Shawn M Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Phil, Love your Mariner! Any more pics available and could you share your ref. materials you used? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil marchese Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 (edited) Phil,Love your Mariner! Any more pics available and could you share your ref. materials you used? It took a lot of research to put this plane in this scheme and configuration. It is one of the first six PBM-3S convered from the PBM.-3C. The -C3 had the pointed rear gunner's position. I scratch built that for my build. Page 19 of Squadron Pubs Golden Wings has a small picture of this plane. I found a bigger one in a Wings/Airpower of some time ago (years). Note the front turret. A later PBM-3S probably early in the next 55 -3C to -3S conversions is on page 22. It has the simplified bow guns associated with the S but basically the same leading edge scheme. It looks to be a stardard tri-color but still within a short period of mine; i.e. before the white /gull gray scheme with type 3 stars. My plane is convered from a blue-gray scheme with six postion circular stars (type 2) of the -3C having been updated to four position red trimmed (type 3). The upper starboard star is painted out (probably in the darker Non-spec. Dark Sea blue). So is the upper turret patch, This would stand out from a mixed upper surface color. The rear codes and larger bow stars are presumably painted out in intermediate blue of lighter tint than the blue gray. Only a smal portion shows near the open door. The port side is more pronounced. I enjoyed researching this plane, yet it was a huge challange in so much as most Mariner sources conflict on the total (1364 or 1366); the assignment of Bu Nos. and the sequence of props. I suspect my plane is Bu No 6535, but don't expect that to jive with any/many PBM lists. Thanks for asking. I hope this answers your queation. Someone may add the Wings/Airpower reference or picture. More at http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/artike...mp;fscode=21115 for convienence, but come back here where the forums are GREAT! Edited December 21, 2010 by Phil marchese Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Thank you! Its great t see a mariner built. Im going to be building the Mach 2 kit, done in VP44/VP45 colors that my Grandfather flew. Its tough to find many good detail pics of these aircraft Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil marchese Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Thank you!Its great t see a mariner built. Im going to be building the Mach 2 kit, done in VP44/VP45 colors that my Grandfather flew. Its tough to find many good detail pics of these aircraft If you can decribe the VP44/45 schemes and series/ sub-series I'll let you know if I can across any in my research. At one point I had gotten a list of all Mariner RONS from the Navy archives but I've misplaced. It is such a pretty design, I m surprised that it hasn't been produced east or west of the Mississippi ( to include the whole transoceanic thing). good luck, Shawn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 VP34(i was wrong above) and VP45 were overall Sea Blue, White "EC" on the tails from what I can find. This was 1944-1945 when he was flying from Trinidad before he wad discharged due to medical reasons. I wish he had told me more, but I at least have 2 good stories from him about this big birds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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