Opinions on Wolfpack 1/72 PBY-5 Catalina kit

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Has anyone built the Wolfpack 1/72 PBY-5 Catalina? I’m not familiar with Wolfpack. Any build or fit issues?

Thanks,

Jay

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It would appear the Wolfpack PBY kit is a re-box of the Academy 1/72 PBY kit.

https://modelingmadness.com/review/allies/us/michaelspby.htm

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10645175/10/1

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With cartograph decals, which are top notch and probably better than Academies, which tend to be thick IMO

Bill

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Thanks Frank and Bill. I ordered it.

Jay

5

Bought and built. Pretty good kit and decals. a 4/5 in my book (The Tamiya P-38 is a 5). https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=68750&p=completed

What I didn’t like was the instructions are really a page or two short, so there are few fiddly pieces left over that aren’t for a future PBY5A (which is why we search the internet for pics), the “V” marking decals are incomplete, I felt there were some issues with how the front turret gun and struts are attached.

These and some other things which I wrote up and submitted to WolfPack, along with a request to do the VP-63 MAD Cats :).

Don (Central Texas)