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atalina modelmaking siteThis site contents a personal report of building a PBY 5A on small size
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2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
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14-12 |
4,5 hours |
Overdraw lines building plan |
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15-12 |
1,75 hours |
Overdraw lines building plan |
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16-12 |
20 hours |
Overdraw lines building plan |
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16-12 |
2 hours |
Overdraw lines building plan |
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18-12 |
0,5 hours |
Overdraw lines building plan and make changes on it |
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20-12 |
4 hours |
Building of partitions |
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23-12 |
4 hours |
Building of partitions |
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27-12 |
8 hours |
Building of partitions and constructing the front |
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30-12 |
10 hours |
Constructing the back and cover it partial with shelves of balsa wood and placing of tubes for up/down and ruder |
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31-12 |
0,5 hours |
Placing of an extra tube for up/down |
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2001 |
2001 |
2001 |
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13-01 |
19 hours |
Building of plywood partitions and constructing the back on the front (terrible work!) |
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13-01 |
1,5 hours |
Making the fuselage more stronger |
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14-01 |
6,5 hours |
Covering the fuselage with balsa wood |
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15-01 |
1,5 hours |
Making the tubes for up/down and ruder longer |
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18-01 |
4 hours |
Covering of the fuselage |
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19-01 |
2 hours |
Covering the fuselage |
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21-01 |
1 hour |
Making of the cockpit |
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24-01 |
1,5 hours |
Making of the cockpit |
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28-01 |
2 hours |
Making of the cockpit |
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28-01 |
1 hour |
Making of the cockpit |
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4-02 |
1 hour |
Sandpapering lower side |
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5-02 |
2 hours |
Sandpapering the hole |
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6-02 |
0.5 hours |
Sandpapering the hole |
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24-02 |
5 hours |
Cockpit, Pylon |
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25-02 |
1.5 hours |
Pylon |
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25-02 |
8.5 hours |
Pylon |
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26-02 |
4.5 hours |
Sandpaper the fuselage, pylon |
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28-02 |
1.5 hours |
Sandpaper fuselage, Pylon |
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28-02 |
5 hours |
Making of the stabylo ribs and wing ribs |
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2-03 |
1.5 hours |
Priming fuselage |
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3-03 |
1.5 hours |
Priming fuselage |
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4-03 |
2 hours |
Priming fuselage |
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7-03 |
4 hours |
Making of the stabylo ribs and priming the fuselage |
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10-03 |
0.5 hours |
Priming fuselage and sanding fuselage |
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11-03 |
0.5 hours |
Priming and sanding fuselage |
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16-03 |
1 hour |
Priming fuselage |
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17-03 |
6 hours |
Priming fuselage and making of the small cockpit |
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18-05 |
2 hours |
Priming fuselage and completing small cockpit |
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19-03 |
1.5 hours |
Priming fuselage |
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20-03 |
2 hours |
Painting small cockpit and priming fuselage |
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22-03 |
2,5 hours |
Making of the big cockpit |
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23-03 |
3 hours |
Making of the big cockpit |
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24-03 |
10 hours |
Making of the big cockpit, making of the stabylo girder, pylon |
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25-03 |
0,5 |
Placing in the back of the fuselage the control cables |
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26-03 |
2 hours |
Making of the wing ribs |
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27-03 |
2 hours |
Making of the wing ribs |
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28-03 |
1 hour |
Detailling downside of the fuselage |
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29-03 |
1 hour |
Gear |
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30-03 |
1 hour |
Gear |
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31-03 |
20 hours |
Gear, making of the 2 big domes, priming fuselage |
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01-04 |
4,75 hours |
Priming fuselage with carfiller |
Total hours of building: 183!
Note: Some hours are charged double because we build the 'Cat' with two.