CarlR Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 This is the old Matchbox kit released under the Revell banner which comes with decals for the CAF and West Coast Air. I may yet build another kit in the CAF scheme but this time I opted to go with the Perris Skydiving colors when I found the decal sheet was available from Jbot Decals. 35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 2 likes for you sir! Always good to see a Twin Otter here in BM land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Nice build and that is a Fabulous shark mouth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Very nice looking Twin Otter 👍 Great looking artwork too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Nice job chap! Is JBOT still producing decals?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamiltonian Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 That is gorgeous. What an exquisite paintjob. And at 1/72! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Fantastic colour scheme! What were the decals like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Very Cool, love that paint scheme. Nice one ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlR Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 Thank you all for your positive comments! Jbot's website (http://www.jbot.ca/welcome.shtml) indicates he is not currently taking orders but it appears he will be starting Oct 01. According to the website Jbot decals are printed on TANGO PAPA clear decal paper using ALPS MD-1000 and MD-5000 printers. They are more delicate than the commercially produced ones but a good coating of Microscale decal film and a gentler hand when applying them should make their application successful. The Perris dh6 decals include the side windows,cockpit windows, door outlines, shark's mouth and eyes and black striping that separates the white/grey areas. Also included are the prop manufacturer logos. I had to source the white propeller stripes from other sheets I had on hand. The trickiest part of this build was masking and painting the grey areas correctly so that when I applied the black stripes, they would match the outlines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Admirable effort and a great result. I might get one of these myself! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Fantastic. Colour scheme is very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Love it, as a former, well temporarily retired skydive pilot who never flew the Twotter, it's brilliant. It's a fact that that skydive aircraft are often rather colourful and interesting, it's great to see models of them. Really nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Superb job! The Perris bird has been well represented. Climbs like a demon as well. "It's got throttles on the ceiling, bench seats down the side, we are all passengers here, on our way to twelve-five" (with apologies to The Eagles' Hotel California) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Excellent work! I actually like how you treated all the windows - it takes away that "prismatic" look that might otherwise give away that it's a model. Brilliant stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I have to say the decal windows improve the dodgy kit windows somewhat. Especially the wind screen as the kit one is a bit too narrow and the pillar too wide too. The decal way is better for the overall finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Nice Twin Otter and superb artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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