P-47 SeaBolt

[sequoiaranger]

Oh!

I made my "similar to my Gander" post before I went back to the first pages of this thread.  Aha!  An E-X-P-A-N-D-E-D P-47 floatplane! Nice. An old P-47 project that I will never get to was going to be something similar, but an "executive transport". Good on you.


For grins, can you tell me what this is (below?)------------------------An UNDER SeaBolt!

[Vulcan7]

fantastic detail so far John, can't wait to see the final build/pics 

[retro_seventies]

LOVE the teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeny beer and cigs - your builds always have tremendous personality, and they look like they are being used, as opposed to the museum crisp look. Don't stop now, you're onto a winner!

[sequoiaranger]

>Some reverse possibilities (converting floatplanes to land-based) I've wanted to try include:
- Kawanishi Kyofu Type 11 (can anyone confirm if this was already done in reality?  My Tamiya kit has no provision for landing gear whatsoever so I'm looking forward to creating what I *believe* is to be an original aircraft idea)<

Here's the REAL story!  The Kawanishi Kyofu was the N1K1 floatplane fighter known as "Rex". Disappointed with the fighter's performance, Japan make a land-based, wheeled version known as N1K1-J ("J" designating land-based). This designation became the Shiden (with mid-wing configuration and overly looooong landing gear). Problems with this aircraft led to the highly-successful, low-wing N1K2-J known as the Shiden-Kai (George).

So solly to quash your "original" idea, but the "conversion" of the Kyofu floatplane fighter to a wheeled, land-based one has already been done, and done WELL, by the Japanese themselves!

There are models out there of the mid-wing Shiden, too.

[John Howling Mouse]

>Some reverse possibilities (converting floatplanes to land-based) I've wanted to try include:

I've got a 1:72 Shin Meiwa that is going to end up as a land-based transport complete with a rear-loading cargo ramp, for starters!  Plan on giving a similar treatment to a Grumman Albatross, too.   

[sequoiaranger]

>I've got a 1:72 Shin Meiwa that is going to end up as a land-based transport complete with a rear-loading cargo ramp, for starters!  Plan on giving a similar treatment to a Grumman Albatross, too<

Did you know the two are highly related (see "UX-FS")?? Or that "Shin Meiwa" **IS* Kawanishi, just the post-war embodiment? See:

http://www.vectorsite.net/avps1.html        for details.

They both sound good as conversions to transports. Are you going to "square off" the bottoms when they become "transports"?

[John Howling Mouse]

>I've got a 1:72 Shin Meiwa that is going to end up as a land-based transport complete with a rear-loading cargo ramp, for starters!  Plan on giving a similar treatment to a Grumman Albatross, too<

Are you going to "square off" the bottoms when they become "transports"?

Yep, like a Buffalo!

[John Howling Mouse]

Hey, it's been four years since this one began: time to resume.

Meanwhile, in a blatant hack of my own thread, here's another P-47ish floatplane build (alert sent to me by Kevin in Japan---thanks!) that re-inspired me:

http://www.modelingmadness.com/reviews/allies/us/usn/ran47h.htm

[cthulhu77]

that was a brilliant build up, for sure.  I'm sure Scott would like to see your Seabolt on there as a review/BU as well !   

[Eddie M.]

+1 with a float

[Eddie M.]

"You've heard of the Bermuda Triangle, right?"

The world's most interesting man has irrefutable evidence that the Bermuda Triangle is actually a paralellogram.

Baz, good to hear you'll be knockin' this one out by the end of the week.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Drums fingers impatiently.................. 

Ian