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

[NARSES2]

Could almost be a Savoia Marchetti design. A successor to tthe SM81/82 perhaps.

Looking good 

[drmrhonda580]

Awsome ! imagine one of these on floats - got me thinkin'

[Spey_Phantom]

Update:

after days of frustration and equipment failures, i finally got some more work done.
using my new airbrush setup, i managed to spray on the white (took longer as the Fengda brushes dont spray as much as the Revell brush and its a bit harder to clean).

all in all, i can say i have good results with this setup, this build kinda served as a test too 

first picture: in primer (with the old revell brush, before it broke down on me)
second picture: the white paint on the top, done with the new airbrush setup.

[Tophe]

Impressive!

[Spey_Phantom]

Update:

im nearing the fnish line as i just completed the last airbrush session on the DC-3.
the new Fengda Airbrush works alright, but has a tendency to clogg up when painting larger surfaces. the paint needs to be more deluded then the Revell airbrush set. but ive been playing arround with presure settings and foud that about 25psi works best.

all in all, there was some complaining, but the results are alright.

[NARSES2]

That is going to be a great tribute to Brian, Nils, well done 

[Tophe]

the results are alright.

all right, yes, or even better!

[Old Wombat]

Now we're going places!

[Madhatter]

I know I'm late to the party as always, but I'm saddened to just learn of Brian's premature exit
He was always very supportive of everyone and will be sorely missed
This is a great tribute to him Nils. Looking forward to seeing the end result 

[zenrat]

I'm sniggering over your typo and the thought of deluded paint...

Can't wait to see this finished.

[NARSES2]

I'm sniggering over your typo and the thought of deluded paint...

If Nils was referring to the tub of Tamiya IJA Green I've recently been struggling with then I don't think it's a typo 

[Spey_Phantom]

Finished 

Back History

In 1938, TWA was looking at improving the flight safety over long ranges, especially transatlantic crossings. the most succesfull plane to do that was the twin engine Douglas DC-3, but TWA's founder, Howard Hughes, wanted a third engine on the aircraft for added safety factor. taking the exaple of the Ford Trimotor, engineers from Douglas and TWA started converting one of the TWA DC-3's to accomodate a third engine on the nose. in 1939, flight tests were conducted and proved to be satisfactory, however, fuel consumption was increased a third, reducing the aircrafts range by 33%. the project was eventually abandon and the trimotor DC-3 was put up for sale.

in early 1940, the aircraft was sold to Alaskan Airlines, and was outfitted with a fixed and enclosed landinggear, this added to the weight of the aircraft, but the 3rd engine made up for the extra power needed.

it only served until 1941, when it was inducted by the USAAF, where it served as a Ju-52 lookalike and served as a simulation aircraft and was featured in many propaganda films (in german colors) until 1944. during its service, it recieved various nicknames like "Three-see-three", 3C3 and "Trikota" among others.

after the war, it was stored away, awaiting to be scrapped, until Pratt & Whitney bought the aircraft for testing purposes.
it served the company well until 1970, when it was sold once again to Canadian based Buffalo Airways, who then sold it to Marlin Air Services in 1996. Marlin continued to fly the aircraft until 2009, when it was finally retired. its currently stored at a museum depot in Reno, Nevada, awaiting restoration for static display.

[Tophe]

Wonderful!

[NARSES2]

Brilliant Nils 

I love the registration and the "personal" artwork 

[PR19_Kit]

LOVE it!  

You've made a superb job of that Nils, and as Chris says the reggie and the artwork make it a super tribute to Brian. 

I like the 'Trikota' name too.