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    A few more before it goes in the box and to the walk-in closet hangar:
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    These unusual types are fun to research and build, and they do extend the possibilities of kits, providing you are willing (or happy in my case) to work a bit more. They present some challenges, but there is always someone that would lend a hand for research and construction tips. That's why communities are important. I can't care less for the competitive aspects of this hobby, but I am very pleased to see how the product of collaborative work improves and benefits everybody. By pushing forward a bit those skills and research abilities, the horizon keeps expanding, and the flame of inspiration glows brighter. Cheers
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    Your are all generously kind. Glad you enjoyed the model.
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    The transformation, including modified Khee-Kha Art Product resin floats and an Arctic Decals set is completed. This plane operated on both, wheels and floats for the Tokyo Koku KK, transporting passengers. The WiP post is here: This seaplane civil version implies a number of modifications described in the construction article, that include -but are not limited to- reshaping and reposition of windows, deletion of military features, correction of kit's defects, addition of floats and involved struts, new home-modified engine and propeller, slight correction of elevators and ailerons, new interior, new set of civil marks and many small additional details (radiator, louvers, Pitots, etc.) As explained in the construction posting, the final inspiration came from the Arawasi blog which had an interesting post on the type (link in that WiP). My thanks to George Eleftheriou and his contacts for providing needed material to build a more accurate model.
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    Decals arrived: I will be seeing you soon, after the remaining painting, assembling and detailing, at the RFI section
  6. fjaweijfopi4j48
    Yeepee! Decals arrived! See you in the RFI section (I don't like to be "inspected", though)
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    Hi Courageuos Some kits come with very good decals, with thin carriers, but the brands that were most know to me (at least here in the US), apparently now order from China, or have very lax quality controls, and what I have been getting is bad (for our modelling uses, not for general uses). We do require thin carriers. I won't name names, but even brands that used to have good products now sell a generic sheet that leaves much to be desired. In my last attempt I spend about a hundred dollars getting 10-20 sheet packs from an array of established decal paper sellers, and all were sadly thick. So now may be I can wallpaper my house with it, may be with airplane-related decorative motifs. Sigh. But I have built kits (mostly eastern European) that have carriers that once set are basically invisible. So there is, no doubt, good decal paper out there. Somewhere. May be I should hire detective Hercule Poirot to find a steady, consistent, fair-priced source of thin decal paper.
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    I had forgotten the faired scissor linkages under the wing, so I made the five pairs that decrease in size towards the tip:
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    And here is another solution for the no slats issue: The Amodel kit of the DH60. As you can see, Amodel kindly provides another complete set of wings, giving you the chance to take one without compromising the kit's integrity. The wings are slightly different, a fact you realize when you compare them. How different? well, if I have used them and never told you, you would have never realized it. But they are, as said, slightly different: the false ribs at the LE are a bit bigger, and the wing tip contour has a small variation, plus part of the training edge at the root has to be contoured to match the DH83 wing, a thing that can accomplished in less than a minute. This is something many modelers can live with; however, a very few others will feel this a personal affront and call the Queen of Hearts' justice upon your head. Your choice. The option is there. Why is this good news? because you take a part from another kit without ruining it, and because the no slats option opens the door to a flood of other DH83 potential candidates for the conversion. That, of course, in case you are wiling to scratch a fuselage as I am doing.
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    Thanks, Zac. Nice scheme! Unfortunately no slats, no kiwi. Still waiting for data on OO-ENC, or a even a miserable image of G-ACAJ
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    Thanks, Peter, I did long ago, nothing that would really help there. From other photos it is almost sure OO-ENC had the slats removed anyway. Cheers
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    Thanks, Zac. Nice scheme! Unfortunately: no slats, no kiwi. Still waiting for data on OO-ENC (that is an image to clearly determines if it had slats or not), or a even a miserable image of G-ACAJ. If no images arise, then I may take the risk and perhaps do G-ACAJ following the font and placement pattern of G-ACDD. The things one has to do to avoid even the resemblance of an association of the model with deranged royals. Sigh. Interior is painted (as well as interior side of masked doors). Details will be picked by hand:
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    The white color is applied to the fuselage and engine cowls. This will be partially masked to apply the blue color eventually. Aluminium color is applied to floats, float rudders, and ladder: The bottom of the floats is unmasked to reveal the red color:
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    Nice, Oldone!
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    This corner needs to be rounded: So a strip length needs to be glued inside:
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    Hello I am building a 1/72nd model of the Fox Moth based on the Airfix DH82 kit (that has slats). That means that without deleting those slats you are restricted to: G-ACAJ (first reg., slats) G-ACDD (second reg. as Royal Flight, slats) OO-ENC (pilot Guy Hansez, Belgian, not sure if it had slats) ZK-AEK (no slats, so no go) Not interested in modern regs. I am not keen on modeling G-ACDD as I am not particularly fond of its then owner, some prince. If you have any images of G-ACAJ, or OO-ENC showing the slats, they would be of great help for the build. I do have a number of images of all the other regs, not interested on those, and I do have what can be seen on the Net of OO-ENC, so no need of those either. Cheers!
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    Hum, this slat issue became puzzling. No slats on ZK-AEK. The photos I have of OO-ENC are not good or do not show that section of the wing, and can't really tell one way or the other. Unfortunately I have no photos (nor can I see any on the Net) of G-ACAJ, the first reg of the machine with slats. Any G-ACAJ or OO-ENC photos out there? I have already all images of OO-NEC that are on the Net, btw. Perhaps I should post this question at the Civil Aircraft Modelling Discussion by Era
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    Hum, possible mistake here, I don't see the slats on ZK-AEK either, in spite it is stated in many places as G-ACDD re-registered. Will have a look at this and post back asap.
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    The first and the last links look like the original scheme (Royal Flight). the ones in the middle depict either a mod of that scheme with an added top fuselage color, or a completely different scheme.
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    Cheers, Zac. Problem is, ZK-ADI has no slats, but ZK-AEK, a re-incarnation of G-ACDD, did. So my Kiwi choice here is ZK-AEK, which is looking more and more like it (but no promises here, still keeping an eye of OO-ENC, other G-ACDD iteration) Nevertheless, have to figure out colors of these schemes, so Kiwis, squeeze your brains if you want to outsmart the Belgian little grey cells https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/13389 https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/22014 https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/16674 https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/20198 https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/10146
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    More nose parts need fabrication: And I decided to re-do the oil reservoir in a more detailed way: Plastic scraps are shaped and sanded: Mounted on very thin sheet: Cut from it: The flange seen in photos of the plane shaped: Intake and drainage added: Needles to say, you could also cut the one present in the Airfix kit as part of the fuselage, but this is more fun Besides, there was a shallow space between the reservoir and the plane's cheek, most like for passing air to refrigerate the engine oil.
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    More work on the nose, in the form of a basic geometry that will be covered by plates (or that's the idea anyway): An old Aeroclub tailwheel (thanks, Jim Schubert!) with a spring added, will make for a nice arrangement:
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    Several cleats are home made, to chose the better from them and add to the floats: The red on the floats' bottom is masked and the black base coat airbrushed, also in other parts the will be metal color:
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    Well, never mind how it looks, it is not easy! I exclude from the posting the expletives and the trials gone south. But thanks for your kindness, appreciated.
  25. fjaweijfopi4j48
    I have printed the decals for this one at the beginning, but I am not happy with the paper, which on trials looked a tad thick, making the carrier noticeable. I am having trouble finding decal paper of good quality (that is very thin). My old good stock is gone, and even sheets from the same manufacturers are now close to useless. Who spoke about technological advances making things better? Not for decal paper, sir. I have tried all the known brands, to no avail. All have the same despicable thick carriers. So I commissioned a set, since my decal provider has good quality paper. I will have to take a pause to finish the model until they arrive. See you all soon.
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