Looking for sea plan or amphibian ideas.

[RC Sea Foam Guy]

I built the FT Sea Duck and I am now hooked on sea planes.

I am interested in building existing sea planes and also "aquafying" other designs.

I aquafied a FT Kraken into a Sea Kraken, and aquafied a FT Spear into a Sea Spear.
This FT Foam is great stuff!

 

[Ross]

How about the FT Sea Otter? It's a very cool plane in my opinion.

 

[m00ndancer]

What about localfiends Catalina?

 

[Crazy Goats]

The Polaris is a great seaplane. Its been around for ever too so its a well tested design.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=922465

 

[RC Sea Foam Guy]

I have built the Otter also, but the Sea Hunter is my favorite.

 

[RC Sea Foam Guy]

I just maidened a Polaris yesterday. Made from depron. Flies very smooth

Also the Manta and the Sea Kraken pics

 

[Repairman]

That Sea Spear and Sea Kraken are way too cool!:applause:

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

Have you considered a Slow-Boat? It's a 3d capable foamy seaplane that looks pretty decent to boot. You'll have to do a conversion from depron to DTF, but that shouldn't be too hard.

 

[RC Sea Foam Guy]

The Slo boat is great flyer on and off the water.
I live near Scott Swanson the designer, and after seeing his, I started to get the water plane bug.
I have made two Slo Boats out of Depron to date. After doing the figure 8 on the water with the wing tip one to many times , I made the second with a two sheet thick KF type wing so the wing would hold up better.
Worked great until the big splash after the inverted tail touch!

My current project is in FT Water Resist FB and modeled after the Slo Boat. I am steeling design elements from the FT Otter and the FT Sea Duck.

 

[RC Sea Foam Guy]

That Sea Spear and Sea Kraken are way too cool!:applause:

Thanks Repairman, I really like how the Sea Kraken turned out. I has a bit of a Steampunk or Dieselpunk look to it I think.