A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pics!
Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:00 pm
Found just poking around on Ebay- I went back and dug out the links to the seller's previous auctions. I've never even heard of this being done, let alone seen one- am I just late to the party, is this actually common knowledge?
Whatever the case, it's awfully cool!
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Flying Gangnam style!
Lynn
Whatever the case, it's awfully cool!
Flying Gangnam style!
Lynn
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:05 pm
That is pretty neat! That would in Korea, right?
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:12 pm
OOH sexy lady!!!
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:30 pm
robkamm wrote:OOH sexy lady!!!
I see what you did there. And I approve.
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:32 pm
Kingfisher float? So cool. So who's going to be the first modeler to build this? 
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:54 pm
Up on pontoons style!
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:13 pm
Rob Mears wrote:Up on pontoons style!
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:30 pm
Rob Mears wrote:Up on pontoons style!
Oh..my..god....
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:37 pm
That looks really cool! 
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:54 pm
I've seen photos of it before...not in color though.
Don't see why it couldn't be done, after all the Japanese had large single-float fighters during the Pacific war.
Don't see why it couldn't be done, after all the Japanese had large single-float fighters during the Pacific war.
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:28 pm
That would in Korea, right?
R. O. K. Navy on the fin.
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:11 pm
Warbird Kid wrote:Kingfisher float? So cool. So who's going to be the first modeler to build this?
'Tis already been done... a long time ago in a hobby shop far, far away...
I don't think I have photos, but will take a looksee.
Fade to Black...
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:20 pm
Fan-dam-tastic, Lynn! I first saw photos of this bird more than 30 years ago. It appeared in Popular Mechanics or Popular Science wa-a-ay back in the day and I have seen at least one modelling article on the subject. The bird was an American SNJ-6 that was pranged and handed over to the Korean techs, who created the vision you see here. These are the first colour shots I have seen.
I assume this ebay auction has long since closed?
Doug
I assume this ebay auction has long since closed?
Doug
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:51 pm
Thank God my computer can find things, I never can. Here's some of the original magazine article I mentioned. Unfortunately, I don't have the title and date in this folder.
Doug
Doug
Re: A T-6 floatplane! No, really, quit laughing- I have pic
Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:13 pm
Interesting that there's two paper panels taped over something on the fuselage in the first image...