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There are pros and cons to building a PBY-5 Catalina. First and foremost if you have not built a large scale model before then you are in for a surprise. Its going to be a tough build. I bought this one figuring that the original builder just got fed up and after looking at it I realized that they may been out of their league on this one as there is a lot of shoddy workmanship and more than likely I'll be ordering spare parts for this to make it look awesome at some point. On a Positive it is a both a delight and a challenge to build one of these monsters as I bought two others so I could have it in both land and sea configurations and by looking at the complexity of the partially built I can understand why some people just give up. Its a lot of work. In the plans it is suggested that the builder look up and/or purchase books on PBY's and I would have to agree. Do the research first and then put it together in stages and the end result will be something you can be proud of.Read full review
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Have not started this one as of yet, but I perceive a great deal of fun in this model and it won't be a two or three day quickie. I like that !
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Looks good in the box. Good WWII subject.
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one of the best balsa model kits on the market
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Good kit good instructions
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