Kelly Wellington
Hey, thanks, Phil. I've been oblivious. I was thinking 'Mariner' and not taking into consideration the evolution from the PBM-1, through the PBM-3, which were the wartime versions of the Mariner. I'll be following the kit directions for the 1945 version, in wheels down. They provide both sets of props.

Kelly Wellington
Dry assembly of components...fuselage, tailplane, wing assembly, engines, props, turrets. I'm in the midst of putting the wheels on, in down position. Next up, radome and tailcap. It is going together fairly well. Only a mite of fiddly with the leading edges and with the front turret insertion. I upped my supply of late war Navy colors today.