Pedro1 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Here's my recent conversion of the 1:72 Pegasus Airco DH.4 into the passenger carrying DH.4A from Instone Air Lines. The original gained fame for winning the very King's Cup. An article on the conversion will appear in one of the upcoming issues of SAMI. I hope you like it! Peter 38 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Interesting and good looking 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Magnificent! And an intriguing reminder of the diversity and 'can do' spirit of 'the roaring twenties' aviation scene. Impressive modelling. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Very tasty piecy of modelling! Really impressive Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 That's a fine piece of modelling Peter. It's magnificent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Awesome! All that rigging would send me running, but you nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Fantastic, that’s great, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 6 hours ago, kapam said: Awesome! All that rigging would send me running, but you nailed it. Hi Kapam, I used 0.3 mm steel wire, cut to length and glued in place with superglue. Work from the inside out and take your time, and you can do it as well. Peter Thanks to all for the positive feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Really nice. Can you give some background on the conversion process? I doubt I'll get a copy of the magazine? How about the decals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Absolutely amazing. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Absolutely beautiful. A great conversion and some terrific rigging. Really nice to see an aircraft from this era, which is sadly neglected by many model companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 8 hours ago, John D.C. Masters said: Really nice. Can you give some background on the conversion process? I doubt I'll get a copy of the magazine? How about the decals? The decals are from Arctic Decals (www.arcticdecals.com) from Finland. They can be ordered both in 1:72 and 1:48. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) Nice, I want to do an RAF one some day. Still regret the non-appearance of the Freightdog conversion set Edited June 7, 2018 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Nice work! I FWIW, Roden's #431, 1/48 DH4A (Passenger) includes decals for G-EAJC of Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Beautiful work! I love the DH.4 and am always happy to see one built, but I think this is a first for me. Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 13 hours ago, Pedro1 said: I used 0.3 mm steel wire, cut to length and glued in place with superglue. Interesting (and thanks for your confidence) 👍 Do you need to pull the wire into a state of tension; or is it straight already and you cut it to length and attach? Certainly looks good, whatever you're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 4 hours ago, kapam said: Interesting (and thanks for your confidence) 👍 Do you need to pull the wire into a state of tension; or is it straight already and you cut it to length and attach? Certainly looks good, whatever you're doing. Hi Kapam, It is already straight, so no need to tension it afterwards with all risks of pulling the wings out of alignment. The wire is used for antenae for rc race cars and is widely available. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Fantastic model and I also recommend Arctic Decals, they do some unique inter war civilian stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 7 hours ago, dnl42 said: Nice work! I FWIW, Roden's #431, 1/48 DH4A (Passenger) includes decals for G-EAJC of Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd. ........But they got the colour scheme wrong. AT & T's fuselage colour was black. They seem to have confused it with the blue Instone plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Lovely looking model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Pedro1 said: The wire is used for antenae for rc race cars and is widely available. Thanks. Reckon I might go look for some. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Superb, I must have a go at modifying one some day. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Fabulous and makes a nice change to the more usual military type. That is some rigging job you did there - the wire seems to have worked very well - has it added much stiffness to the structure? Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankymodeler Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Very well done! I'm a big fan of 'swords into plowshares' and civilian aircraft, a wonderful model, Sir! Eric aka The Yankymodeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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