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tempestjohnny wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2026 5:07 pm Stuart those kits look really nice. I've always liked the Master

Me too - a great looking aircraft. I;ve wanted a decent one for years.

BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2026 8:35 pm Oh nice… the Beaver floatplane. Fairey Delta I’ve never heard of. Tiger Moth is a classic. The other two are interesting aircrafts.

Thanks Tom - something different. The Fairey Delta was a 1950's research aircraft used to look into delta wings and high-speed flight. It might have been turned into an interceptor but the idea was killed by the cuts that help destroy the British Aviation industry.

keavdog wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2026 9:33 pm

I was waiting for that....

KSaarni wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2026 1:22 am

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2026 12:20 am

Nice ! Those propellers must be mighty big in 1/48 scale !

- Kari

According to Wiki, the B-29 props are 16 feet 7 inches in diameter, so in 1/48 that works out to a bit over 4 1/2 inches in scale size.

I haven't even thought about gathering up AM bits for my B-29. I probably should think about starting to gather some stuff.

I do love float planes. I don't care what it is or who built it and used it. If it floats and flies it super cool!

Id love to build the DHC-2 Beaver on skis.

BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2026 1:18 pm Id love to build the DHC-2 Beaver on skis.

There latest release has 3 marking options all on skis. I have their first release - on wheels.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/dora-wi ... 2--1572088

A couple more....

Stuart you are getting quite the few eclectic builds

tempestjohnny wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 3:51 am Stuart you are getting quite the few eclectic builds

Cheers John, yes I just thought it would be interesting to do some none combat types for a change.

Stuart wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 9:28 am

tempestjohnny wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 3:51 am Stuart you are getting quite the few eclectic builds

Cheers John, yes I just thought it would be interesting to do some none combat types for a change.

The Walrus is arguably a combat type. Not a direct combat shooter type like a fighter or attack aircraft, but in the scouting or shell spotting role that float planes played when flown off of surface warships such as battleships & cruisers, they certainly had a combatant role.

Pretty cool training video on catapults with a Walrus launch. Looks like they hung a bomb on her as well.

https://silodrome.com/royal-navy-wwii-i ... ult-ships/