A Skyservant for New Zealand Post!

[KiwiZac]

One of my favourite models as a kid was Matchbox's 1/72 Dornier Do-28D Skyservant, I think because it reminded me of the GAF Nomad, and I've liked the look of the type ever since.

A few years back I thought it'd be amusing to build one in CourierPost delivery van colours inspired by DHL's aircraft fleet...
auckland-new-zealand-may-01-2019-auckland-new-zealand-may-5-2019-view-of-courier-post-nzpost-yellow-and-red-delivery-van-2D6CJ3F by Zac Yates, on Flickr

I acquired the kit recently and, with innumerable thanks to PR19_Kit, the DHL/CourierPost decals for ZK-PKG were produced (I handpainted the NZ Post logo on the fin...which in real life was rebranded several months later!!) and my weird idea was finished this morning!
Matchbox 1/72 Dornier Do.28 Skyservant DHL-CourierPost by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Matchbox 1/72 Dornier Do.28 Skyservant DHL-CourierPost by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Matchbox 1/72 Dornier Do.28 Skyservant DHL-CourierPost by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Matchbox 1/72 Dornier Do.28 Skyservant DHL-CourierPost by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Matchbox 1/72 Dornier Do.28 Skyservant DHL-CourierPost by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Matchbox 1/72 Dornier Do.28 Skyservant DHL-CourierPost by Zac Yates, on Flickr

I like it.

[Knightflyer]

That's a great idea, and well executed. I Like It! 

[NARSES2]

That's come out really well Zac 

Shows what can be done with some of these old kits

[Tophe]

good!

[Steel Penguin]

good job on it Zac    looks very right

[Dizzyfugu]

That's neat, I like that a lot. 

[rickshaw]

Uncle Les downunder modified the Do28 into a Nomad...   

[Wardukw]

I remember that kit Zac ..never thought it would be a Courier Post bird tho 
Bloody lovely build mate 
I really like this 

[KiwiZac]

Thank you very much, folks! I'm very, very pleased with how it turned out. Does everyone like the rego? 

I remember that kit Zac ..never thought it would be a Courier Post bird tho 

Uncle Les downunder modified the Do28 into a Nomad...   

That's been in the back of my mind and if another Skyservant were to find its way into my hands...

[Wardukw]

Speck up on the rego Zac ..even tho i think the Z is ummmm Zac ??   

[NARSES2]

Speck up on the rego Zac ..even tho i think the Z is ummmm Zac ??   

[zenrat]

Very good Zac.


I've got some Aus Post vehicle builds rattling around in my head but none of them are aircraft...
...yet.

I did build a parcel delivery Turbostuka.
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=40361.msg677561#msg677561

[KiwiZac]

Thanks Fred! I'd completely missed that one...or forgotten I'd seen it 

Speck up on the rego Zac ..even tho i think the Z is ummmm Zac ??   

"ZK-" is the prefix for New Zealand civil registrations, and try saying "PKG" as though it was a word 

Now for the third of the kits Kit did decals for... 

[Wardukw]

Sneaky sneaky Zac  .even tho it was right out there 
Would never have thought of New Zealand Package ..brilliantly simple but most effective ..nice one matey 

[comrade harps]

Pretty.