coats of the various colours. I'm getting into the naughty habit of painting wings before assembly into the fuselage. I'm finding them easier to handle when painting a 'different' scheme, such as this one.

The Vallejo Air colours are...

U.S. Blue/Grey
White.....!
Ferrari Red
Medium Yellow


I don't use masking tape, but use the rivet detail or panel lines as a brush guide.

As in the past, with the first coat, I'm not too fussy about any join 'wobbles' between the different colours. I just try and get the line as tight as I can as I proceed. The final cutting in can wait until what I consider to be the last coating.

The lines are straight, it's the camera lens 'bending' them....with a little help from the wing profile. Honest!






Next, joining the bits and the final coat.

Cheers.
Ron