PBY-5a Catalina - Scale 1:25 - Model Kit - Guillows

value for money

This was bought for my father an avid model maker and he is very pleased with it , arrived promtly for his birthday

Nice.one..

The Guillows PBY-5A Catalina amphibian display model balsa kit is made for the advanced wooden model aircraft enthusiast. While I would not recommend this to an inexperienced beginner, it can be built by a novice with good basic mechanical skills, an ability to follow instructions, and willing to ask questions on a model-builders forum when difficulties are encountered. Although this kit is designed as a display model, it has been built as a radio-controlled flying model by R/C enthusiasts in recent years. It may be built either as the PBY-5A amphibian, or as the PBY-5 seaplane, with wing-tip/floats configured either up or down. It is a challenging model, and the result can be made to look as good as you desire. Guillows products are American made, and are highly recommended for the general quality of the kits, materials and instructions.

This was a challenge!

En tant que modèle statique le modèle est bien. La construction est aisée. En tant que modèle dynamique plusieurs modifications doivent être ajoutées

The balsa wood is softer than what I normally use, which makes it easier to accidentally break because of my thick fingers.

To start with, this is not a toy. It is a scale model airplane kit and while it is a very good kit and quite substantial construction, it is still fragile and not a toy to play with. I build them for the fun of building them and display etc. The Guillow models are very good and this particular series is quite large and very detailed. Not recommended for beginners. I am about half way through the basic construction stage at this point.