Dollar's PBY Catalina

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Re: Dollar's PBY Catalina

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Thanks Greg you really saved my bacon on this!
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Nice work! And hopefully the decals will set nicely on a gloss finish.
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If you are doing the VP12 colour scheme I have a spare set.PM me your addy and I will post them off to you.
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Excellent stuff, it's good to see this back on the go after all appeared to be lost - hopefully the build will not give you any further major problems, you deserve a great finish out of this one!
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I'm so glad you decided to persevere with your Catalina!

I really like that glossy black scheme, seems perfect for night ops.

Looks like you're well on the way to building a real stunner!

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Impressive
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Re: Dollar's PBY Catalina

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Thank you sirs.
Small update..... Engine fronts got some paint. Man I hate them molded into the cowls
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Here's the cockpit transparency. I believe it falls in the jam jar category, and us to the usual "old Airfix" quality. It's had it's Future bath so all I have to do is mask and paint. To bad the framing shadow lines are more easy to see than the lines themselves.


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That's all for now........
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Excellent work, the gloss black looks brilliant and the rivets give texture and break up the single colour.
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I have to agree, Dollar, moulded-in engines are a pain to paint! You're doing a great job though.
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Re: Dollar's PBY Catalina

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I, too find those molded in engines auk-ward at best.

You certainly made them look more realistic than I've ever managed. I probably wouldn't have caught that they weren't separate pieces if you hadn't clued us in.

You've also done some nice work on the canopy. I think you've got the makings of a model many of us would be glad to give pride-of-place to!

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Re: Dollar's PBY Catalina

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To add insult to injury, I now find I'm in the market for a new compressor. I went to fire it up after giving the airbrush a breakdown and thourough cleaning and it refused to run. Every time I pushed the on button it would immediately trip the circuit breaker.
It's only 1 and a half years old but out of warranty. Figures! The one before it lasted me 10 years and I pulled it out of a waste bin at work. All it needed was a line fuse. I may tear it down and see if it's a simple fix or just a piece of junk.
I guess I'll be hand painting the canopy and blisters on the cat. Fortunately I have rattle cans of gloss and flat clear coats to finish it off with.
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When it rains, it pours sometimes, Dollar. Glad to see you're hanging in there with your Cat.

I've no doubt you be a winner in the end!

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Re: Dollar's PBY Catalina

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I feel your pain, man. My airbrush and/or compressor have been unusable since this last winter and i have had to resort to rattlecans and le baton hirsute on more than once occasion. Ah well, onward and upward. This Cat is gonna look mighty fine.
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Since the demise of my air compressor I've had to revert to hairy stick painting the canopy. Literally one frame at a time. The etching on the clear parts is very very faint so it takes me awhile to line up the tape. Then a quick swipe with the brush and off come the tape so bleed is minimized. Then an over night dry. Slow going at best but some progress is better than none!
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Re: Dollar's PBY Catalina

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Great to see you are still not letting it get the better of you, there should be a "GB Forum Award for Perseverance" if there was I would nominate you. 8-)
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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