Seaplanes in 1/400 Pre-Papermodelers

**wireandpaper** · #1 10-13-2017, 08:18 PM

As I mentioned before I didn't know I was a papermodeler, when I started drifting from p1@$+1c. First I started using paper, aluminum foil from soda (or beer) cans, balsa wood or card stock. I couldn't find models out of the cannon. This is an example of a mix media. This is before regular photocopying machines could do reductions and we used libraries (or books) to find the information.

**Rubenandres77** · #2 10-13-2017, 09:00 PM

That's beautiful!

**wireandpaper** · #3 10-13-2017, 11:20 PM

Thank you Ruben:

Then I discovered JSC, and I did my first ever recolor (in this case decolor).
The Catalina from their Bismarck that I redraw as a Cousteau plane, as a companion for La Calypso. This also was my first adaptation of an existing model, the minesweeper BYMS-2211. I redraw them with an old fashion pen.

**wireandpaper** · #4 10-13-2017, 11:32 PM

Then I discovered that some photocopy machines had reduction to 25%, so I ordered their 1/100 planes from the golden age of aviation. So I copied the Dornier Wall in silver paper (that I can't find any longer). For some reason at that time I didn't put propellers (I still can attachment them). The final model show its age, but I hope you like it.

**chicharrero** · #5 10-14-2017, 03:36 AM

Pretty models, friend.

**Kevin WS** · #6 10-14-2017, 03:45 AM

Nice thread, and models.

Any more?

**Oldenburger67** · #7 10-14-2017, 04:59 AM

Hello WireandPaper,

my congratulations for your models. I don't know what i like more, the PBY or the Calypso!!!

Is the Calypso a Scratch Build from you or is it a downsized model?

I whish you a nice Weekend and many many models more to do

Many Greetings from the other side of the atlantic

The Oldenburger

**Richschindler** · #8 10-14-2017, 07:00 AM

Amazing. They all look so good for being so small. One good sneeze and all would be lost. Keep up the good work.

**Don Boose** · #9 10-14-2017, 07:22 AM

Very nice work on those 1/400 models.

Don

**wireandpaper** · #10 10-14-2017, 10:28 AM

As you know technology keep advancing, now you can find many copiers that enlarge or reduce to almost any percent (although not decimal percents so you round) and in color. So I could be faithful to my scale 1/400 while buying a model or two in 1/250. So I order the venerable yacht Christina that has a Piaggio P.134 (again no props).