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by **PaulM** » Mon May 13, 2013 10:27 am

Have been rather busy with building.
Have finished several parts.
Now constructing the connections for stabelizing the wing floats.
The hull is partly covered with glass. Still 2 pieces glass to go on the rear bottom of the hull.
Than painting, glue windows and interior.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1077824615 ... 6CC5uS4XA#

BTW I am flying this route in fs2004 flying the Short S23 Empire
http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/co...us/iaw38u-2.jpg

Kind regards Paul

by **deeknow** » Mon May 13, 2013 10:57 am

Amazing stuff Paul, very impressed !!!

Will this be a flyable RC model?

by **Ian Warren** » Mon May 13, 2013 11:45 am

Its looking great , I finished watch a documentary that a NZFF member sent me and covers the history or least the life style of the passengers

by **lowglow** » Mon May 13, 2013 7:23 pm

Very nice work. I would love to build something like this someday

by **PaulM** » Tue May 14, 2013 3:58 am

deeknow wrote:
QUOTE (deeknow @ May 13 2013,11:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Amazing stuff Paul, very impressed !!!
Will this be a flyable RC model?

Yes this one should fly; just do not know when as still a lot of work to be done.
Daily updates in my Picasa.

Here's a link to the building thread of my friend Bart who finished building his Short S23 Empire:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1719075

Thanks for the positive comments folks !

by **PaulM** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:55 am

Hello folks,

Here an update of my building activities to the Short S23 Empire.
Was too busy with other things last summer so the project was delayed for a few months.

You can see the progress here: https://plus.google.com/photos/10778246 ... p6CC5uS4XA

During the last few days I assembled the engine supports (Still to be attached to the wing), and
tested the landing-light and nav. lights in the wing-tips.

Regards Paul

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:03 pm

Hi ya Paul, pleased your back with the updates, funny enough one of my drawing is based on the Shorts 'C' Class flying boat ... maybe you were the inspiration, looking forward to see this one fly

by **PaulM** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:26 pm

Hi Ian,

Just paid a visit to your website. Amazing drawings. You really are a talented guy !!
May be you will get more and more inspiration when I can show my 'Cooeee' in a video having her maiden...........

Regards Paul

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:39 pm

Cheers Paul, really looking forward to the first flight, course person helping me set a base is Chris, have a link to his website -
www.bmac.org.nz , on my site and specific, love his waterborne aircraft and is into history himself regard to the Schneider Trophy racers of the 20s and 30s .

by **PaulM** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:05 pm

Hi folks,

Have an Empire update; look at the pictures.......:

https://plus.google.com/photos/10778246 ... p6CC5uS4XA

Regards Paul

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:23 pm

That is looking SUPREME !

.. Nice thing is its Electric .. dose not have the buzz .. looking forward to see this, again saying the debut flight on UTube

by **PaulM** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:28 am

When ''things'' are going wrong with our sea planes we retrieve them by use of a special resque device:

http://www.rcmovie.de/video/f305fccf4e814d...st-PBY-Catalina

Regards Paul

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:31 am

A real McCoy salvage tug, that's the idea

, Ive rescued many a model ship with my home fleet but also saying that I also sunk four boats with the Battleship

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:39 pm

A link I found here Paul, you would love it http://www.airwaveyachts.com.au/Aircraft/Index.html

by **lowglow** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:03 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 22 2014,2:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
A link I found here Paul, you would love it http://www.airwaveyachts.com.au/Aircraft/Index.html

Wow nice site Ian I love the Avro Baby. I have plans for an Avro 539 Falcon basically the same aircraft but on floats, was built to contest the Schneider Trophy but unfortunately didn't make it into the race. I'm going to build this model someday

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:07 pm

lowglow wrote:
QUOTE (lowglow @ Apr 22 2014,9:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow nice site Ian I love the Avro Baby. I have plans for an Avro 539 Falcon basically the same aircraft but on floats, was built to contest the Schneider Trophy but unfortunately didn't make it into the race. I'm going to build this model someday

I forgot your love and mention your name, something Paul would be most interested , as a follow up ... pretty ... link dang impressive

by **PaulM** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:20 am

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 22 2014,3:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
A link I found here Paul, you would love it http://www.airwaveyachts.com.au/Aircraft/Index.html

Hi Ian, Yes indeed I love that site. Been looking around for over 1 hour allready and will return to-night for a further look. Very nice Empire models also !!!

Am still busy. Building is finished and still working on smooth surfaces before final paint.
Hope to be able to start with finish paint next week. Empire should be ready before May 17th, as than I promised the aircraft to be displayed
together with my other flying boats at an exhibition in a town nearby.

Regards Paul

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:25 am

PaulM wrote:
QUOTE (PaulM @ Apr 23 2014,6:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Empire should be ready before May 17th, as than I promised the aircraft to be displayed
together with my other flying boats at an exhibition in a town nearby.

I'm sure we all here will looking forward to plenty of photo's, wish I was there at the exhibition.

by **lowglow** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:39 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 23 2014,9:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm sure we all here will looking forward to plenty of photo's, wish I was there at the exhibition.

I second that

by **PaulM** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:41 am

Hi folks !!

Latest update

https://plus.google.com/photos/10778246 ... p6CC5uS4XA

Regards Paul

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