I love flying boats and sea planes. Here is a Glenco Models Martin China Clipper in WWII Navy colors. I put the spinning props on one side and the stopped props on the other just to show what each configuration would look like. I added some MV Products light lens's in the wings, nose and wing tips and put the colors on with an air brush.
Here is an F-TOYS that I put in WWII colors, I might have posted this one before.
1/144 Glenco Models Martin China Clipper in War Paint
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Re: 1/144 Glenco Models Martin China Clipper in War Paint
Nice work JR.
That's got to be a big model. Got a soft spot for the flying boats and floatplanes too. Have every one of the diecast now except for the grey Italian floatplane.
I thought about getting one of the F-Toys Goose and changing it to a WWII, or Pre-war. How did you do the props on it? They do spin if you blow on them sometimes. It looks different than the Clipper spinning props.
That's got to be a big model. Got a soft spot for the flying boats and floatplanes too. Have every one of the diecast now except for the grey Italian floatplane.
I thought about getting one of the F-Toys Goose and changing it to a WWII, or Pre-war. How did you do the props on it? They do spin if you blow on them sometimes. It looks different than the Clipper spinning props.
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Re: 1/144 Glenco Models Martin China Clipper in War Paint
Thanks Dauntless
The flying boat has clear acetate disc's, they might have been cut out of the top of a shirt box, the Goose has "Prop Blurs". They are from a company of the same name that produces the photo etched pieces from 1/144 scale to 1/32.
The flying boat has clear acetate disc's, they might have been cut out of the top of a shirt box, the Goose has "Prop Blurs". They are from a company of the same name that produces the photo etched pieces from 1/144 scale to 1/32.
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Re: 1/144 Glenco Models Martin China Clipper in War Paint
Prop Blurs huh, I like them.
Found the F-Toys Grumman Goose on Ebay for a reasonable price from a Hong Kong seller, though it's the post war version.
My Altaya USN Martin Mariner, though I like how you blurred the two blues together on the Clipper instead of a solid line separating them, did you use an airbrush?
Interesting while looking at JU-52's Eduard Models made a nice one with floats, you can also buy the regular land version that has extra skiis. I was hoping someone would make a 1:144 pre-built version of it like Hobby Master. Maybe buy the kit and attach to an HM, but then again may as well build a kit if I'm going to go that far.
This guy built a nice diorama with one, he describes how he made the transparent water for it and the supplies needed. Very real looking, one could do this for any floatplane model.
http://www.rlm.at/cont/gal21_e.htm
Found the F-Toys Grumman Goose on Ebay for a reasonable price from a Hong Kong seller, though it's the post war version.
My Altaya USN Martin Mariner, though I like how you blurred the two blues together on the Clipper instead of a solid line separating them, did you use an airbrush?
Interesting while looking at JU-52's Eduard Models made a nice one with floats, you can also buy the regular land version that has extra skiis. I was hoping someone would make a 1:144 pre-built version of it like Hobby Master. Maybe buy the kit and attach to an HM, but then again may as well build a kit if I'm going to go that far.
This guy built a nice diorama with one, he describes how he made the transparent water for it and the supplies needed. Very real looking, one could do this for any floatplane model.
http://www.rlm.at/cont/gal21_e.htm
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Re: 1/144 Glenco Models Martin China Clipper in War Paint
The feathered edge was achieved by painting the model with an airbrush. The Goose was painted with a brush, therefor the hard lines in between the colors. ( I couldn't take the airbrush out for such a small model).
Thanks for the water diorama link. I always wanted to do something similar I think it looks so cool.
Thanks for the water diorama link. I always wanted to do something similar I think it looks so cool.