Mike Esposito Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Hi all. Wondering if anyone knows if Airfix will eventually release a civil version of their new tool C-47, or as you guys say: Douglas Dakota? looks like an awesome kit Thanks Edited February 15, 2015 by Mike Esposito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Will this be suitable for Sir's needs? http://www.airfix.com/douglas-dakota-1-72.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thanks. Not an expert on the DC-3, assume no differences on the interior? Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 No idea, Mike, sorry. I'm sure somebody who knows much more than i will be along soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelldoc Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Some years before, Airfix offer the Italeri kit with BEA markings: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/15731153179/ modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I would expect the interior to be slightly different to the C-47 release. The C-47 has the bench seating while I would expect a civil release to include airliner style seating. This is speculation on my part but with Airfix's other recent releases I would be surprised if it was not so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOUGHNUT Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 How does the Airfix C-47 / DC-3 compare to the Italeri kit. Remember built the Italeri many years ago and it still looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 A very fine kit indeed with many alternative parts! Well worth the price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOUGHNUT Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Thought £25 a bit much really, but guess as I already had couple of DC-3's built it was never going to be a 'must purchase gap filler' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 The screen shots of the new airfix kit look awesome. Hopefully the new kit will have a full interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIULIANO Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Hallo everybody from the boot! As I would like to model N777YA (a Dakota belonging to Bush Air Cargo of Alaska that I have seen ages ago in Palmer, AK) I was wondering if Airfix kits 08014 and 08015 offer the same parts on sprues. Many pics on the net of '14 but seems none of '15. Both are sporting skis? What about carb air intake? Short or long (or both)? If someone has pics of '15's sprues can be so kind to post them to visually confirm these points and decide if the plastic is the same or there are differencies? Unfortunately seems that no shops here in Milan stock them, so before ordering, say to Hannants........... Thanks for coop. Giuliano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Shows the plastic "cutaway" but not sprues. No airline seats http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/2014_Douglas_Dakota_1_72_about41273.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 That is too bad. Looks like scratch building interior... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Those pics are exactly the same as the ones on the C-47 Skytrain box(A08014,looking at it now), so I'd say they're just the generic Airfix shots?. Why not ask Airfix themselves if there's going to be an interior sprue with passenger seats added to the kit? http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/contact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIULIANO Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Asked Hornby as follows: Good morning! I would like to model an old DC-3 I saw in Alaska ages ago. I am undecided between buyng kit 08014 or 08015 as I am seeking the the closest possible configuration (i.e. I need skis and short carburetor intakes). Simple question: are the parts on sprues the same or there are differencies between the two kits? Thank-you for your patience! Have a nice day! Giuliano received following answer that frankly speakingis is not making my mind totally clear: Dear Giuliano, Thank you for your email, some of the main sprues will be similar if not the same but A08014 contains ski's which A08015 will not have included. So some parts will only be available in one kit and not the other and vice versa. I will go for the 08014 becouse of skis. Carb intake ramains a question mark but just in case is easyer to scratchbuild. All the best! Giuliano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The A08015 Dakota Mk.IV boxing definitely has the bench seats along the sides, no airline-style included. (well, not in the one I've got anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 You get long and short carb intakes plus thos unique ones fitted to Canadian Daks that fit on the side of the cowlings. But you don't get the medium ones that fit over the top of the cowlings and end at the short ones. Two types of props and several other optional parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 The A08015 Dakota Mk.IV boxing definitely has the bench seats along the sides, no airline-style included. (well, not in the one I've got anyway) That is disapointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Mike, not wanting to p*** on anyones parade, I think the Airfix civil Dak will still be a C47 won't it? Maybe I'm wrong (often am) but shouldn't a DC3 have the proper pax door rather than the larger freight versions on the rear left? Admittedly, many operators did fly the ex military C47s after the war, including, as correctly depicted by Airfix, Dan Air. Myself, I'd like to do a Cambrian one but that had the small door as mentioned - they were ex BEA 'Pionair' versions. Perhaps there is an opening for such as Colin of Freightdog to do a fuselage insert for those of us in need. Nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Hi Nige Yes, The BEA Pionair had pax poor mods. The military ones with the small parachute/ pax type door were C-53. I do wish Aifix would make things clearer. The only clear thing seems to be Airfix trying to produce a new version by finding a subject that already matches some,but not all of the exisiting plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I'm waiting for Mr Airfix to deliver a couple of the civvie C-47s at the moment. The lack of a passenger interior is a pain, but having built a C-47 to the point of being ready for paint (where it sits and will continue to sit until I get settled in the new house) the reality is that if you build the fuselage buttoned up you can't see anything much of the interior aft of the cockpit anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIULIANO Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Thanks so much to all contributors to this topic! Having worked for ESCI from 1978 to 1982 and then being a very close friend of the late tech director that migrated to Italeri I know that sometimes kit makers need some adv fom avgeeks and after all reading this forum is F.O.C.! All the best to everybody! Giuliano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I do believe that this is Airfix's subject: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5458354635/in/set-72157626046129064 Note the "C-47" doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelldoc Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I do believe that this is Airfix's subject: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5458354635/in/set-72157626046129064 Note the "C-47" doors. Great found - thanks! modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Most "DC-3s" built weren't DC-3s. Most were either C-47 or R4D Skytrains (called Dakotas in RAF service). The civil DC-3 was a pre-war airliner - sometimes with Wright Cyclones and with a small passenger door. About 800 were built The militarised C-47s had a strengthened floor and a large cargo door for freight loading. Of course, after WW2 many C-47/R4D/Dakotas were "civillianised to carry passengers but retained much of their inherent C-47 characteristics. Somewhere around 12,000 C-47s were built. Edited April 9, 2015 by Eric Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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