Frigate Bird II - MIKES CAT

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Frigate Bird II - MIKES CAT

Postby Ian Warren » Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:54 pm

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Re: Frigate Bird II - MIKES CAT

Postby emfrat » Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:01 pm

Ian - thanks for posting this. Good background info which I did not have before, pointing the finger at some suspects for changing the font and style of the name from those seen in the 1951 pics.
PGT said the bow turret was 'modified' for use as a mooring / anchoring station. I think they just removed the gun and gear, and rotated the turret 180°.
Of course I still need to find a way of persuading the Aerosoft model to accept a graft of the PBY 5 front half with the PBY 6A rear, to make a PBY 6 tall tail pure flying boat.

Age and low cunning will always triumph....
MikeW
'Propliner' is actually short for 'Proper airliner, with big rumbly radials'

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Re: Frigate Bird II - MIKES CAT

Postby Ian Warren » Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:53 pm

You never know Mike , this Areosoft Catalina has such a following , a few words in the right place . we do need the the removed gunned version , mean time its just lets see how the paint can go.
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