PBY "Catalina"
1/48 scale kits for this aircraft
Revell/Monogram PBY-5A "Catalina", kit #rmx5613*Pro-Modeler PBY-5A "Catalina", kit #rmx5613
**Revell-Germany PBY-5A "Catalina", kit #rmg4507
*This kit is out-of-production, but can occasionally be sourced through Ebay
**This kit is a future release
1/72 scale kits for this aircraft
Academy "PBY-5A Black Cat" kit #2137Airfix PBY-5A "Catalina", kit #af5007
Aftermarket accessories for firebomber conversions
Belcher Bits 1/48 resin PBY-6A tail for Monogram, kit #BB7To order this product, go to Belcher Bits
(when mated to the Monogram fuselage, this provides the modeler with the "Cansco" variant commonly seen in firefighting service)
Scott McTavish has created a set of nose conversions for the PBY, in both 1/48 and 1/72 scale. Conversion 4802/7201 covers the
majority of modified PBY's used for military and civilian work. For more information, including
pricing and ordering information, go to
Scott's Custom Resin Products
Red Roo Models in Austrailia has released their conversion set #RRR72117, for the PB2B-2 'Catalina'. This conversion set is designed for the 1/72 scale Academy PBY-5. The set includes the tall tail, larger tail planes, and nose modifications. This set is very nice, and will help anyone building a 1/72 scale Fire Cat or Super Cat.
For prices and ordering information, visit Red Roo Models.
There are no decals as yet for PBY firebombers, although Mike Grant Designs will be commissioned in the near future to create the "Fire Eater's" decals for the aircraft depicted below.
Photographs by Terry Moore
Terry's pictures are of a PBY-5A, from the movie "Always"
*Dial-up users beware- these images enlarge to a resolution of 800x552 pixels, and could take some time for
you to download!
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Photographs by Will Reipl
Will's pictures are of a PBY-5A from the movie "Always"
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Photographs by Ian Atkinson
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PBY Line Drawings
*Diagrams by E. Johnson and Peter Dance
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Color Profiles by Mark Rolfe
*These diagrams originally appeared in Scale Aviation Modelling, Vol. 17, no. 10 (December 1995). Many thanks to both Mark Rolfe and the editorial staff of Scale Aviation Modelling for allowing me to post these images here! |
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Photographs by Norm Filer
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Photographs submitted by Jay Sherlock
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Photograph submitted by Don Felton
Photographs submitted by Ian Maw
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Photographs by Richard Stoker
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Photographs by Louis Hoeniger
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Photographs by Michel Lozares
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*Note to viewers- I am looking for more pictures of various PBY firebombers. If you have some pictures that you would like to share for use on this website, please email me. Thanks!