Aircraft of the PDRV - zenrat's flying circus

[ericr]

The next 2 off the bench will be (almost) paint only - a Swordfish float plane (Airfix new tool) and an Arado Ar 196 (Airfix old but not too crappy).

long live seaplanes 

[zenrat]

Indeed. Planes landing on water has always seemed to make so much sense to me.  And birds for that matter.

When I worked at the poo farm I loved watching the pelicans come in into land on the holding basins.

[zenrat]

So, having finished the Arado what's next?
It's a Swordfish floatplane and it's now getting it's paint.
Here's my inspiration.

I'm also working on a Mig 29 (thought it was time to build something newer).  Probably to be finished in a PDRV border patrol patrol camo scheme.

[PR19_Kit]

I'm also working on a Mig 29.......

With floats? 

[kerick]

It's a Swordfish floatplane and it's now getting it's paint.
Here's my inspiration.

Inspired by the paint scheme on the boat or the situation?

[zenrat]

No floats on this Mig Kit.  A paint only Whiff.

Kerick - Both.  What if the Japanese had won the court battle and Sea Shepherd had an Air Arm?

[zenrat]

I'm quite taken with this scheme.

[McColm]

Wow, great work.
A Mig-29 on floats, doable.

[zenrat]

Wow, great work.
A Mig-29 on floats, doable.

Yes, but also too easy.  I do have a second Mig 29 (HLJ was knocking them out a $7 each) and i'm thinking along the lines of the Sea Dart with a hydro ski or 2.

[Weaver]

You could have a central float that retracts between the engine ducts...

[zenrat]

Paintwork on the Swordfish is completed and it's time for decals and painting the floats and arming the thing.
The Mig is in primer & undercoat and will move to the painting stage now the Swordfish is done.

And obviously having 2 in the painting stage i've started another one.  Following Kit's lead (google Fw 190 floatplane and you get 2 models - 1 is Kit's and the other isn't) i'm fitting floats to a 1/72 Airfix Fw 190 (but keeping the wings standard length).
It needs a good name.  Something like Papageientaucher or Seepferdchen...

[Captain Canada]

That Cuban Mig looks awesome !

[zenrat]

1/72 Tamiya Mig 29 of the PDRV Republican Guard in border patrol camo.

I've used the Cuban design but changed the colours.
Also the Sea Shepherd Swordfish (Airfix 1/72).  2 more of Sandiego89's crewmen have found homes here.

[Weaver]

Wow -nice cammo on both of those! 

[zenrat]

Thanks mate.  I've rediscovered the satisfaction I get from hand painting camouflage.