What can I do with a Noorduyn Norseman IV/C-64A from Matchbox?

Nino · February 17, 2013, 07:43:07 AM

I have and old kit from Matchbox, a Norseman IV/C-64A. It comes with skis, floats and wheels. I was thinking in make one i russian or german colours in the ostfront or maybe a mediterranean german/italian one with floats.
Can you give me some help?

Thanks. Have a nice build.

Captain Canada · February 17, 2013, 08:24:49 AM

Russian sounds good. They could have used a sturdy plane .

Rheged · February 17, 2013, 10:22:56 AM

Read Gavin Lyall's "The Most Dangerous Game" and then consider doing it as a "trespasser" inserting agents into USSR from Finland in 1960's (or from Russia into Finland in 1943).

martinbayer · February 17, 2013, 11:36:32 AM

How about an updated version with a turboprop engine a la Pilatus Porter?

Martin

pyro-manic · February 17, 2013, 11:57:45 AM

That sounds interesting.

Nino · February 17, 2013, 02:11:17 PM

In russian colours and skis was my first option... but a modern upgrade... with floats... Or may be and Spanish SAR plane...

An A "Cold war Plane" in black overall?

All sounds interesting.

Captain Canada · February 17, 2013, 02:29:46 PM

Spanish SAR would be an interesting idea for this plane. What era ?

Nino · February 17, 2013, 02:42:38 PM

60s or 70s maybe similar to the Grumman HU-16

Captain Canada · February 17, 2013, 07:09:47 PM

Sounds like you have a plan !

Nino · February 18, 2013, 04:03:12 AM

Yes. I have a plan. One green or white with skis and big red stars or one with floats in grey and white/pale blue with yellow stripe and spanish colours.

mmm but a black one in british colours as a lysander... arghhhhhhh

Well I'm now out of combat with five points in my left eye... I couldn't work but i could think...

Mossie · February 18, 2013, 06:38:24 AM

Air America covert ops in Laos/Vietnam?

Captain Canada · February 18, 2013, 07:26:47 AM

The black one sounds like a neat idea, but no 'wow' factor as a model. The Spanish one still has my vote. An Air America bird also sounds pretty neat !

Dizzyfugu · February 18, 2013, 07:33:28 AM

A friend of mine is planning one in German Marineflieger colors, 50ies era - with floats and a splinter scheme in RAL 6014/7012 and probably lots of dayglo orange as an SAR aircraft.

Another option: a Swedish one with Fields & MEadows (Viggen-style) camouflage. Sweden actually used the Norseman for SAR duties, but in an all-orange-yellow livery.

Or: try this (real) one...

Nino · February 18, 2013, 11:33:02 AM

Yes. The Air America option is so fine, with woodland cammo up and black down... so interesting... I found the swedish and israelian schemes. But I would like something diferent for my third whifi model. The other where simple paint job (a MiG-3 and a IL-2 in Spanish Republican colours). Well tomorrow the doctor have to put me in the surgery table for minor surgery and I will have `plenty time to think.

Captain Canada · February 18, 2013, 12:34:47 PM

This is another one of those threads I really appreciate.....I had always planned on doing a bunch of Beavers and Otters as they were so widely used. Now I can add norsemen to the list ! Love that all orange one. Very nice.

Good luck with your surgery, and good luck picking your final scheme !