Cat on the prowl

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 30 Mar 2007, 17:15

My latest acquisition is Alphasim's PBY Catalina package, and I'm enjoying her a lot. She comes in various flavours and guises, this one being the PBY-5A version ( the one with wheels ) in Coastal Command colours. She has to be one of the easiest aircraft to trim for level flight that I've ever come across in FS. Her sound pack is okay-ish, but for real radial gurgles I've aliased her to the MAAM R4D / C-47. A great addition to anyone's FS9 collection, I think, though the Aerosoft Catalina might prove better for FSX-ers.

Post by **DaveB** » 30 Mar 2007, 17:44

Lovely shots Paul

Just a few tweaks to the model could have made it look MUCH better but there you go.. Alphasim do not have the beta team we have here

Tks for posting

ATB

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Post by **Garry Russell** » 30 Mar 2007, 17:55

The wires are a bit powerful.

Garry

Post by **DaveB** » 30 Mar 2007, 18:07

Ex-actly

ATB

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Post by **Garry Russell** » 30 Mar 2007, 18:24

I knew you would bait to that Dave

A pet hate with you.....as indeed it is with me :curse:

Garry

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 30 Mar 2007, 21:27

Yes, the wires are a bit much aren't they. What other ways would you say the model could be improved, Dave ? Gary ?

Post by **Garry Russell** » 30 Mar 2007, 21:34

Not really knowing the type in great detail I can only say really the aerials look heavy and generally the texture looks a little lifeless, but that is hard to tell of a few screenshots

Garry

Post by **DaveB** » 30 Mar 2007, 22:15

Off the top of my head Paul.. I'd say the frame on the bubbles is a bit heavy. Been a while since I've looked close at the model but that springs to mind

ATB

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jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 30 Mar 2007, 22:31

Nice pics

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 31 Mar 2007, 12:39

DaveB wrote:Off the top of my head Paul.. I'd say the frame on the bubbles is a bit heavy. Been a while since I've looked close at the model but that springs to mind

ATB

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Yes, having looked at a number of photos on the web just now, I'm inclined to agree with you there Dave. That said, I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it, so its not too obvious a clanger...well, not to my Spec-Saver'd eyes anyway.

I posted these on another forum for a mate from the Netherlands who is a great fan of the PBY, so I thought I would add them here too. The first one is the VC which is okay-ish

These two are the Dutch Catalina with the 'civilian' nose, flying over Balikpapan in what was once the Netherlands East Indies.