PETES 1/28 guillows PBY 5a catalina

[spanner570]

Nice start Peter. I have the Guillows F4U-4 Corsair fighter @ 3/4" = 1ft...Wingspan 30", so your model is indeed a whopper.

The balsa goes together easily being laser cut, doesn't it? I've finished all the airframe, but have baulked at skinning the thing....It's tissue paper and I really want to use thin card, but apart from that, I haven't the skill to do the detail required to finish it off satisfactorily, so I've chickened out up to now, but maybe watching your progress might just be the incentive I need to do some more...

Keep posting progress.

Ron

[ojays]

This is looking good, I hope your enjoying the build as much as I did. It really makes you have to think more than building a plastic kit don't you think.

[ojays]

Nice start Peter. I have the Guillows F4U-4 Corsair fighter @ 3/4" = 1ft...Wingspan 30", so your model is indeed a whopper.The balsa goes together easily being laser cut, doesn't it? I've finished all the airframe, but have baulked at skinning the thing....It's tissue paper and I really want to use thin card, but apart from that, I haven't the skill to do the detail required to finish it off satisfactorily, so I've chickened out up to now, but maybe watching your progress might just be the incentive I need to do some more...

Keep posting progress.

Ron

If it's not meant to be a flyer, the weight of cardboard/plasticard/paper isn't crucial.

I have built and flown (broken) several Guillows kits and always enjoyed the build!

Gregg

[peterairfix]

Heres my next update all the main bodywork is finished and i have now started on the bottom hull with the front half finished.

Peter t

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[ojays]

Looking good!

[Dave W]

That's looking really good Peter.Reminds me of when I used to build gliders out of balsa and tissue in my youth.

[mossiepilot]

Looking very good Peter, looking forward to seeing more.

Tony

[flyjoe180]

Very nice work Peter, you are turning out some nice models lately.

[peterairfix]

Heres my latest the body is almost finished i have the landing gear on and its nearly ready for puting the tissue on.

Peter t

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[Guest]

Looking good Peter, keep up the good work, loving this build.

John

[flyjoe180]

Nice progress Peter

[peterairfix]

Heres the latest all the body has been finished, covered and painted and a test fit of the centre wing.

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[flyjoe180]

Did you have to dope the tissue at all Peter? Looks good.

[peterairfix]

Did you have to dope the tissue at all Peter? Looks good.

Did you have to dope the tissue at all Peter? Looks good.

I used watered down pva glue it worked just good.

Peter t

[colin m]

This is like 'real model making' I suspect this is how it was done all those years ago before plastic / polystyrene became common. Looking great.