Shawn M 9,542 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. Sakai, LSP_K2, MARU5137 and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Adrian 283 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 post Share on other sites
Shawn M 9,542 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 MARU5137 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 16,120 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Shawn... Good subject. look forward to pics later. keep at it.. Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M 9,542 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 Gazzas, Adrian, GDW and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
dennismcc 5,444 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 post Share on other sites
Gazzas 7,989 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Looks very cool! Link to post Share on other sites
Sakai 25 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 post Share on other sites
LSP_Mike 5,465 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 post Share on other sites
Adrian 283 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Nice Sakai 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M 9,542 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 GDW and Sakai 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Heilig 15,676 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I must have built that thing about six times. My dad served aboard her for a few months during the Korean War. GDW, Rick Griewski, Sakai and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
mustang1989 1,911 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 post Share on other sites
Shawn M 9,542 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 does it get better with each build Jennings? lol Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 2,748 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 post Share on other sites
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