I just ordered the 1/48 Arado 196, and want to display it on a catapult. I've found a 1/32, and 1/72 scale, but no 1/48. The crux of my question: does anyone know of a 1/48 kit, or almost as good, a source for plans? as a last resort, photos of a KM catapult.
Many thanks in advance,
happy modelling,
Fathom

what you could check is the PE set from WEM for 1/350 Bismarck/Tirpitz. THey have pictures of the PE fret on their website. The lenght of the catapult is the width of the ship

hth

Matthijs

i've also been after plans of catapults, ones used by walrus and hurricanes but havn't turned up anything yet.

i'll let you know if i come across your type.

paul

Thanks to you both. The pe fret is a good idea, and I will. Keep an
eye ut for other catapults. Now to find reference photos
Thanks again all....

there are diffent types of catapults, the long ones and the short ones (wow, that sound really like I am an expert )

some nice ref pics:

http://www.bismarck-class.dk/technicallayout/aircraft/aircraft_scale_plans.html

this is the short one, but the long one on Bismarck/Tirpitz looks like this:

http://www.bismarck-class.dk/technicallayout/aircraft/aircraft_information.html