c-47

Anonymous

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November 2005

c-47

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 1, 2004 8:30 PM

Getting ready to do a diorama of a C-47 being loaded with cargo. Have an old Monogram C-47 and looking to make improvements. anybody know what detail kits are avalible and what decals (am thinking about possible British markings) Am new at using this forum so thanks for the help

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Jeff Herne

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January 2003

Posted by Jeff Herne on Monday, March 1, 2004 9:32 PM

Hi Will,

The only aftermarket stuff I'm aware of are weighted wheels from True Details.

You can use standard markings for it, British bomber Roundels are about the right size. Other than that, there's not much that I'm aware of.

Jeff
Jeff

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shrikes

Member since
November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 1:13 AM

I did a search on www.hannants.co.uk and all i turned up were the weighted wheels mentioned by Jeff, and metal exhaust pipes. Of note were 3 conversions that were available. One turned your ordinary C-47 into an Li-2 (Soviet C-47/Douglas DC-3), another into the AC-47, and the last (and i think the most interesting) into a C-47C float plane conversion! This is the first time I've ever seen one of these!
here's a pic:

Sorry i couldn't be or any more help...

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roadkill_275

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September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 1:15 AM

Shrikes, there was also a glider version. And no the pilot didn't just shut down the engines!!!!

Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain

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shrikes

Member since
November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 1:19 AM

A glider version?!? These things glide??? Tongue [:P]

What was it called? This is truely an awesome aircraft!

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roadkill_275

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September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 1:48 AM

Sorry, I can't remember what its called. Something like the XCG-20 but don't quote me on that

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Jeff Herne

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January 2003

Posted by Jeff Herne on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 12:46 PM

The XCG-17 had a 10:1 glide ratio, which is actually better than some of the purpose designed gliders of WW2! Trouble was, what's the sense of building an aircraft like the XCG-17 and not simply adding the engines to make it a C-47?

The old Ballentine paperback book on the DC-3/C-47 went into detail about the development of the XCG-20 program. I have it...somewhere...packed away.

Jeff

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 3:24 PM

Was that floatplane version actually built? I've never seen that before.

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qmiester

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May 2003
From: Central USA

Posted by qmiester on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 4:57 PM

Yep - thing used Edo floats and I have seen reports of as many as 2 dozen converted to floats. Couple of years ago chanced onto a fishing program on tv and the hosts were being ferried to a lake in Canada in one.

Quincy

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roadkill_275

Member since
September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 6:10 PM

There are a lot of C-47 permutations. Some include the RAF Pinochio, the EC-47H and the Turbo 3. There are still airlines using this plane for daily service in some third world and Latin countries. I read somewhere that the USAF was planning on putting jets on her to improve performance. And somewhere in the US is one that was made into a RV!!!!

Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain

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Keyworth

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January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 11:10 PM

There's also a DC-3 fuselage converted into a houseboat.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 10:32 PM

Third World my $$$!
Buffalo Airlines still flies these on a scheduled passenger/cargo service out of Yellowknife.

For a truly different model, do it up in Buffalo colours and put Sophie, Buffalo Joe's labrador retriever, in the co-pilot's seat (that's where she usually sits when he's flying)!

Bruce

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DaveB.inVa

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September 2003

Posted by DaveB.inVa on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 10:47 PM

The Japanese had a version of the C-47 (the Showa L2D "Tabby") basically copied from captured examples and mostly Id presume from prewar DC-3's. It used so much plywood instead of metals that it was a lot lighter than the allied versions, making it perform a lot better than the allied versions too.

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Keyworth

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January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 11:14 PM

Rollmodels and GreatModels Webstore have Engines & Things P&W R-1830 Twin Wasp resing engines for your C-47. They also have PE frets, aftermarket decals, metal exhausts, resin tires and references for your C-47 build. Hope this helps.

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shrikes

Member since
November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 11:35 PM

Man, i would love to see someone build a model of an unconventional C-47! I wonder what it costs to buy the real thing and restor it? At the International Airport in Manila, there are about half a dozen of them just rotting away! One even looks like a Ray ban promotional plane because it's done in all black with pin up girl style nose art and in stylized red font "Rayban" (at least, i think so)....

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