Academy Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina "Black Cat"

Its a great model but, I thought I was getting a 1:48 scale but it's still a great model.

Muy buena maqueta, muchos detalles

I've been an amateur scale modeler for 60 years, and overall am pleased with this kit. It is impressive in regard to it's exterior detail and the quality of parts being very well molded. The only negatives are with the instruction details and with "molded in" part location points. The instructions are not clear as to the exact position to which certain parts are to be aligned to. The drawing details are rather small and crowded with many adjoining parts not clearly shown as to exact location points. This is most evident with interior bulkheads, wing tip floats, and wheel gear. It takes a great deal of "dry fitting" to figure out where the part should be attached at the raised locators. More detailed drawing of those areas would be most helpful. Another issue is a lack of precise "order of assembly" details. Unless a great deal of planning and dry fitting is employed, one must be very careful to not glue items together before assuring each separate component is assembled in the correct order.

This airplane and its many variations was likely the most helpful aircraft of the war. With a range of 2504 miles and a speed of 195 mph it would remain in the air more than a day. Wa t to go for a ride? Maybe not...but my oh my, could this aircraft search abd rescue...indeed it could bomb also...subs beware. A wonderful aircraft well worth the memories and the honor to be reminded of it.

The boy who received this gift really was excited to get have it.

Be sure you have excellent eye sight. The parts are REALLY SMALL and the instructions are worse. Other than that, if you have the patience and a magnifing glass it is a nice product.

Very nice kit - as always with Tamiya. Parts are all black plastic - fit well together with minimal flash trimming required. Looks nice after assembly with a clearcoat spray finish.

I’m retired and I thought putting a model together would be fun and give me something to do. The directions are terrible and confusing. I’m about halfway done now and realized there are missing pieces. How am I supposed to return this? They sure don’t make models like they used to. What a disappointment.

Il prodotto è arrivato nei tempi previsti, buone le plastiche nel taglio e nell'assemblaggio, prende bene il colore, gli adesivi tendono un poco a girarsi( forse bisogna aspettare qualche secondo in più). Servirebbe un supporto posteriore per montarlo con le ruote aperte (tende ad alzare il muso)). Risolto con parte della cornice dei pezzi. Buono nel complesso

Items arrived just as described and delivered on time, packaged well. Fantastic present for Grandson

Een zeldzame kit

Brilliant model: everything fits, rivets and body lines are beautifully imbedded. Great quality and value for money. Watch out for: 1) some details need to be attached after decal installation. 2) weight has to be added to the nose.

Der Bausatz ist sehr passgenau und auch für Einsteiger geeignet.