PBY-18 KINGFISHER

[Rafael]

Da Victim.... with RHIB cardboard (Cardboard, Yum!!!) shape. The RHIB is that shape you see there, and then surrounded with a string of rolled tissue paper and white glue to stiffen and keep together, then painted to stiffen further

[Rafael]

Here, testing the wing extension mechanism. The wing is a hollow airfoil and is inserted with a plastic strip running through its inner lenght so it can extend and small tabs over the airfoil to avoid its falling off the greater wing.

[Rafael]

Brian!!, Nev!! Chap!!

I hope this is explicit enough, Thank you for your interest, is always a plesure to share with you, guys!!!

Rafa

[Chap]

Thank you Rafa, it's a wonderful little piece of wiffery.

~Steve

[cthulhu77]

  Really well executed build, super-whiffery !

[John Howling Mouse]

"I sense ... a tremor in the Whif-Force..."

Holy Fargin Schunklemingey Norks!!![/size]

[Rafael]

I hope you liked it, Chap. Thanks.

And Cthulhu, as I stated in my last Thread, I'm humbled for I admire your Scratchbuilding talents.

Obi Howling Mouse, this, your Padawan is full of joy for you remarks, and "Holy Fargin Schunklemingey Norks!!! " to you, too. (Your Tattooinean is soooo fluid!!)

Rafa

[matrixone]

Great looking what-if!

I bet those props create a lot of noise when that thing is in the air.

Matrixone

[Rafael]

I don't know, My wife threatened me with ostrazicing even if I as much as turned on the Engine on Idle at home!!!!    

Rafa

[Tophe]

Your model is so frightening: I hope I die before this year 2024...  

[PanzerWulff]

Awesome WHIF Raph I'm going to have to come up with something cool to build myself soon that bird is TOO HIGH ON THE COOLNESS SCALE IT BROKE MY COOL O METER !!!!    
PS thanx for the dedication

[lancer]

Bleeding hell Rafa, that beastie is AMAZING!!!!! One hell of a concept that you have thought up there, and a hell of a backstory to go with it. I am in serious awe of your skills my friend

[Maverick]

Rafael,

Brilliant build congrats

To all the board, I have a feeling that the WIG potential has just been opened up, I can think of quite a few potential hulls such as the Sunderland, P6M & others in the larger stuff, down to SRA/1 etc in the smaller.

Congrats again Rafael

[Rafael]

Your model is so frightening: I hope I die before this year 2024...

Please don't leave us so early, Tophe, I'm hoping we can be whiffing much longer. Thanks

PanzerWulff, I'm sure you'll be back soon with an amazing Whiff. Good Luck!!!

Thank you Lancer, the concept comes from a sad reality some regions are facing with littoral and economic zones at sea. I just added fiction and some drama to an already dramatic and not widely known or published enough problem.

Thank U too, Maverick and I would like to add to your comment not only hulls, but also roles, that would widen the scope of applications to whiff

Gracias, amigos

Rafa

[Rafael]

Oh! and a salute to Matrixone, Inspiring Guy....

Rafa.