Seaknight & M16, red : primary seaplanes

[PR19_Kit]

I'd have never thought it was possible to make a Karas uglier, but................. 

[ericr]

I'd have never thought it was possible to make a Karas uglier, but................. 

"sky" is the limit 

[ericr]

I'd have never thought it was possible to make a Karas uglier, but................. 

"sky" is the limit 

by the way, in this case, it is of course not the floats that make it uglier 

[ericr]

does anyone know a flying boat kit with waterline hull, like it is done for ships?

[ericr]

does anyone know a flying boat kit with waterline hull, like it is done for ships?

I remember that there is this Fujimi Pete floatplane, as can be seen here : one side float and the main central one are proposed in waterline version :

http://www.model-making.eu/products/item_name-382873.html

see the pieces here



and the instructions at steps 6 and 7 (B type)




do you know any others ?

[ericr]

so I cut up a 1/48 Walrus from SMER, and triedto fit the hull to a Me 262, same scale (very good fit, sizewise), from Pegasus : here is the work in progress (with wings turned upsaide down to prevent water to come in the engines, of course)  :





I guess that is what is called kitbash ... 

[Tophe]

(with wings turned upsaide down to prevent water to come in the engines, of course)  :

Of course, yes! I LOVE our engineering way! Lift turned upside down for a technical good reason!

[ericr]

thanks!

I then realized that lateral visibility might be underoptimal ... 

[Army of One]

I changed the engines from under to over on the Revell 1/72 Luft '46 heavy fighter thingy by cutting the engine segment out, turning it over and mounting on the opposite  wing........this was to mount rear facing props for a turbo prop version.....

[ericr]

here it comes :

[Tophe]

The result is very harmonious, congratulations. And a Me-262 without military evil signs seems a nice civilian worker (or tourist).

[ericr]

thanks! it is indeed civilianized  I prefer it like that

[dumaniac]

nice blue - appropriate for a seasplance

white crosses would make a nice contrast, if you did not want to go civilian

[ericr]

nice blue - appropriate for a seasplance

white crosses would make a nice contrast, if you did not want to go civilian

thanks!

as I said, the shapes correspond with a good fit, at any scale,
so this combination can be tried with different liveries (RAF, Lftwaffe, or others) as you like 

[ericr]

quite finished now, potentially carrying 4 seaplanes at a time ...