lewis25049 497 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Latest off the bench is the Tasman Models 1/72 DH.89A Dragon Rapide/Dominie in RAAF livery of a dark earth / foliage green / sky blue camouflage scheme. This kit is a rebox of the 1979 Heller kit, and was built as part of the Heller GB. I would have liked to have done more weathering / painting to really highlight the ribbed wings and fuselage, however a few dramas with the build put a stop to those ideas. To be honest, it ended up a bit of a grind to get this one over the line. Hopefully you find the end result somewhat presentable. Rigged with 0.047 mm rubber thread, and the antenna wire with 0.15 mm EZ-Line. This was my second biplane in a row, both of which included rigging. Time to build some nice, simple monoplanes for a break. Thanks for looking. Build Log: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235083122-raaf-dh89a-dragon-rapide-dominie-tasman-reboxing-finished/ 30 Link to post Share on other sites
HOUSTON 2,624 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Ooh That's a SUPERB little model. you did an AWESOME job on it. Thank you for sharing. Happy New year. Link to post Share on other sites
swralph 1,957 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Lovely build. Link to post Share on other sites
bigbadbadge 8,934 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Oh wow what a cracker, that's a lovely model of a lovely Aircraft, got a few of these in the stash myself. Great work Chris Link to post Share on other sites
112 Squadron 246 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 The DH 89 looks great in RAAF colors! Good work! Link to post Share on other sites
tonyot 35,713 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Gorgeous Rapide and I love the scheme too,..... superb Link to post Share on other sites
bryanm 453 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Excellent - a favourite plane from early passenger experiences on the Scillies run. Lovely rigging! Link to post Share on other sites
keith in the uk 577 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 As everyone above has said , that s a cracking little model in a scheme not seen that often. Love it . Link to post Share on other sites
Team Aer Lingus 743 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Hat's off to you for a real little gem great paintwork very well done thanks for sharing Eamonn Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 6,696 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 That is a really lovely little model. It is no loss to leave weathering off, I think it looks better without. (I'm not a fan of heavy weathering, less is more in my book!) Cheers John Link to post Share on other sites
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