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This is my homage to the famous flying boat of WWII. I tried to incorporate
as many of the "iconic" characteristics as possible. The model features
retractable landing gear with inset main gear, retractable floats, hinged
waist blisters, wing suport struts, and a new radial engine design. All
critiques would be greatly appreciated.
www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=35050
Ryan
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| (...) Great Model! I particularly love how you used the 6x4 JSF canopys as the catalina's blister fairings. You may want to think about making the wing a plate or two thicker. This would eliminate the small wing droop your MOC is showing and, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) Ryan, Wow, you nailed it, and it sure is a difficult plane to model. I like the way you handled the radial engines, I've been trying to do that for a while, and have never been totally satisfied. Yours look great. You did great on the back (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| Ryan, I find your project to be a satisfying actioner that is sure to please the main-line hot weather crowd. What else... well, it certainly is big! -The Monkey Pontiff (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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