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a sailing seaplane (following : a flying boat, quite litterally)

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May 23, 2014, 12:00:46 AM Last Edit: May 28, 2014, 10:19:51 AM by ericr
a flying boat is a boat that flies, so I thought, maybe a bit inspired by the dornier RS series :



that I might try and fit wings, and a motor and propeller, to a boat.

For the boat I have :



which just happens  (or maybe I chose it on purpose because it hasthe nice feature) to have the same length (as a kit, let's have cross-scaling) as :



and the crossing is done in blue : it is even amphibious actually








NARSES2

#1
May 23, 2014, 12:46:48 AM
That works  :thumbsup:
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PR19_Kit

#2
May 23, 2014, 01:02:41 AM
... and it still looks like a Walrus.  ;D :lol:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

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zenrat

#3
May 23, 2014, 01:45:46 AM
I like that Eric.  Looks good.

Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

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Weaver

#4
May 23, 2014, 02:49:44 AM
If the end result is still supposed to be 1/400th scale then I baggsy not swinging the prop.... ;)

Nice one Eric: you've got your own brand of crazy, and that's an achievement in the modern world... :thumbsup:
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TallEng

#5
May 23, 2014, 01:37:01 PM
I like :thumbsup:
But like Kit said you have to look twice to see what's not Walrus
About it.  ;D

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McColm

#6
May 25, 2014, 01:23:41 AM
Looks great.

ericr

#7
May 28, 2014, 10:10:52 AM
thanks all for your comments!

Quote from: PR19_Kit on May 23, 2014, 01:02:41 AM
... and it still looks like a Walrus.  ;D :lol:

indeed, the whif is nearly discrete ...  ;D
which brings to the idea that the Wlarus hull really looks like a boat ...
which lead to  reciprocal  to follow ...

ericr

#8
May 28, 2014, 10:12:09 AM
Quote from: Weaver on May 23, 2014, 02:49:44 AM
If the end result is still supposed to be 1/400th scale then I baggsy not swinging the prop.... ;)

Nice one Eric: you've got your own brand of crazy, and that's an achievement in the modern world... :thumbsup:

I like this way of expressing a compliment!  :smiley:

ericr

#9
May 28, 2014, 10:19:18 AM

considering the attempts at using flying boats for sailing (e.g., a Rohrbach) :





and the fact that wings were not quite necessary for that purpose, here is a proposal for a sailing hull,
using the other parts of the same kits as before :








kerick

#10
May 28, 2014, 02:47:39 PM
Has a little bit of Ian Mc Que look to it. Nice.
Might want some hatches for the gunner's tubs in case of foul weather.
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zenrat

#11
May 29, 2014, 02:16:32 AM
I would have been tempted to seal up the hatches, add dive planes and a conning tower and make it a submarine.
Still painting it yellow of course.

Looks good Eric.  How about a couple of crewmen fishing out of the gun positions?
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

Captain Canada

#12
May 29, 2014, 07:39:53 AM
That's a neat idea and will definately make an interesting model !

:cheers:
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ericr

#13
May 29, 2014, 09:50:43 AM
Quote from: kerick on May 28, 2014, 02:47:39 PM
Has a little bit of Ian Mc Que look to it. Nice.
Might want some hatches for the gunner's tubs in case of foul weather.

McQue would make the hull made floating flying again  :blink:

ericr

#14
May 29, 2014, 09:55:07 AM
Quote from: zenrat on May 29, 2014, 02:16:32 AM
I would have been tempted to seal up the hatches, add dive planes and a conning tower and make it a submarine.
Still painting it yellow of course.

Looks good Eric.  How about a couple of crewmen fishing out of the gun positions?

the submarine idea is inspiring, thanks ! : some day maybe ...  ;)

regarding the fisherman, it remembers me of the Rufe kit from Hasegawa with an "aquarama" (a transparent resin water diorama, a funnily strange bonus): it also had a scaled crew figure, in a kind of underwear/bathing suit, and holding ... a fishing cane! I could use it here indeed, if I just knew where it is amongst my archives ...


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