I haven't called for any challenges for a couple of months - now I want to see your beautiful work of art again. So let us make a challenge on Seaplanes. Most of the seaplanes are back from the WW1- WW2 era, but some modern ones are operating in 2024. Most of them are prop, but there are also a handful of Jet seaplanes. I prefer a replica, but fictional ones are okay if they match the look of the era you mentioned.

RULES

• It must be a successor. (Well, if you want to join a boxing match, you must enter the arena, dah! Please don't send me a link to look up your plane)
• It can be a replica of any era, but fictional designs are allowed.
• Maximum entries per person are 3.
• XML editing is allowed. But no mods, please.
• A detailed description will bring up some points, too; I love history.
• Part Limit: 25 to 350.
• It must be original. Do not enter someone else's plane!
• Again, it must be the successor of this post.
• Large seaplanes may not have landing gears; that is fine.
• Make sure they can land or take off from the water.

WELCOME to NEWCOMERS

even if you have zero points. You might not be a winner, but you can learn form other. This challenge is also about the community and I want to help out the newbies

IF YOU ARE NEW...

Download this post, there I have built the float for you. You can explore it, and modify it. For those new to seaplanes, you can add buoyancy in your fuselage parts so that the plane can float on the water. Also, visit my seaplane posts from the list below to check them out.

RATING SYSTEM

• The overall rating will be judged from the mean of the points below.
• Overall Looks and details - 20 pts.
• Flight Performance - 10 pts.
• Landing - 5 points
• Take off - 5 points
• Special features that I like - 10 pts
• Popular Votes points = (Popular vote/10), this is if you get 93 votes, you got 9.3 points

Convair F2Y Sea Dart - US NAVY seaplane fighter

AWARDS

• 1st place will receive 10 upvotes + 3 spotlights
• 2nd place will receive 8 upvotes + 2 spotlights
• 3rd place will receive 6 upvotes + 1 spotlights
• Every decent entry will receive an upvote from me and a Spotlight if it is a notable build for my followers. I could SPOTLIGHT most of you, except if you are from those 8 people above me.

DEADLINE: February 29th, 2024

upload your plane on that date, I will be starting judging on February 30th. and will post the results and prizes after a week or so.

You are still welcome to post after the deadline - I will give you an upvote and (maybe a SpotLight) But, of course, you can't win a prize after the deadline.

For your inspiration:

Check out seaplanes on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaplane

List of flying boats and floatplanes

Dornier Do-X

Kawanishi_H8K "Emily"

China's Xi'an Y-20 (AVIC AG600 ) 2016 China Air Show

Shin Meiwa US-1A

List of the Seaplane / Float planes that I had build:

- A6M2-N-Seaplane

• Caproni-Ca-244-Albertro

• Beechcraft-18-Float-plane

• Martin-P722

• Escape-E100

• Martin-P723-Parasite-fighter

Enjoy Robin-M2 made for this challenge!