This bloke has a 1/6th scale Catalina for sale

[onetrack]

This is an odd one. A bloke on Gumtree, in NSW, is advertising a couple of hang gliders for sale - and sort of as an aside, he mentions he also has a "1/6th scale Catalina" for sale. I presume he's referring to a PBY.

 

Now, the funny part is, he merely sort of mentions this in passing, and doesn't even include a photo of it. So it's hard to say if it's a completed model, still in pieces, half-finished, or wrecked, or still in a box.

The second of his three photos shows some sort of half-completed fuselage frame hanging off the roof of his shed - but it doesn't look too much like a Catalina to me - and it doesn't look big enough to be a 1/6th scale Catalina.

 

The part that makes me curious is, a 1/6th scale model of a Catalina PBY would be huge. The bloke in the link below has a 1/8th scale model of a PBY, and it's got a nearly 4M wingspan. A 1/6th scale model must have about a 6M wingspan.

 

I'm almost tempted to message him and ask a heap of questions - but being so far away, I'm only going to look like a tyre kicker to him.

 

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/vincentia/miscellaneous-goods/hang-gliders-and-aircraft/1227544334

 

https://badmac.org.au/catalina-pby-scale-model-rc-flying-boat.php

 

Edited July 21, 2021 by onetrack

[Jerry_Atrick]

Doesn't look too much like a Catalina to me, either.. but the shape of the bottom of the fueslage looks like a hull..

 

But then, I checked some photos of a Catalina here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina  and it may be drawing a mid - long bow a replica..

Edited July 21, 2021 by Jerry_Atrick

[willedoo]

That fuselage frame hanging on the wall is close to six metres long. That would make it around 1/3rd scale for a Catalina.

[Marty_d]

If the shed is Trimdek or similar with 762 coverage then about 5.3m for the fuse, unless optical delusion.  Original is 19.5m so between 1/3 and 1/4 scale but you're right, definitely not 1/6.

 

Looks a bit like a Catalina shape though.

 

Be an interesting shed to visit, in the first pic looks like another couple of big models hanging up.

 

 

 

Edited July 21, 2021 by Marty_d

[willedoo]

That sounds about right Marty. The polycarbonate sheet is about 810 total width, so 762 coverage makes sense. Maybe if it had the rudder fitted it would look more like a Catalina.

[Old Koreelah]

Crikey, a discussion about aeroplanes on the off topic forum!

[nomadpete]

By definition, aerotalk IS off topic here.