Sturmovik Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) I had a decal sheet from Aerocalcas that I had bought in 2020, hoping I'd be able to use them on the new tool Airfix Dakota Mk.IV. However, I kept postponing the purchase of that kit, and it went out of stock. Fast forward to December 2021, I'd found that Hobbies Morón had the Italeri Dakota Mk.III and, after thinking I wouldn't be able to travel abroad to places such as Hannants or Mirax Hobbies (Chile), I decided to buy it. The Italeri kit is actually an ESCI mold, I don't know what that means, but I thought it'd be useful to state it. The kit has deep recessed panel lines, and the plastic is on the hard side. The parts have detail, but they're on the unimpressive side (though nothing can be seen through the cabin/cockpit windows). Fit for the most part was pretty good, however, the wings had some visible gaps that even to me were too much, so I filled them with CA. The fuselage join was filled (or I attempted to fill) by pressing the fuselage halves and making the melted plastic ooze from the area. I then scrapped away the hardened glue with my knife. Decals from Aerocalcas were very thin. I had one moment where the air on the bench turned purple, and that was when trying to add a decal that refused to leave off my finger. The decas didn't need any Microsol to set onto the panel lines, but I brushed some just to be sure. Once they were dry, I applied two coats of Revell's matt varnish and added the remaining parts. Paints used were all from the Revell Aqua range. Edited January 24, 2022 by Sturmovik 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: Very nice Thanks! :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Lovely job on the old Esci ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Great job BZ .....obviously the purple air must of helped 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 good work, well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 That looks great, very nicely done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Very nice, lovely colour scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Didn’t expected it to be finished so soon! You did a very nice job on this old but nice kit. Well done ✅ cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Interesting and colourful scheme for the old kit. Very nice result. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Very nicely done. The distinctive markings definitely set it apart from others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 That's lovely. I do like the DC-3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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