Tench745
Master member
No problem. Just share some pictures and video when you're done!
Mighty "Mini" PBY-5A Catalina - WWII Flying Boat
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Battery800
Elite member
I have done this part
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Battery800
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my glue gun just broke. Need to get a new one
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Battery800
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Tench745
Master member
Looks to me like the bottom isn't exactly supposed to line up to anything. The flat top piece of fuselage angles upward starting where the vertical sides end. The vertical stabilizer sets the appropriate angles. These pictures from page 3 of this thread show the assembly pretty well. Again, I haven't tried assembling this part myself, so you'll probably have to do a little trial and error of your own.
Forgot to take a picture, but there are two side/reinforcement pieces that get glued onto the vertical stabilizer. After you glue those on, the whole thing fits into the slots on the fuse where it can be glued into place.
I also glued the wing tower into place. Unfortunately I made the measurements while feverish and have discovered it needs to move back some. I'll be cutting it off and making another tower.
I'm hoping to make and install another tower tomorrow then I can start working on posterboard for the top deck.
Battery800
Elite member
Ope yeah looks like the tail top is actually angle up 
"Corpse"
Legendary member
The worst that can happen is you cut your hand off with a razor blade out of mere carelessness and have to pay for a trip to the ER. Thus eliminating the chance of spending money on airplanes.
OliverW
Legendary member
wat.The worst that can happen is you cut your hand off with a razor blade out of mere carelessness and have to pay for a trip to the ER. Thus eliminating the chance of spending money on airplanes.
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
Legendary member
Sometimes I'll build planes I know I can't fly and save them for when I'm ready. But hey, this is FliteTest, crashing is part of the game. Go for it.
One thing you could do that I've done a few times is modify the plane a bit to make it more beginner friendly. Add some extra dihedral and get rid of the ailerons to make just about anything with mild handling into a 3ch trainer.
"Corpse"
Legendary member
He asked what could go wrong, so I told him.
Battery800
Elite member
Don’t worry, it’s my first scratch build too and my workspace hasn’t gone up in flames yet!
Mckee
Active member
Ha! I don't want to build it crappy though. The dynam pby is probably cheaper and I'd be flying sooner (not faster)... but this would be EPIC. I've build boats and houses, how hard can it be?
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
Legendary member
Yes that is our job yes
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
Legendary member
If you've never built something like this before I'd recommend watching some of the Master Series Build videos just to get an idea of some of the techniques used in a build like this.
Mckee
Active member
Yep. YouTube research is happening.
Battery800
Elite member
I’ve watched pretty much every flite test build video out of sheer boredom
