foxfriend Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Hi all. Can anyone out there tell me if there is a conversion kit to convert a 1/72 DC-3 to a Super Dakota. My knowledge of available conversion kits is very limited, so I am hoping that someone out there can help me. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin H Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) If you mean the C-117/R4D-8. Super dak If on the other hand you mean the turbo prop conversions........ Heritage Aviation do both the Dart Dakota and the south African rebuilds for the Italeri kits Classicplane from Germany also do a Dart Dakota, Conroy Triturbo Three conversion, XCG-17 assault glider, Nakajima-Showa L2D (Tabby), C-47 NASARR ( Starfighter Nose ) and a war time Luftwaffe/Lufthansa set. All based on the Italeri kit Classicplane kits can be found here Classicplane kits but he is rather awkward to get in contact with. Ive tried emailing him a number of time, but he has never replied. Lonewulf models carries a small stock for now,and is where I got most of mine. Edited December 10, 2012 by Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I have drawings in 1/72 scale of the R4D-8/C-117D which I can scan for you if you wish. Sorry can't help about a conversion. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennings Heilig Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Scimitar - can you email me a set of those scans please!?!? jrh at pemtel.net I have a friend whose life's mission has been to find documentation on the C-117, and so far he's come up dry. And this is a man who spent 20 years in the aviation museum business, so he knows his way around an archive. He has yet to find any manufacturer maintenance data clearly showing station diagrams, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Jenings..E-mail sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Aeromodeller, back in the late fifties, did a set of 1/144th comparison plans in two sheets by G.R. Duval of the "Dakota III"/R4D-8 an sold them as reprints and dye line 1/48th for 2s/6d (12.5p) as Plan Pack NT/2783. I understand that these plans are still available from some outlets. It's a conversion, using the existing kit parts and some scratch building (tail unit), that I have considered in the past. As far as I am aware, the last "Super Dak" was still flying in Alaska as late as 2003. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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