Seaknight & M16, red : primary seaplanes

[ericr]

indeed : a remarkable pointy nose

[Dizzyfugu]

 


1:72 Gloster Gladiator Mk. II floatplane conversion; aircraft '461'/ 'Tubarão' of the Esquadrilha de Caça No. 3, Portuguese Aéronautica Militar; Lajed (Azores), 1949 (Whif/modified Matchbox kit) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

[ericr]

your Gladiator is excellently done

I had a try involving a Gladiator some time ago, simplified in red, and mixed with other sources 

https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=40517.msg876982#msg876982

[PR19_Kit]

That's a socking great engine it's got, where did that come from? 

[Tophe]

Red & hot!

[NARSES2]

That's a socking great engine it's got, where did that come from? 

Fw 190 D9 or similar ?

[ericr]

this is an engine from a Ju188 (which had options)

[PR19_Kit]

Ahah, pretty powerful then. 

[reddfoxx]

It's... it's beautiful.

1:72 Gloster Gladiator Mk. II floatplane conversion; aircraft '461'/ 'Tubarão' of the Esquadrilha de Caça No. 3, Portuguese Aéronautica Militar; Lajed (Azores), 1949 (Whif/modified Matchbox kit) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

[ericr]

with floats from a Kor-1

[Dizzyfugu]

The La-5 has IMHO a certain Japanese touch!

[NARSES2]

The La-5 has IMHO a certain Japanese touch!

Beat me to it Dizzy

[ericr]

 

but all ingredients are russian in this case

[reddfoxx]

That is impressive.  Definitely looks to have enough power to overcome the float drag.

[ericr]

thanks