Lohner Type M (various scales)

The Lohner Type M was an Austro-Hungarian flying boat similar to the Lohner Type L. The first five were delivered by May 1914 and a subsequent order of six improved M2 (Mn) flying boats were delivered by October. Two somewhat larger Mk models were tested in early 1915 for the reconnaissance role. The last two Type Ms, the "MkN", were designed as mine-spotting aircraft, a role for which a larger aircraft was better suited, so they were relegated to training.

Type Ms were quite busy in the Adriatic in 1914 and early 1915. By spring the larger Lohner L started to take the brunt of the work and the Type Ms were moved to second-line missions, but they continued service until the last, M31, was retired in early 1917.  They were built by the Royal Naval Dockyards at Pola.

This product comes in both 1:144 and 1:285/6mm/1:288 scales.  The 1:285 product includes two flying boats, each with a propeller disk.  You can carefully snap off the propeller disk if you prefer.

DESIGNER NOTE:  Models at scales smaller than 1:144 may no longer be available.  Shapeways discontinued the material for which they were designed, and the newer materials require that each and every model be adjusted to thicken surfaces like wings.  If you are interested in a particular model in a small scale, please let me know and I will prioritize it higher in the queue.

For more information and gaming details, see https://linen.miraheze.org/wiki/Lohner_M.