Minicraft 1/144 DC-3 TAA Sunbird

Excellent build!

Yeah, I also put a piece of streched sprue on the aft part of the wing on the bottow where it meets the fuselage. The problem was the wing fillet on the upper portion of the wing. It made me really frustrated, then my cat stepped on it one day, guess it was his way of saying " enough is enough."

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I tried to build that kit, but got so frustrated trying to clean up the wing root area that I threw it in the garbage. Glad to see someone who pulled it off, maybe I'll try again.

It's one of many annoying bits in the kit. When the fuselage was assembled and seams fully dried, I wedeged a length of sprue in at the rear of the gap to spread the wing roots closer to the corresponding wing mating edge. It made cleanup a lot easier.

Cheers

I tried to build that kit, but got so frustrated trying to clean up the wing root area that I threw it in the garbage. Glad to see someone who pulled it off, maybe I'll try again.

on this one - and yeah, I keep finding schemes that I want to do my -3's in as well!

That goes to the head of the class for sure....

Thank you, Tony.

For all the kit's faults (and they are well-discussed online), it's a fairly easy build. And there are soooo many cool DC-3/C-47 schemes around, 1/144 is the perfect scale to build them in quantity.

The problem is...I keep finding neat new schemes faster than I can get the rest of them in my stash even started.

I absolutely love the subject and your model Greg. Fantastic work.

Cheers

Tony

Thanks, Aaron. I've got both Qantas and BPA on the "one of these days" list.

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Nice work, Greg. I've always liked this livery, but I really want to build a DC-3 in Bush Pilots Airways like I used to see occasionally in Brisbane.

Cheers, Aaron

Thanks, guys.

Banshee1000

That looks great!  What did you use for the NMF?

I used Tamiya XF-16 acrylic flat aluminum, with a Future overcoat. (I usually use enamel for any NM, but I was out.)

That looks great!  What did you use for the NMF?

Nice work ! - DC3/C47 - one of the greatest aircraft ever built.

Thanks to all for your kind comments.

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That is so cool

great job on the decals

gotta get on of these love the early passanger planes

Boy, that looks great!

I have three of those kits to build, with different airline logos. Hope mine come out that nice!

Would never by looking at that it has a wingspan of less than 8 inches. Damn that's nice.  What kit is it?

Edit:  DOH!  Just looked at the thread title.