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Thai Paperwork SOC Seagull 1/100
Got some 32lb paper and this build is going much better. The extra stiffness makes the paper much easier to work with for me.
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Looks like you're off to a good start
Tim |
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Very good, you have been very productive.
Practice makes perfect! |
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Nice work, Michael. The SOC was a really pretty airplane to my eyes, and you model captures its appearance very well. I am glad to know about the 32lb paper and am enjoying your successive projects, which get better and better.
Nobi probably identified this aircraft (Bureau of Aeronautics [BuAer] Number 1134 9-CS-9) as Aircraft No. 9 of Cruiser Scout Squadron [VCS] 9, as it appeared aboard USS Phoenix [CL-46] in 1939, at which time Phoenix was part of Cruiser Division 9, which was part of Cruisers, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet and based at San Pedro. [Fahey, p. 26; Larkins, p. 143]] Incidentally, Joe Baugher's very useful US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Second Series (0001 to 5029) indicates that this aircraft was lost at sea while operating from USS Honolulu (CL-48) on 11 June 1942. Honolulu was operating in the Aleutian islands and based at Kodiak at that time, according to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Sources: Painting of 9-CS-9: http://img.wp.scn.ru/camms/ar/1686/pics/3_2.png Joe Baugher, US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Second Series (0001 to 5029), available at: US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos--Second Series (0001 to 5029) James C. Fahey, The Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet, 1939, Falls Church, VA: Ships and Aircraft 1939, reprinted 1973 and 1986 by Naval Institute Press. William T. Larkins, Battleship & Cruiser Aircraft of the United States Navy, 1910-1949, Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military/Aviation History, 1996, pp. 63 (image of 9-CS-3of USS Honolulu), 81 (information on the 1938-41 cruiser floatplane marking system), 143 (1939 U.S. Fleet floatplane assignments 1939). U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "Honolulu II," available at https://www.history.navy.mil/researc...nolulu-ii.html I'm looking forward the completion of this build and your next one. Don |
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Don,
Many thanks for your research. I have the old Profile Publications book for the SOC and this is the 4 view depicted in this book. Very interesting to read about how they were recovered at sea. |
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There are a number of videos of SOC Seagulls available on You Tube, as well.
Don |
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