here’s a good one for you .
This old man sees an ad . It’s about a model of a flying boat he’s Never seen . It’s called " The Boat ." Turn’s out this is a model he didn’t even realize was on his old wish list from fifty five years ago !
he had built many Dornier D.O.X. Float planes . But Never this one . He’d only seen one bad picture in an old LIFE Magazine ( Remember those ? ) . From 1942 which had a picture of one of the survivors of Dec. 7 - 1941 .
Yeah that’s it . A model of the original " Baby Clipper " . Considered and flown by Juan Tripp ( Founder of Pan - Am ). Those flew from the American side of the Gulf to Cuba .
They were used as spotters for Pearl Harbor and also civilian Inter island use in Hawaii. Now this is 1/72 . But not his favorite scale . Sword moldings , Eduard Pe set , paint masks and resin parts . Can you say Wow ! Also some booklets . One for assembly and the other for the history and gorgeous photos of that beautiful , " Thing with Wings and Floats too ." T.B.