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Here is a couple good shots of the two notice the change of the airfoil the last one is the PB2Y CORANADO flyingboat made from card paper wood and a lot of time dont mean to show it but ut caught my eye and yours too. enjoy fellows the last one is

Jrm-1 hawiaii mars flyingboat RON and GIXERTS Here are a couple attachments of the PB2MR MARS proto type as we all know of it today this is the sucessor of the proto type I built this 26 years ago useing the same technique as the proto type was built. Here is the...

Chris Thanks yes no sense on useing brass wood dowel work just as good I have them all the same size I should have the cowl front rings donee today this will face off the engine fronts Sunderland is comeing along quite well still needs a little touch up here and there...

I have a set of Beaching gear that I made 30 years ago the beaching gear for the Mars are almost simular to the Martin P5M Marlin flying boatI drilled a hole through the fuselodge side to recieve the beacxhing gear if I decide to display on the ground. Let me get my plans together I.ll send you...

Ok Fellas This for you Ron and Gixerts I been on this all dfay and still have more work ahead I have the Mars all painted and decaled, Should have it done by tommorow afternoon, My eyeball are getting tired been at this for 10 hours, As you can see the Beautiful lines...

Ron Thank You the scale of the PB2MR-1 MARS is 1/72 scale tonight I will give you all a treat I will have her painted tonight and I will reveal her in her proto type fashion. I will enclose the sucsessor picture of the JRM Mars the Hawiaii Mars. stay tune sir I will get...

Ron Ha Thanks Sir for your reply to my Sunderland the attached photos here are the installation of the engines I turned 72 engine cylinders and I installed two rngine units, I also made cowling flaps and more touch up with the Airbrush I will get started on the Mars...

Gixergs Thanks once again I got to get hot on these boats and get them done I tiik the day off from the suinderland a lot of time I put into it in a short time, The rest of the parts like engine assemblies will take time. Tommorow I wi paint the Mars and atrtach some...

Thank You Sir, I too am quite fond of Flyingboats they have a glamour on their own. Most folks are use to seeing the JRM MARS as we know them today. But in this Original proto type as the PB2MR-1 MARS they would respond WOWwwwwwwwwwwww Did the Mars look like that. I...

Ahoy Here is my next project I am going to finish up on after i get my beloved sunderland done i should have my sunderland done in a couple weeks the detail parts take longer to build I spent all day touching up the final paint work on my sunderland I have 18 cylinders...

Thanks Chris It is comeing along very well today I will be constructing the engine asemblies. Also I will be doing some final touch up and tuneing and one more coat of 50 50 areo gloss dope the detail parts will take a longer time then building the model itself. I...

Here are a couple more shots for the night Getting tired been at this scince 630 this morning it is turning out real well touch up here and there the aroe gloss dope is doing itrs job protecting the finish and givceing it addirional strength. useing silk span tissue works well for hideing the...

Howdy fellas Back at it again I to windy and rainy out here in Ohio land No sailoing my tug today, What a better thing to do is to work on my Sunderland flyingboat. so far she is comeing along quite swiftly, i been working on the engine Necells all today have them all...

Here are a few more attachments of my sunderland I got wings all assembled let dry for the night finished up the touch up with the airbrush you wont find no seams on this kit. picking her a few time after i installed the wing she wants to fly a breeze blew in my shop the wind picked up...

Thank You Peter for your candid reply to my Beloved Sunderland. she is comeing along just fine I have a few attachments of progress I been at it all day. I habe at least 45 logged in ours on this kit I am still going strong I been turning to on her scince 530 this morning. I will knock off by...

Back at it again, Here I have the Starboard inner wing panel in place prepareing to install the outer starboard wing panel. here are a couple attachments on the installation she is starting to look like the Sunderland flying boat. as far as I can tell the hard part of the kit is over with a...

Ok fellas I think I had the lick for today I,m starting to sewe Shoret sunderlands in my sleep been at it most of the day Things are starting to slow down, I am starting on the wings there again a fit problem with the outer wing panel. The bottom tip is a tad smaller then the top wing tip...

Here i have all the tail feathers in place next step is to touch up with the airbrush, before hand make any adjustments if necesary.

Ok fellas at it again the fuselodge is done i have all paneling done as well next step after the tail assebly is done is to touch up with the airbrush. Useing antique white and light gray. as the next attachments you can see the assembly of the the tail feathers they all have an enternal spar...

Another shot this is it this old man is getting tired I put in 16 hours on it today, this kit is definately not for the novice ,