BN Islander Seaplane! quick build NOW FINISHED!

[buzzer]

another one to keep you "what if,ers" happy
take one Airfix Islander that i made last year,but was never really happy with.


cut the wings in 3 .

and swap the engines from one side to another. to give you an engine that sits on top of the wing rather than underneath!

once tacked on it looks like this.


high level engine to give prop clearance.
on to the fuselage. cut a grove, and add a bit of  scrap sprue to make a keel.




filler sand and shape.


and its starting to look something like an Amphibian  Islander

[Mossie]

My first thought on reading the title was that it might be a swap of the floats from the Matchboc Twotter kit. 

Much more windswept & interesting this one!

[JayBee]

Having flown many times in an Islander, all I can say is Oh He11 my fet will get wet, very wet.

[PR19_Kit]

As Jim says, you're going to need some SERIOUS door seals on the umpteen doors that an Islander has! 

[Weaver]

Nice project!

There really was a scheme to make an amphibious flying-boat Islander: a company called Ross were working on it in the mid-1990s. Got as far as a 1/5th scale flying model. David Thurston, who designed the Skimmer that led to the Lake LA-4, was involved with it.

http://www.seabee.info/teal/thurston.htm

[The Rat]

Oh YES! 

[Devilfish]

Hope you're going to seal up those doors.......

[buzzer]

Hope you're going to seal up those doors.......

Yeap. I shore am. But going to redesign the entry,exit points to 

[NARSES2]

Interesting idea and looking good

[Devilfish]

Hope you're going to seal up those doors.......

Yeap. I shore am. But going to redesign the entry,exit points to 

Gullwing half doors?

[buzzer]

Hope you're going to seal up those doors.......

Yeap. I shore am. But going to redesign the entry,exit points to 

Gullwing half doors?

There we go, a man that thinks like me

[kitbasher]

Brill idea and what great timing!  I've a cunning plan for a whif small flying boat or amphibian (not sure which yet) that involved my seeking out a cheapo (or scrap) Walrus and grafting its planing hull onto a certain land plane.  But you've given me an idea how to do it another way.  Many thanks and looking forward to the finished product.

[Captain Canada]

I liked the way it looked before....but I'm gonna like it even better now ! Awesome idea ! How come it says danger on the door ? Is there a ninja in there or something ?

[NARSES2]

I liked the way it looked before....but I'm gonna like it even better now ! Awesome idea ! How come it says danger on the door ? Is there a ninja in there or something ?

Nah it's the inflight catering 

[buzzer]

bit more done.
crush molded some new glass!


and the wings are on.




thanks for looking