Aerosoft Catalina

[Ian Warren]

MMM All the recent airshows , the Catalina was a STAR ! , Gavin got the absolute aerials , http://capphotography.ifp3.com/#/page/home/


Ok .. we want to fly this very same Cat , not the one above but in Gavins Gallery ! Many have now brought this superb model so
who do we get to paint it but Chris Brisland , a PBY beta tester and renowned and very skilled painter

Guys and Gal's , post your recent close up photo's here of the Catalina let make it the worlds best !

[Ian Warren]

What can I say .... 7 hours sleep .. look what Chris has achieved ,


Currently analysing colours to get things right .

[Ian Warren]

This would be the sort off detail Chris would be looking for

[Trev]

Crikey, that was fast. I still prefer the full faded dark grey scheme they used for the Dumbo rescue missions.

[leow5263]

heck!, i cant wait to see the final! will need to do some more air 2 air eh Ian?

[waka172rg]

This pain from OZx closest paint to home for now. wow looking good Chris
Landing over the ferry terminal

Quick squiz at the museum and off

Trying a spot of fishing

nope none in close go out a bit looking back at picton in the background

waka172rg

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Trev @ May 14 2009, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Crikey, that was fast. I still prefer the full faded dark grey scheme they used for the Dumbo rescue missions.

Trev , im sure i could arnange that , i have a few colour plates here and i'll contact Wiggy in the morn , but in the meantime lets if the readers here have further photos for Chris . jezz he was quik .. nice to see work in progress

[shotgun]

WOW
Lots Awesome

[Cbris]

Hi there, me here...

I have a couple of questions about that KiwiCat I am working on... OK, you've only seen a couple of roughs here - shots I sent to Ian just sort of to let you guys know I am still alive.

COLOURS! I need advice on the colours please. As is usual with photos found on the web, they are all taken under different lighting. Personally I think I have gone too pale in my latest attempts and I would like to see if you guys have some show-day shots taken under maybe a neutral sky. Full overcast but thin cloud. Maybe under a shelter or in an open hangar... i.e. no blue sky between the Cat and the sun.

Detail? Yes, those elefants are great. And any "sponsorship" writings on the sides. And where are all the jacking / servicing logos? What colours are the upper surfaces.

The Cat paintkit is great, but it does have problems in that there are around 13 sheets that need painting and the "wrapping" does make for unusual methods needed to paint straight lines - as you can see below from the model's polygon layout below.

A good enlargement of the "XX-T" would help. You will note that this PBY5A has slightly different window layouts when compared to the KiwiCat.

Also needed - a look into the engines. Prop and spinner, prop reduction gearbox colour etc. Rear end around the blisters - exact size and positioning of roundels and dirt...

ALL HELP MORE THAN WELCOME

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 14 2009, 12:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This would be the sort off detail Chris would be looking for

Ah... more grey than blue. Yes - good demo of the detail.

ALSO - there's something with a "25th Anniversary something" near the wheels in some of the pix... Ideas?

[Cbris]

How odd...

I Google this plane and get a great selection of 79 images in the Google "Framed" page. Remove the frame and only 16 remain. I didn't see that before, so now I do have loads of pictures - more than I can shake a stick at.

Could still do with detail close-ups on text and markings for accurate positioning though.

Ta

[leow5263]

Chris, we are looking for this sorta colour..

pretty much between dark and light blue



(sorry not a great picture)

and their website:

http://www.catalina.org.nz/

[Cbris]

Good link, thanks! I see they did a version for FS2002...

I now know it was "Mainfreight" painted on the fuselage as sponsors - anyone got their 25 year anniversary logo in a close up?

I also have the "Resene" paints visible on the wingtip floats.

I also have some good interior shots. Maybe I'll do something there.

Working on a darker blue-grey for the uppers etc.

[leow5263]

couple more, (even worse quality =S)

[Ian Warren]

Great photos James , Chris .. Im very sure 'Mainfreight ' logo would not be hard to get , these things are as common as the Big Reds (buses) in Christchurch and in and out off my work place .

[Cbris]

Yep, so I see. Got the "normal" ones now. Just lookin for the 25th anniv - maybe worth doing...

[Ian Warren]

A photo from Mike (creator2003)


The early scheme , with the Mainfreight logo , i'll see what i can get

[Cbris]

Wotcher chasps...

Sitrep:

















There's a lot of funny stretches and mappings with the PK, but nothing I can't fix. I still have some concerns with colour though - is she glossy or matt? The default alpha is rather shiny IMHO but I am getting there.

Enjoy peering over my shoulders...

EDIT by the way - that Cancer Campaign text on the left... is that right? Pure estimated guestimation on my part, but I like the idea.

[leow5263]

personaly i think its a little bit bright/shiny, but everything else looks fine

ps: what scenery is that?

[Cbris]

QUOTE (leow5263 @ May 16 2009, 11:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

personaly i think its a little bit bright/shiny, but everything else looks fine

ps: what scenery is that?

Plum Island - a great little place. A wee bit tight for the Cat, but not impossibly so.

[Ian Warren]

She looking good ... Big thumbsup .. it is less glossy finish but very typical of a well looked after Warbird

The Cancer Foundation stensil was in a black and current has lost the Mainfreight transfers but they were there a few years back .

Boy I like looking over your shoulder