PB4Y-2 Privateer WIP

In 1995 I was present in HI during the 50th anniversary celebrations for the end of WWII in the Pacific. One morning during all the hoopla I stepped out of my front door in Mililani, headed off to work at Pearl, and glanced over to my left, toward the Kam Highway that ran through town. I was priviliged to see a tight vic of three B-25s flying very low over the trees, rising and falling with the treetops, enroute from Wheeler Field toward Pearl Harbor. They didn't seem to be too loud, although the noise was quite discernable - it was a muted low-frequency growling noise, along with a rapid "chug-chug-chug-chug" after they had passed.

Our property manager while we were in HI was a WWII-era multi-engine AAF pilot who remained in after WWII and went on to fly in the ATC and then MATS and MAC. His time included stints in twin-engined bombers as well, a tour in B-26s in Korea being included. He still preferred the big transports and loved the DC-4/C-54. I remember he said anything I had heard about the noise level in the B-25 was absolutely accurate, he said it was the noisiest aircraft he ever flew.
 
Took some time yesterday to do a little tribute flight for Hawkins and Powers C-130A Tanker 130 (N130HP) June 17, 2012 marked the 10yr anniversary for the crash of the Herc and crew. This was a little something for them.

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Beautimus! A couple or three years ago, while on a visit to my Dad in Red Lodge, we drove over to Greybull WY to look at the airport. On the ramp just outside the museum, there's a Privateer parked that has an almost totally aluminum enclosed nose (as opposed to a greenhouse). How difficult would it be to make that particular modification to your model? I had to find an image on google because when I was there I was using a new camera and, literally, ALL of the shots I took did not come out.

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TG, I gotta say, not only is your first model something to be desired by the rest of us, you take some dang good screen shots, great angles and composition. Really enjoy them. :applause: :applause: :applause:
 
andersel said:
Beautimus! A couple or three years ago, while on a visit to my Dad in Red Lodge, we drove over to Greybull WY to look at the airport. On the ramp just outside the museum, there's a Privateer parked that has an almost totally aluminum enclosed nose (as opposed to a greenhouse). How difficult would it be to make that particular modification to your model? I had to find an image on google because when I was there I was using a new camera and, literally, ALL of the shots I took did not come out.

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Yes sir that is on my to do list!! I love 126 and 127 for that reason! They just look mean. Story is the nose on those two are canopies off of a B-47. I will do those after we get all the issues squared away. My goal is to do each one of Hawkins and Powers PB4Y-2. They may look the same but each one is different. But 123 is first.

Thank you Duckie I try :salute:
 
Here is a shot of the H&P 123 somewhere in the Rockies. Too many trees to be Greybull or Grand Junction fire bases. Perhaps it's at the Missoula fire base.
 
tankerguy72 said:
Took some time yesterday to do a little tribute flight for Hawkins and Powers C-130A Tanker 130 (N130HP) June 17, 2012 marked the 10yr anniversary for the crash of the Herc and crew. This was a little something for them.

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TG, Which C-130 is that?

Dave
 
That is the Captain Sim C-130.

Here is video of PB4Y-2 Hawkins and Powers Tanker 123 shot at Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base by a friend of mine Steve Whitby

 
Jagdflieger said:
Here is a shot of the H&P 123 somewhere in the Rockies. Too many trees to be Greybull or Grand Junction fire bases. Perhaps it's at the Missoula fire base.
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Great photo! Thats actually Tanker 124 and she now rests in Chino, CA at Yanks Air Museum. I have made several visits there to get interior and exterior shots.
 
Thaks, TG! I remember that visit with great fondness. We even got access through the gates and on to the back lot that day. A swell trip all the way around!

LA
 
Looks great TG. BTW, the panel and gauges are temporary design works, the gauges are borrowed from Jens' beautiful DC-4 for testing until we can get permissions or find a gauge provider. Also looking for someone to do proper graphics for the 2D panel and VC panels.
 
Well in between modelling, mapping, and texturing you have to find time to just go out and fly. It was going good until (in true radial fashion) I lost an engine, but then I remembered I have 3 more :wiggle:

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Interesting Comparison

Here is a shot from Google Earth showing the relative sizes of the PB4Y-2, KC 97, C 119 and a P2V Neptune. Having walked around all of these planes and seen them drop slurry at one time or another, I remembered the PB4Y-2 as being larger than it apparently is.

The shot is of the Hawkins & Powers tarmack at Greybul, Wyoming.
 
Here are some pics of Greybull Circa 2006

While I was driving a semi truck through Greybull WY back in 2006, I came upon the airfield, and that was an experience to remember. The mueseum was closed, but I was allowed to run around and photograph some stuff. Pretty neat! Thanks for doing a tanker privateer, as I have been looking forward to a flight simulator model of this for some time. Your work looks beautiful tankerguy, can't wait to fly it. I have a couple pics of the C-119 boxcars that were there too, one of them being used in the movie 'Always' as tanker 140, if you want them. Heres the pics;
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mazdarodi said:
While I was driving a semi truck through Greybull WY back in 2006, I came upon the airfield, and that was an experience to remember. The mueseum was closed, but I was allowed to run around and photograph some stuff. Pretty neat! Thanks for doing a tanker privateer, as I have been looking forward to a flight simulator model of this for some time. Your work looks beautiful tankerguy, can't wait to fly it. I have a couple pics of the C-119 boxcars that were there too, one of them being used in the movie 'Always' as tanker 140, if you want them. Heres the pics;
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Thanks for the compliments! Yeah that is odd to me also Ive been around the 4Y also and it seems large but then looking at top down pics with other aircraft it seems small.

Thanks for those pics! I appreciate all pictures. Greybull, Wy is on my vacation list for later this year. I have a few planes to check off my checklist. I have flown in/flown Tanker 121, been in and photographed 124, and now I need to go down there and get Tankers 126 and 127.
 
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