IJN Akitsushima 1:400

[jagolden01]

Beautiful build, Marco. Interesting subject combined with that monster (Emily?) flying boat on its back.

[CMDRTED]

Simply fantastic. i apologize for not checking in earlier. You have done a superb job on her. Your talents from your first builds to this have soared, congrats!

[Don Boose]

This is a great model, Marco, and I am pleased to see it completed. You and Ted make a great team, reminiscent of Mike Mash and Carl (Golden Bear).

For those surprised to see the Kawanishi H8K Taitei (Emily) on board, the U.S. and Japanese seaplane tenders were designed to service flying boats and the larger ones, like Akitsushima and the U.S. Curtiss class had the capability to hoist them on board for more extensive maintenance.

This video has a short scene of a Martin PBM being hoisted aboard a Curtiss class tender: Martin PBM-5 aircraft. Picture Collection - YouTube

And these images show a couple of PBMs on deck and a P5M being hoisted aboard USS Pine Island (some will remember the plastic kit of Pine Island with a PBM to be placed on the deck). http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/41/4112.htm





I sure do enjoy your builds, Marco, and I always find the discussion that takes place and the comments by experienced builders like Mike and Ted to be interesting and informative.

Don

[Michael Mash]

Congratulations Marco!
Fine work with this ship and aircraft.
I hope your next project is ready to go.
Regards,
Mike

[Fishcarver]

Bravo, Marco!
Jim

[TLUN]

Thank you Marco, every time I learn something new when I read your threads=3
Soon I will try to build one battleship

[marco1971]

Thanks a lot friends, you are all fantastic with your compliments, I'm going all red. This helps me to improve myself more and more

Marco

[deckape]

Ahoy Marco
Very Very Well do ne sir, you done a bang up job on that jap seaplane tender, I love that emily flyingboat it influences the size of the flyingboat next to the ship gives it scale. Very Well done sir.

Boats