Flying Boat, Sea Plane, and Amphibian Group Build (2 GB merged into 1)

[lenny100]

how about this as seen at perth

I want that person's name for my Hall of Hull-loving Heros! 

it was me

[GTX]

I suggested a broader "Flying Boat" build late year, which can be found here.
Neither this one, nor the Flying Boat one, will be on the GB poll anytime soon (too many others have been waiting for too long).

How about merging this thread with the earlier Flying Boat GB proposal?  Since they are both in the same category it would benefit all concerned if these GB proposals were consolidated.  This could increase the chances of the merged GB coming up for a vote much sooner than having two separate group builds languishing in the archive. 

JF- Perfect idea!!!

Regards,

Greg

[puddingwrestler]

I thought I'd already agreed to that somewhere...

I was in Melbourne yesterday doing the hobby-shop crawl, and having just left Victorian Hobby Center (which, being upstairs doesn't have the sort of window display you spend time window shopping) turned around so my brother could gesticulate at the B-36 and Bear in the window, and spotted a Trumpeter 1/24 scale Spitfire float plane variant! Just the box was intimidatingly huge (says the man who never leaves 1/72 scale aviation except for 1/48 Fokker D.VIIs...)

[Daryl J.]

Rumor has it Lindberg have just repressed the Grumman OA-9 Goose.     



Daryl J.

[Tojo633]

Spitfire mk 21 Floatplane

[Tojo633]

Okay i know they are British Commonwealth but RN versions on the way in the nr future.

[GTX]

Nice - here's some more inspiration:



Regards,

Greg

[Tojo633]

Have a  frog one of them stripped of its paint ready for a racing scheme, not a GB one but Schneider trophy entrant I think, thought of Me 109 floats though, have another project in the pipeline based pn the remains of a Zero but thats another story.

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Attention WHIFmates!

I took the liberty of merging Anthony Pakizer's Group Build Proposal with that of Pudding Wrestler's Group Build since both were proposing a build on the same subject.  So now it shall be called the Flying Boat, Sea Plane, and Amphibian Group Build to cover all aspects of things that fly and float.  This also opens up the possibility of entering a rotary wing aircraft if it qualifies as a flying machine that can float on water. :^O

[Mossie]

Following on from Gregs post, here's another:



I've got a model 3/4 finished that I didn't quite finish for the 'I Love P-40's!' GB, should get it finished in plenty of time to post for inspiration if this GB gets the go-ahead.

[Runway ? ...]

Great stuff
I thought I'd throw this cutie in here as an alternate way of doing things.

[Mossie]

I've got a model 3/4 finished that I didn't quite finish for the 'I Love P-40's!' GB, should get it finished in plenty of time to post for inspiration if this GB gets the go-ahead.

And here it is as promised, my Curtiss S2C Goshawk Mk.I, I intended it as interim to the Curtiss SC Seahawk entering service:
 

[Daryl J.]

Since Lindberg has repressed the OA-9 and the windscreen and rudder are off shape, it would be a good substrate to start with yes?  It's undersized as well making it even better for a whiffer it would seem.

Maybe there will have to be some retrotech.....     Grumman toughness meets tomorrow's tech meets a) a cool Libations transport  b) some ultralight duty version of the AC-130 gunship or c) Mad Max post apocalytic air transfer.

Daryl J., thinking  slowly after rather rugged surgeries today

Edit:  11Nov08:   Post Apocalyptic meets Steampunk.   One tricked out Lindberg kit to come.......
Edit:  19Nov08:   Brown Water War, Vietnam with armored personnel compartment, a minigun or two gunship style, round, raised, armored windows on side, upgraded engines...

[puddingwrestler]

Just in case no one mentioned it (and if they did, it's worth mentioning again!)
Bill Barnes' planes

[anthonyp]

OK, since this GB got the second most amount of votes, who's gonna step up and be GB commander/co-commander?  I started one of the ideas for the GB (flying boats/amphibians), but I'm too lazy to see who came up with the Sea Plane part