Martin SP-5B Marlin - completed
1June 2, 2017
2June 2, 2017The first step: separating the ailerons.
3June 3, 2017Color chips from official Monogram US Navy and MC Aircraft Color Guide, Part 3
4June 4, 2017Marked with sharp scalpel the postion of the cut outs (for glueing of hinges).
5June 4, 2017In 2 of 4 cases I had glue the hinge a second time in the correct position (try, error and correct). Now the fit is ok.
6June 4, 2017
7June 4, 2017Kit part compared with the original stabilizer fro picture 6. Trimm tab position is wrong.
8June 4, 2017Horizontal tail completed.
9June 4, 2017The kit part contains right the trimtab actuator on the lower side. The original picture shows clearly NO actuator (picture 6). Because of that I replaced them on upper side.
10June 5, 2017
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12June 6, 2017
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20June 8, 2017
21June 8, 2017
22June 10, 2017Unfortunately the blades are too thin. One prop completed (total: 54 parts). For comparison original kit part.
23June 10, 2017On the right: modified prophub from C-119. 21 parts "later".
24June 11, 2017
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29June 12, 2017
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33June 14, 2017
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35June 14, 2017
36June 17, 2017Dry fit of the left float: OK.
37June 17, 2017Left float ready for sea blue.
38June 18, 2017Ready for black (cufs and deicing boots). The entire blades are in fact dark grey.
39June 20, 2017Beaching gear completed.
40June 20, 2017
41June 20, 2017
42June 20, 2017Props minus (Hamstan?) - logos completed.
43June 21, 2017Completed engine with only three cylinders to test if the 3350 fits into the nacelle.
44June 21, 2017Inner section completed minus taxi light.
45June 21, 2017Oval housings for the door-hinges made from CE's position lights.
46June 21, 2017Panel lines and recessed rivets added. Any raised rivets restored.
47June 21, 2017Maintenance panels on the floats has black outline (masked with Tamiya-tape stripes) Ready for sea blue.
48June 24, 2017R-3350 has an unique ignition wire layout.
49June 24, 201715 kit-parts + any additional parts = 3350 ready for paint.
50June 24, 2017
51June 24, 2017
52June 26, 2017
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54June 26, 2017
55June 26, 2017
56June 28, 2017
57June 28, 2017
58June 28, 2017
59July 1, 2017Cowling completed. Reinforcement panels for pushrods reworked: made of 0,13 mm plastic.
60July 1, 2017HVAR's pylons and his base reworked (left wing).
61July 1, 2017
62July 1, 2017
63July 3, 2017Kit offers not correct layout of the intakes (the divider vanes should sit deeper, side walls and rear wall are missing. Left side: corrected.
64July 7, 2017
65July 7, 2017
66July 7, 2017
67July 7, 2017
68July 9, 2017
69July 9, 2017The tips of the hinges has bulges (housing for the pivot points).
70July 9, 2017Round rod 2 mm, slightly flattened for egg-shaped discs. Despite his strength it is possible to bend the tip of the scalpel.
71July 9, 2017
72July 11, 2017Kit lacks the retractable round taxi lights on lower side of both wings.
73July 11, 2017Good visible are the navigation lights on the tips. Only the forward half of each light is transparent (red and green). You want to know why I painted this as well? It is very difficult to mask the front half of such a tiny drop. So scratching off paint i
74July 11, 2017
75July 11, 2017
76July 11, 2017Colors of the RP 16
77July 15, 2017Engine gray and FO in place. Ready for next step.
78July 15, 2017Masked for deicng boots (very dark grey).
79July 15, 2017Outer section ready for decals. The engine grey colored squere is the place for RP16 letters (as counterpart for "NAVY" on the other lower .side
80July 15, 2017After intensive reserch I decided to paint the interior of the inlets light grey.
81July 16, 2017Masking for walkway stripes.
82July 16, 2017To avoid too large contrast I used not white but light grey. Weathering coming soon.
83July 17, 2017
84July 17, 2017
85July 17, 2017
86July 18, 2017
87July 18, 2017
88July 30, 2017Detailing and correcting if fuselage completed. 3 windows in area with curved cross section of fuselage glued, sanded smooth and polished yet. All other will be glued after painting. Ready for white and engine grey.
89July 30, 2017
90August 1, 2017Right side: windows in place. Hold for gluing with CA in the correct position with a stripe of Tamiya tape. After drying of CA remaining gaps filled with Future (from inside and outside).
91August 1, 2017Despite of too small diameter / size (especially the large rectangular one) of the windows no gaps remains (Future).
92August 1, 2017Surface is already cleaned of dust particles in the paint. Filtering & strikes with grey coming soon.
93August 4, 2017Fuel control panel (rectangular with 7 bezels). Bases of control columns are made of ureol.
94August 4, 2017The only surviving Marlin in the aviation museum in Pensacola.
95August 4, 2017
96August 4, 2017The most important task is to determine of size and location of the cockpit parts.
97August 4, 2017
98August 4, 2017
99August 4, 2017
100August 5, 2017
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116August 24, 2017
117August 26, 2017
118August 26, 2017
119August 26, 2017
120August 26, 2017Left and right side waist observer seats.
121August 26, 2017
122August 26, 2017New reserch results: all cushions were orange. Pilots and copilots seats has shoulder harness (courtesy Mr. Bigley)
123August 27, 2017
124August 27, 2017
125September 6, 2017
126September 6, 2017
127September 6, 2017
128September 6, 2017
129September 10, 2017
130September 10, 2017Anchor point and fuel dump pipe. The hydro flaps are well visible too.
131September 10, 2017Stowage points for the anchor rope.
132September 10, 2017Reinforcement panels/sheets and "moveable" anchor attachment point.
133September 13, 2017
134September 13, 2017Sheet cover made of adhesive aluminum foil.
135September 13, 2017A lot of plastic and CA for filling the step.
136September 14, 2017Clear parts in place. The lower one has 4 small windows on the lower side. The small plastic part is the housing for the formation lights.
137September 15, 2017
138September 16, 2017
139September 16, 2017
140September 16, 2017Modern US letters as pattern for drawing the symbols
141September 16, 2017Close up as pattern for determining size.
142September 16, 2017Pattern for cutting masks.
143September 17, 2017Ready for engine grey. The masks for 7931 are made of clear matte foil and nearly invisible.
144September 17, 2017MAD detector rings (0,13 mm plastic) and reworked attachment points on the boom.
145September 17, 2017
146September 18, 2017Deicing "boot" in place.
147September 18, 2017
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151September 18, 2017
152September 19, 2017
153September 19, 2017
154September 22, 2017
155September 23, 2017Operation "Antifoging" successful completed. 🙂🙂🙂🙂
156September 23, 2017Ready for light grey & white.
157September 24, 2017Masks removed intermediate after auirbrushing. Cleening coming soon after drying white.
158September 24, 2017The auxiliary hole is no more visible.
159September 24, 2017
160September 26, 2017Last lap orange finished. Unfortunately I noticed first AFTER (Murphys law) airbrushing white the "step" between the separate nose - piece and fuselage... One more round of sanding and airbrushing white.
161September 27, 2017
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163September 27, 2017
164October 2, 2017
165October 2, 2017
166October 6, 2017Anchor rope and prop warning stripe and place.
167October 6, 2017Weathering via mid-grey strokes and filters completed.
168October 6, 2017Unfortunately the flaps are too short and too thin...Kit offer a wrong location of flap-hinges.
169October 6, 2017
170October 8, 2017
171October 10, 2017
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183October 16, 2017
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186October 16, 2017Ring antennas are part of the MAD and were scratched from 0,13 mm plastic via self made circle cutter.
187October 16, 2017
188October 16, 2017
189October 16, 2017Mirror made from bare metal foil.
190October 16, 2017
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192October 16, 2017
193October 16, 2017Wright R-3350 Duplex Cyclone turbo compound (3750 PS).
194October 17, 2017
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198October 17, 2017
199October 17, 2017Floatable beaching gear.
200October 17, 2017
201October 17, 2017At least added pitot probe on the right side.
202October 17, 2017At least added pitot probe on the left side.
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6 June 2026, 17:36 -
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Our world ist really very small. During my research I discovered the website of Mr. Tom Bigley. He flew the Martin Marlin especially one of the RP 's of the VP-31 too. He was so kind to share with me a lot of very interesting information about the Martin Marlin.
The specific Marlin I am modeling belonged to VP-31 which was a training squadron based at NAS North Island, near San Diego, CA. It was designated as a "Replacement Air Group", referred to as "the RAG", and there was a sister squadron (VP-30) based on the east coast. ALL pilots and aircrew went through "final polish" training in the RAG, enroute to their operational Patrol Squadron. The students were a mix of brand new pilots and aircrew coming directly from the training com, second and third tour pilots and aircrew coming from other assignments and even officers headed to a squadron as the new XO/CO. (Information courtesy of Mr. Tom Bigley)
