RGL Posted July 19, 2021 Share #1 Posted July 19, 2021 I’ve been waiting a few years for this to come out, and Trumpeter has an upgrade set as well as Eduard has some nets. strangely the Full deck (Av1) upgrade set has a wooden deck and Av3 does not. Lots of PE to bend but should not be too hard (he says now). Also a few other goodies like a few Catalinas and other bits still in the mail. I want to have her as she would have been in Darwin harbour in 1942 just before her demise. If you’ve been to Darwin, it’s Oz’s last frontier so in 1942 it would have been challenging. mtaylor, thibaultron, yvesvidal and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted July 19, 2021 Now a photo dump Old Collingwood, AnobiumPunctatum, mikegr and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted July 19, 2021 and some more GrandpaPhil, Old Collingwood, amateur and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Hunt Posted July 19, 2021 Share #4 Posted July 19, 2021 The perfect subject for a PE upgrade-fest! 😀 mikegr, Canute, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted July 19, 2021 Welcome to join in old boy…. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, thibaultron and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Hunt Posted July 19, 2021 Share #6 Posted July 19, 2021 Hey, I'm not that old. 😀 I love some of those pictures, especially the one with the flock of Catalinas sitting on the water in the foreground. The stern view in the drydock is great for detail, too. I seem to recall reading an article on a scratchbuild of this ship (in its CV-1 version, with the wooden flight deck) in Ships in Scale a few years ago? Old Collingwood, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted July 19, 2021 I have a wooden deck for her, I’m looking forward to this. Lots of weathering applicable too. thibaultron, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 19, 2021 Share #8 Posted July 19, 2021 Greg, the twin engine amphibians have twin tails. Any idea what those are? My flying boat recognition is sadly lacking. Oh and I'll be following this build. I have a soft spot in my heart for the star-crossed ships of ABDA. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 19, 2021 Share #9 Posted July 19, 2021 This will be an interesting build mate - got my chair. OC. lmagna, Canute, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnobiumPunctatum Posted July 19, 2021 Share #10 Posted July 19, 2021 I like this old carriers. Count me in. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 19, 2021 Share #11 Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) I'm with Ken The ships of ABDAFLOAT and their misuse by the controlling powers was truly a shame of the time, even though there was probably little else that could have possibly been done in the opening days of WWII. The loss of the Langley was possibly the pinnacle of mismanagement and blundering about the ocean almost aimlessly until she was located and sunk by the enemy for what was already a lost cause. Looking forward to see what you do with her. Edited July 19, 2021 by lmagna Old Collingwood, Canute, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted July 21, 2021 Heaps of research out these, this link is the original plans as a collier. https://maritime.org/doc/plans/ac3.pdf when you zoom in there are hull features such as pipes running along the hulls which I assume are fuel lines . I’ll need to add those and scuppers too. popeye the sailor, lmagna, thibaultron and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegr Posted July 21, 2021 Share #13 Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 8:29 AM, Tony Hunt said: The perfect subject for a PE upgrade-fest! 😀 Indeed PE parts are a must on this kit, will take it to another level of detail Ryland Craze, lmagna, Nunnehi (Don) and 12 others 13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 22, 2021 Share #14 Posted July 22, 2021 The PE will make this really pop. It's light-years better than the kit plastic. lmagna, popeye the sailor, mikegr and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted July 22, 2021 14 hours ago, mikegr said: Indeed PE parts are a must on this kit, will take it to another level of detail So I sense another build of Langley here? Do tell! Canute, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted July 22, 2021 And we have a start. Little bits of wood on the interior for the stands. Goes together very well. Tony Hunt, yvesvidal, GrandpaPhil and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Hunt Posted July 22, 2021 Share #17 Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) On 7/19/2021 at 10:41 PM, Canute said: Greg, the twin engine amphibians have twin tails. Any idea what those are? My flying boat recognition is sadly lacking. Oh and I'll be following this build. I have a soft spot in my heart for the star-crossed ships of ABDA. This question has been bugging me, I thought I knew most of the WW2 flying boats but this one I didn't recognise. Sikorsky? Dornier? Neither fits. After some intensive searching, I find it's a Consolidated P2Y Ranger. This is the service history from Wikipedia: The Navy ordered 23 P2Y-1s on 7 July 1931. They were serving by mid-1933 with VP-10F and VP-5F squadrons which made a number of classic long-range formation flights. At least 21 P2Y-1s were modified to P2Y-2s in 1936 and flown by VP-5F and VP-10F until 1938, when they were transferred to VP-14 and VP-15. The first P2Y-3s reached VP-7F in 1935, and this version was flown by VP-4F at Pearl Harbor and in 1939 was in operation with VP-19, VP-20, and VP-21. By the end of 1941, all the P2Y-2s and P2Y-3s had been withdrawn from operational use and were at Naval Air Station Pensacola. So not really a WW2 flying boat. Phew! Edited July 22, 2021 by Tony Hunt Landlubber Mike, popeye the sailor, ccoyle and 9 others 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share #18 Posted July 22, 2021 Hahaha, excellent research! I think all the photos with them are pre war. I might have purchased some Catalinas for her. You’ll find out… Old Collingwood, lmagna, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 22, 2021 Share #19 Posted July 22, 2021 I think one can easily see the family resemblance between the P2Y and the Catalina. Canute, Old Collingwood, thibaultron and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Hunt Posted July 22, 2021 Share #20 Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, ccoyle said: I think one can easily see the family resemblance between the P2Y and the Catalina. Yes, the Ranger is a steampunk Catalina! Edited July 22, 2021 by Tony Hunt Old Collingwood, Canute, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted July 23, 2021 Share #21 Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) So you thought you would sneak another past me .... ha! caught you out. What an interesting build Greg, this will a nice one to follow along with. BTW what brand/type is that 'visor' in the second last photo of post #16 above cheers Pat Edited July 23, 2021 by BANYAN lmagna, thibaultron, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share #22 Posted July 23, 2021 By 1941 there were fuel lines running down both sides of the hull (not mentioned in the kit at all). They stand out like the proverbials when you look at the photos. and @BANYAN I just found them on the ebays ccoyle, Beef Wellington, BANYAN and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 23, 2021 Share #23 Posted July 23, 2021 I use a pair similar to those Greg - with a box of different strength lenses? OC. popeye the sailor, thibaultron, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 23, 2021 Share #24 Posted July 23, 2021 I use the same ones. I like them a lot Alan thibaultron, popeye the sailor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share #25 Posted July 23, 2021 2 years ago I didn’t need them! Canute, thibaultron, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 23, 2021 Share #26 Posted July 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, RGL said: 2 years ago I didn’t need them! I know the feeling Greg same with me - If I don't wear my glasses I loose the admiral. OC. popeye the sailor, thibaultron, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 23, 2021 Share #27 Posted July 23, 2021 Gentlemen, that's due to TMB - too many birthdays. My eyesight was very sharp up until age 42-43, then slid down hill slowly. Glasses helped me keep up. Last year, at age 72, the growing cataracts got bad enough to require surgery. Now, my distance vision needs no assistance; however, I do need readers/optivisor for closeup work. I think that's fairly typical. I attempted some 1/700 PE, but it's been a while. I think I'll work in bigger scales, mostly for the manual dexterity rather than the visual issues. Old Collingwood, Landlubber Mike, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted July 23, 2021 Share #28 Posted July 23, 2021 I'm in for this one Greg. I have some of the similar Japanese subjects in 1/700 scale on the shelf, but always liked the Langley - especially this one as compared to the CV-1 with the full deck. What do you think of the kit? It doesn't look like it builds into too large of a model at this scale? Old Collingwood, mtaylor, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted July 23, 2021 Share #29 Posted July 23, 2021 I'm sure another masterpiece in the making. I suspect that this would be a very disappointing kit without the PE given the extensive lattice structures. Landlubber Mike, mtaylor, thibaultron and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted July 23, 2021 Share #30 Posted July 23, 2021 A fascinating project. It would be interesting to build a second model representing the Collier Jupiter using the same kit supplied hull. I seem to remember that the plans were published in the Journal many years ago. Roger Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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