De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Revell - 1:72 - PLASTIC

[Jack12477]

Moving along with the disaster recovery, added the black and red accents to the wings

 

 

Yes, I copied Javlin's jig, doesn't look as nice as his but it works. 

[Jack12477]

Small update: Installed wheels and snow skis plus some minor parts. After the catastrophe with the nose cone and repairs and readied weights, it is a tad bit tail heavy, more so if the skis were not installed.  Applied a Liquitex Gloss Acrylic medium to the black and red surfaces to seal them before a coat of Pledge to the whole model prior to applying the decals. 

 

[Jack12477]

First set of decals applied.

 

[Jack12477]

Well, I guess it didn't come out too bad after that in flight collision with that flock of attack eagles over the Canadian arctic ! 🤪  Man they do grow them big up there.  

 

Final photos follow:

 

 

 

[lmagna]

59 minutes ago, Jack12477 said:

after that in flight collision with that flock of attack eagles over the Canadian arctic !

Those were Canadian Mosquitos Jack. And not the Dehavillad kind! They grow them BIG up there. Congratulations .

[Landlubber Mike]

Nice job!  Those are not easy colors to work with!

[Old Collingwood]

14 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Nice job!  Those are not easy colors to work with!

I was thinking the same as Mike.

 

OC.

[Edwardkenway]

Nicely done Jack, the yellow looks great😁

[Jack12477]

11 hours ago, lmagna said:

Those were Canadian Mosquitos Jack.

Yea, I heard they even fly in formation and attack like a squadron of dive bombers 😉

[Jack12477]

Lou, Edward, Mike, OC, thanks for the compliments.  You're too kind. 

 

 

[Danstream]

Good save on this model, Jack. Gloss colors are not easy, especially if applied by brush.

Best regards,

Dan.

[mtaylor]

Looks good, Jack.  A few hits from the birds just add some charactor.

[Canute]

Well done Jack. Yellow schemes are always a lot of work.

[lmagna]

17 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

Yea, I heard they even fly in formation and attack like a squadron of dive bombers 😉

That is why Killer Bees and Killer Hornets have not been found north of the Canadian border!  Those mosquitos are big enough that when they land on you they pin your arms down and suck you dry. Just for fun they like to hop onto the biggest Moose they can find and ride him through the woods looking for a tourist to trample.

[popeye the sailor]

they are Ken...........white and red are as well!  they definitely need to be sprayed...light coats and in layers      you pulled the rabbit out Jack...that's what counts!  tedious decal work.....especially between the windows......super job Jack!  congratz!  

 

 

so....what's next?

[Jack12477]

18 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

tedious decal work.....especially between the window

That window strip is one continuous decal with clear areas where the windows fall. Very tricky to install, especially going under the wing and getting it aligned. 

 

18 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

so....what's next?

 

Not sure ! Maybe drop back 40 yards and punt 😁  the Constellation still awaits my return ! So ???

[Edwardkenway]

1 hour ago, Jack12477 said:

 

Not sure ! Maybe drop back 40 yards and punt 😁  the Constellation still awaits my return ! So ???

Close your eyes and pick😉 surprise us! If you're feeling adventurous, dig to the back of your stash.

[Jack12477]

2 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

dig to the back of your stash

Don't have to do much digging with my stash. 😒  Biggest problem is the size of the finished model(s). No more display room for them.  

[popeye the sailor]

be bold.......adventurous!   

[Jack12477]

Here is what I mean by large models

 

Current  build

 

 

In stash 

 

previous C130 variant - 25 inches in length over 24 in wingspan same scale as above

 

oh and here's another model, largest scale model plastic aircraft kit ever offered.

 

 

As you can see, all hanging from rafters in basement collecting dust. And at my rapidly advancing age it is downsize not upside. 😋🤫🤔  

 

But I will find a surprise for all of you.  Patience, Grasshoppers !

Edited January 15, 2021 by Jack12477

[Canute]

Cripes ,Jack. An Aluminum Overcast?

[Jack12477]

9 minutes ago, Canute said:

Cripes ,Jack. An Aluminum Overcast?

Yea, I have to be careful they don't accidentally scalp me when I am running around the work area 😊🙃

[Old Collingwood]

Yummy  look at that  "Spooky"     would love to see that started..........😃

 

OC.

[Canute]

I think when the Herkys got into their gunship role , their callsign was Spectre. The USAF started with Puff the Magic Dragon aka Spooky AC-47s, then went into AC-119s, which I forgot their callsign. Pretty impressive when they were firing their  20s and 40s.  Lots of tracer rounds. And then they'd unlimber their 105s, off the tail ramp. 😲

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, Canute said:

I think when the Herkys got into their gunship role , their callsign was Spectre. The USAF started with Puff the Magic Dragon aka Spooky AC-47s, then went into AC-119s, which I forgot their callsign. Pretty impressive when they were firing their  20s and 40s.  Lots of tracer rounds. And then they'd unlimber their 105s, off the tail ramp. 😲

Think its  the nick name Ken  - 

 

https://militarymachine.com/ac-130u-spooky-ii/

 

OC.

[lmagna]

I agree with Ken OC. Although Spooky may have been used somewhere for the AC130, I cannot remember it being used by anyone in the field The AC 47s were always "Spooky" and the 130s "Specters". I think the AC119s were called "Shadows" but I never saw one of them light up the night. I don't think there were that many of them.

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, lmagna said:

I agree with Ken OC. Although Spooky may have been used somewhere for the AC130, I cannot remember it being used by anyone in the field The AC 47s were always "Spooky" and the 130s "Specters". I think the AC119s were called "Shadows" but I never saw one of them light up the night. I don't think there were that many of them.

I see Lou  - Ken.    perhaps its a  name that been mixed up over time due to some of the nose art on some like Ghost Rider  - generating the name  amongst aircraft nuts,   still a  gorgeoes plane though.

 

OC.

[Canute]

Here's the gen on gunship history: https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0499gunships/

 

Spectre was the callsign in Nam. Currently they are Ghostriders, with numerous weapons improvements The Dollar 19(C-119) was using the Stinger callsign, I believe, but may have had others.

 

Folks in the Sandbox appreciate having a Ghostrider hanging up over top of their locations, for obvious reasons. Very effective weapons system.

[Egilman]

AC-47 Spooky, AC-119G Shadow, AC-119K Spectre, and AC-130 Spectre.... 

 

Those are the nicknames that were given the aircrafts when they were converted into ground support gunships Over time they have pretty much became interchangeable... The official name today is Spectre....

[Egilman]

4 minutes ago, Canute said:

Here's the gen on gunship history: https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0499gunships/

 

Spectre was the callsign in Nam. Currently they are Ghostriders, with numerous weapons improvements The Dollar 19(C-119) was using the Stinger callsign, I believe, but may have had others.

 

Folks in the Sandbox appreciate having a Ghostrider hanging up over top of their locations, for obvious reasons. Very effective weapons system.

Yeah they used various callsigns.... sometimes the callsigns became nicknames sometimes not....

 

Whatever you call them, yes, they were very effective aircraft and a devastating weapons system...