Shawn M Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 The ol' "box scale" Monogram USS Pine Island. I have a soft spot for USN Floatplanes and their activity in WW2, so by proxy the support ships intrigue me to. I picked this kit up a few years ago, spent 2 summers ago cleaning flash and mould defects and finally started applying some glue and filler in the past week. This kit is a disaster of engineering I must say, BUT it provides a good outlet to sharpen my dormant skills before getting back to an LSP project. It will be OOB (and this pains me greatly) but should be a fun painting challenge. Pics to come, but I wanted to get a topic started. Greg W, LSP_K2 and Sakai 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 I remember this kit from my childhood, never did anything as advanced as using filler or any real part preparation, just glue (the tube type) and painting (Humbrol) with a large brush. Interesting ship and look forward to seeing what can be done with this 'classic' model. Sakai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 shes definitely putting up a fight, flash, mould mis-alignment, etc is eating time by the boat load since we're all on shelter in place, all I have is time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 oh jeez, forgot I started this..sorry gang I finished it, its not great but its done. The kit and I fought every step...part of me wants to do it again to really show this kit who's boss lol Yes I know one side of the flag is backwards, the were printed that way...facepalm Sakai, LSP_Kevin, mustang1989 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Looks good to me, I had not encountered this ship before so was amazed by it, I had heard of seaplane tenders before but always thought of small single engined aircraft so I was mightily impressed with this one. Cheers Dennis Edited December 20, 2020 by dennismcc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Looks very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Outstanding Shawn. My father was a radarman aboard AV12 end of WWII and into Korea. Of course I have one but I haven't done anything with it yet. Never thought it could look so good, but made me look a little closer at the possibilities. "Bravo Zulu" Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Well done. I'd think some basic PE railings and such would dress this up nicely. Looks good though. Sakai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Nice Sakai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 thanks gang! This was an OOB build, but yes....PE railings would add a LOT and also simplify assemble and seam clean up dramatically! I had to get a tender into the collection as my Grandfather flew PBM's out of Trinidad in the late 40's/50's, so anything PBM is pretty much a must build for me lol Sakai and Greg W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Looks good to me too. I can guarantee you that there's no way I'd be able to have a turn out that good. Sakai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 does it get better with each build Jennings? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Looks great! The subtle variation in the hull grey is particularly nice. Impressive to see that big ol' Mariner on the deck. Not exactly what you usually think of with "seaplane tender"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/20/2020 at 7:27 PM, Jennings Heilig said: I must have built that thing about six times. My dad served aboard her for a few months during the Korean War. Wow the world is a small place sometimes. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Very cool and I love the paint work. Looks awesome! Cheers, Wolf Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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