Martin SP-5B Marlin - completed
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June 2, 20172
June 2, 2017The first step: separating the ailerons.3
June 3, 2017Color chips from official Monogram US Navy and MC Aircraft Color Guide, Part 34
June 4, 2017Marked with sharp scalpel the postion of the cut outs (for glueing of hinges).5
June 4, 2017In 2 of 4 cases I had glue the hinge a second time in the correct position (try, error and correct). Now the fit is ok.6
June 4, 20177
June 4, 2017Kit part compared with the original stabilizer fro picture 6. Trimm tab position is wrong.8
June 4, 2017Horizontal tail completed.9
June 4, 2017The kit part contains right the trimtab actuator on the lower side. The original picture shows clearly NO actuator (picture 6). Because of that I replaced them on upper side.10
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June 10, 2017Unfortunately the blades are too thin. One prop completed (total: 54 parts). For comparison original kit part.23
June 10, 2017On the right: modified prophub from C-119. 21 parts "later".24
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June 17, 2017Dry fit of the left float: OK.37
June 17, 2017Left float ready for sea blue.38
June 18, 2017Ready for black (cufs and deicing boots). The entire blades are in fact dark grey.39
June 20, 2017Beaching gear completed.40
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June 20, 2017Props minus (Hamstan?) - logos completed.43
June 21, 2017Completed engine with only three cylinders to test if the 3350 fits into the nacelle.44
June 21, 2017Inner section completed minus taxi light.45
June 21, 2017Oval housings for the door-hinges made from CE's position lights.46
June 21, 2017Panel lines and recessed rivets added. Any raised rivets restored.47
June 21, 2017Maintenance panels on the floats has black outline (masked with Tamiya-tape stripes) Ready for sea blue.48
June 24, 2017R-3350 has an unique ignition wire layout.49
June 24, 201715 kit-parts + any additional parts = 3350 ready for paint.50
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July 1, 2017Cowling completed. Reinforcement panels for pushrods reworked: made of 0,13 mm plastic.60
July 1, 2017HVAR's pylons and his base reworked (left wing).61
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July 3, 2017Kit offers not correct layout of the intakes (the divider vanes should sit deeper, side walls and rear wall are missing. Left side: corrected.64
July 7, 201765
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July 9, 201769
July 9, 2017The tips of the hinges has bulges (housing for the pivot points).70
July 9, 2017Round rod 2 mm, slightly flattened for egg-shaped discs. Despite his strength it is possible to bend the tip of the scalpel.71
July 9, 201772
July 11, 2017Kit lacks the retractable round taxi lights on lower side of both wings.73
July 11, 2017Good visible are the navigation lights on the tips. Only the forward half of each light is transparent (red and green). You want to know why I painted this as well? It is very difficult to mask the front half of such a tiny drop. So scratching off paint i74
July 11, 201775
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July 11, 2017Colors of the RP 1677
July 15, 2017Engine gray and FO in place. Ready for next step.78
July 15, 2017Masked for deicng boots (very dark grey).79
July 15, 2017Outer section ready for decals. The engine grey colored squere is the place for RP16 letters (as counterpart for "NAVY" on the other lower .side80
July 15, 2017After intensive reserch I decided to paint the interior of the inlets light grey.81
July 16, 2017Masking for walkway stripes.82
July 16, 2017To avoid too large contrast I used not white but light grey. Weathering coming soon.83
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July 30, 2017Detailing and correcting if fuselage completed. 3 windows in area with curved cross section of fuselage glued, sanded smooth and polished yet. All other will be glued after painting. Ready for white and engine grey.89
July 30, 201790
August 1, 2017Right side: windows in place. Hold for gluing with CA in the correct position with a stripe of Tamiya tape. After drying of CA remaining gaps filled with Future (from inside and outside).91
August 1, 2017Despite of too small diameter / size (especially the large rectangular one) of the windows no gaps remains (Future).92
August 1, 2017Surface is already cleaned of dust particles in the paint. Filtering & strikes with grey coming soon.93
August 4, 2017Fuel control panel (rectangular with 7 bezels). Bases of control columns are made of ureol.94
August 4, 2017The only surviving Marlin in the aviation museum in Pensacola.95
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August 4, 2017The most important task is to determine of size and location of the cockpit parts.97
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August 26, 2017Left and right side waist observer seats.121
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August 26, 2017New reserch results: all cushions were orange. Pilots and copilots seats has shoulder harness (courtesy Mr. Bigley)123
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September 10, 2017130
September 10, 2017Anchor point and fuel dump pipe. The hydro flaps are well visible too.131
September 10, 2017Stowage points for the anchor rope.132
September 10, 2017Reinforcement panels/sheets and "moveable" anchor attachment point.133
September 13, 2017134
September 13, 2017Sheet cover made of adhesive aluminum foil.135
September 13, 2017A lot of plastic and CA for filling the step.136
September 14, 2017Clear parts in place. The lower one has 4 small windows on the lower side. The small plastic part is the housing for the formation lights.137
September 15, 2017138
September 16, 2017139
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September 16, 2017Modern US letters as pattern for drawing the symbols141
September 16, 2017Close up as pattern for determining size.142
September 16, 2017Pattern for cutting masks.143
September 17, 2017Ready for engine grey. The masks for 7931 are made of clear matte foil and nearly invisible.144
September 17, 2017MAD detector rings (0,13 mm plastic) and reworked attachment points on the boom.145
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September 18, 2017Deicing "boot" in place.147
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September 23, 2017Operation "Antifoging" successful completed. 🙂🙂🙂🙂156
September 23, 2017Ready for light grey & white.157
September 24, 2017Masks removed intermediate after auirbrushing. Cleening coming soon after drying white.158
September 24, 2017The auxiliary hole is no more visible.159
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September 26, 2017Last lap orange finished. Unfortunately I noticed first AFTER (Murphys law) airbrushing white the "step" between the separate nose - piece and fuselage... One more round of sanding and airbrushing white.161
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October 6, 2017Anchor rope and prop warning stripe and place.167
October 6, 2017Weathering via mid-grey strokes and filters completed.168
October 6, 2017Unfortunately the flaps are too short and too thin...Kit offer a wrong location of flap-hinges.169
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October 16, 2017Ring antennas are part of the MAD and were scratched from 0,13 mm plastic via self made circle cutter.187
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October 16, 2017Mirror made from bare metal foil.190
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October 16, 2017Wright R-3350 Duplex Cyclone turbo compound (3750 PS).194
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October 17, 2017Floatable beaching gear.200
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October 17, 2017At least added pitot probe on the right side.202
October 17, 2017At least added pitot probe on the left side.
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Our world ist really very small. During my research I discovered the website of Mr. Tom Bigley. He flew the Martin Marlin especially one of the RP 's of the VP-31 too. He was so kind to share with me a lot of very interesting information about the Martin Marlin.
The specific Marlin I am modeling belonged to VP-31 which was a training squadron based at NAS North Island, near San Diego, CA. It was designated as a "Replacement Air Group", referred to as "the RAG", and there was a sister squadron (VP-30) based on the east coast. ALL pilots and aircrew went through "final polish" training in the RAG, enroute to their operational Patrol Squadron. The students were a mix of brand new pilots and aircrew coming directly from the training com, second and third tour pilots and aircrew coming from other assignments and even officers headed to a squadron as the new XO/CO. (Information courtesy of Mr. Tom Bigley)