1/72 Douglas DC-3 Trimotor (in memory of Brian Da Basher)

[Draken35]

Excellent idea, Nils!

[Spey_Phantom]

Update:

i kicked the project into high gear, as the interiour is not visible from the outside, i decided not to paint or work on the passenger compartment, but will use the seats and parts in another project.
cockpit is quite basic, but should suffice for me. the wings are also assembled and when the paint was dryed, i put the fuselage halves together.

now i can start on the conversion work. starting with the 3rd engine fitting.

[chrisonord]

This is going to be  marvellous  Nils 
Chris

[Spey_Phantom]

another bench session, more progress.

on the last session, the tailwheel broke off, so today, i replaced it with a larger single-piece tailwheel from the sparesbox.
all i needed to do was to drill a hole where the gear was fitted, the new rear wheel fits perfectly.

also, the spats have been added to the wings. once the glue is dry, the gaps on the sides will be filled up with putty, then it just needs some PSR before the whole thing can be fitted to the fuselage.

[PR19_Kit]

Oooooooh, some SERIOUS spats there! Most impressive. 

Where did they come from?

[Spey_Phantom]

Oooooooh, some SERIOUS spats there! Most impressive. 

Where did they come from?

i got the spats from a revell 1/32 Junkers Ju87 Stuka, they seem to fit inside the wheel wells of the DC-3 almost perfectly.

[Tophe]

i got the spats from a revell 1/32 Junkers Ju87 Stuka, they seem to fit inside the wheel wells of the DC-3 almost perfectly.

Incredible! what-if spirit at its very best!

[PR19_Kit]

Fantastic kitswappery, I'd have NEVER thought of that. 

[Spey_Phantom]

here's a quick dry fit test i did this morning 

[PR19_Kit]

I'm sure Brian's approving that already. 

[zenrat]

It certainly put a smile on my face.

I can't help thinking it should have a spat on the tail wheel...

[ericr]

 

[Spey_Phantom]

Update:

im back at work on the DC-3. overall construction is now finished, to fix the nose covering problem, i rolled up a piece of 0.3mm thick styrene sheet. later, i sanded down the rough edges, just need to make a few cuts bafore painting.

after the wings were fitted, being an old Esci Kit, it has huge gaps in the wingroots, but this was where the newly tested UV Glue came in handy.

i just finished taping off the windows, engines and main wheels, ready for primer in the next session later today or tomorrow.

[Tophe]

  Congratulations, this was not an easy task.

[Spey_Phantom]

Update,

this morning, the model has recieved its first coat of paint, however, im stuck again 
during the cleaning of the airbrush, i noticed the nozzle was spraying crooked due to damage to the nozzle.
i tried looking for a replacement, but it appears spares for revell basic airbrush set are hard to come by. at the current rate i  would not have one until august/september at best (revell 38373). and im not gonna buy a whole new airbrush just for the nozzle.

in gonna try to make a fix, but for now, it doenst look good 

EDIT: i just ordered a new pair of Airbrushes with 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5mm nozzles at the same cost as the replacement parts.
should arrive next week.