MORANE SAULNIER 406 Hy. Floatplane Norway 1941 1/72

[marco]

Well, here are my first pictures. Don't be surprised my modelling skills are weaks but i did enjoy a lot making this morane 406 Floatplane. Inspiration came from this forum "let's navalized", and also that the french navy had a Loire 210 Float plane, that was not a success:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loire_210
here's a picture:
http://ardhan.pagesperso-orange.fr/site/ANNEE%20%201939.htm

So let's imagine that the british-french forces succeed to maintain pressure over the german forces in Norway in summer 1940. The lufwaffe is very powerful. French navy with the old Bearn and old navalised fighters (dewoitine 371 or 373..) had no choice than transform a fighter in floatplane. So Loire 210 Floats (From Dujin resin kits) and Morane saulnier 406 (From Hobby Boss), paint in haze Grey from Tamiya, decalcs from spare box.

[Vulcan7]

Cool looking floatplane 

[Daryl J.]

That's pretty cool.    I'd always pictured a MS.406 floatplane as being extremely knock kneed.   

[marco]

Thank you!
To be efficient this morane Floatplane should have a much more powerful motor than the "classic" 406...
because this fighter in 1940 had difficulties to reach the fastest german bombers...

[NARSES2]

Now that I really like 

[ericr]

lovely!
I love floatplanalized planes!

[Cobra]

This is Superb You did an Awesome Job! Hope to see More Masterpieces like this from You Dan

[loupgarou]

Very nice and clean job.
But, as you say, I would not have liked to be the pilot of that plane confronting Me-109.
loupgarou

[Tophe]

Belated congratulations also

[Slerski]

Damn, it looks so right 

[Geoff]

Excellent! It looks just right. 

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Original - but very plausible. Looks really good!

[Jay-Jay]

 
What else?

[dumaniac]

I like the lateral thinking - nice build