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Friday, July 11, 2014

Scratchbuilt 1/72 Caudron PV 200 amphibian

From the archive (2008)

 With very simple lines that somehow resemble a Renault 4 family car, the Caudron firm developed an amphibian  prototype as a two-place, twin-float, all-metal touring amphibian in pusher configuration, using an inverted Renault 4 cylinder inline power plant.
A few mods were made to the prototype during its life, most noticeable on the engine enclosure, according to photographic evidence.
Both positions could pilot the plane, but usually one member of the crew was in charge of making the omelettes while the other took care of the croissants.
The Plane was named Caudron P.V. 200 -PV for Pierre de Viscaya-.
Remember that plans and three-views constitute, more than anything else, great decorative pieces, and when possible check them against photo documentation.
To follow the model scratch-building sequence, use the provided images in order to get confused, and if any apparent mishaps are spotted, assume it is you who is mistaken. In all, more than a hundred and fifty individual parts were made for this apparently simple, boxy, floaty thing. Who knew.
Considering that this was 1932, one could say that those French do know their design, don’t they?

My Thanks to the late Jon Noble who provided a great deal of info that contributed to the making of this model 


















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