Floats and Boats: Amphibious Aircraft Group Build

Modeling Subjects Group Builds
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Well, the time has arrived to sign up for a new GB. I thought it would be fun to build a bunch of aircraft that were capable of landing and taking off on water. This can include both civilian or military birds from and time period or nation; even planes that were converted after they were built.

Here are the guidelines:

Any PLANE OR HELO that can land on water and take off

Any county, Any time period

Military or civilian

Any scale

OOB or as much AM / scratch that you can handle

Crossovers are welcome

Pre-started kits are OK, provided they are only just getting started, ask if you have a question.

The build will begin January 1, 2016 and run until Dec 31, 2016.

Steve (Modelcrazy) and myself will be hosting this build.

I still need to come up with a badge, but there is plenty of time for that.

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Roll Call and completed builds:

Host; BrandonK: 1/48 Monogram Kingfisher with lots of AM/scratch

1/48 Hasegawa Mitsubishi F1M2 Type Zero “Pete” Model 11-- Completed 07/15/2016

Co-host; Modelcrazy: Hasegawa 1/48 A6M2-N Type 2 Rufe - 1st Finished 2/26/16

1/72 Minicraft PBM-5A Martin Marnier- Finished 06/13/2016

1/72 Tamiya Aichi M6A1 Seiran

Bish: Italeri 1/72nd Do 24- Completed 06/12/2016

Plasticjunkie: 1/48 Tamiya Aichi Seiran.–Completed 07/14/2016

Mopar Madness: Sword 1/72 Arado Ar-196 A3

taxtp: Amodel 1/72 Wildcatfish

scottrc: 1/48 Grumman Goose - Completed 9/6/2016

crown r n7: 1/72 PBM-5 Mariner

jgeratic: 1/72 Hanriot HD.2 from HR Mode

cat daddy: 1:48 PBY-5A Catalina in IDF markings

BrandonD: 1/32 Revell Arado Ar-196 B floatplane,

1/48 Mirage Lublin R XIII Ter/Hydro

bsyamato: Hasegawa Aichi E13a1 Jake

tempestjohnny: 1/72 Italeri Ju 52 (completed 12/31/2016)

Real G: 1/72 Mach-2 P6M-2 Seamaster, 1/72 Amodel’s Be-10 “Mallow”

freem: 1/48 MPM Arado 196

Hunter: Trumpeter 1/48th HU-16A Albatross Amphibian – R.I.P.'s

Minicraft Model 1/48th Cessna 172 Float Plane

heepey: 1/48 Linberg Goose

lewbud: 1/72 Piper L-4H on floats

Sailor Steve: 1/72 Boeing Model 1

panzer948: 1/32 WingNut Wings W.12

Toshi: Monogram 1:48 PBY-5 Catalina - COMPLETED 04/06/2016

Simpilot34: Hasegawa 1/72 E7K1 ‘Alf’

40.mm: 1/48 Glencoe JF-2 Duck

Rob S: 1/72 Kawanishi H6K5 Flying Boat Model 23-- Completed 07/13/2016

Badge:

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Good to see this. Sign me up for the Italeri 1/72nd Do 24.

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BK

Put me down with a 1/72 Hasegawa Aichi E13A1 Jake.

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Very cool! I’m in with a Sword 1/72 Arado Ar-196 A3.

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Mopar, i’ll be watching out for that 196. I have been wanting one of these in 72nd and still can’t decide which one to get.

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I’m in with an Amodel 1/72 Wildcatfish. The kit is a pig :slight_smile:

Cheers

Tony

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Even in 1/72 that should be a big kit. I love that one. You’re signed up.

BK

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Oh yeah, nice choice. Looking forward to this one.

BK

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One of my faves. I almost went with that one too.

BK

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NEAT !! I’ve never seen one of those in a kit before. Great choice.

BK

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Ye, it does look rather large. Its the older boxing before they upgraded it. It was a gift so i am going to try and do my best with it. I also have the trolley from Kora, just need to work out a dio.

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Here’s mine, The Hasegawa 1/48 A6M2-N Type 2 Rufe, probably setting in the water by a dock or shoreline.

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This is shaping up to be a really neat GB. I am very stoked to do this and very honored that so many of you have chosen to come along. Definatly going to see stuff we don’t see too much of and that’s pretty cool. [:D]

BK

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Hi, I am interested in this GB too but want to finish my current JU88A-1 1/32 before deciding on which kit to tackle. I have never done a GB. Is there a deadline when I can sign up? For example, do I have to post here before Jan. 1st or could I pose in July 2016 and still get on board as long as I finish by Dec. 31st.

Thanks!

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You can join whenever you want as long as you complete your build by the deadline of Dec. 31, 2016. So, no rush.

BK

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I guess this would be a good excuse to finally build my 1/48 Grumman Goose from Squadron. I got the “Cutters Goose” decal set for it to make it up as the plane from “Tales of the Gold Monkey”.

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I remember Tales of the Golden Monkey. I’ll put you on the list. Nice choice. Remember the dog?

BK

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Yup, old Jack, now to figure out how to make him in 1/48 scale.

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Im in with a grumman goose in 1/48 by czech model