Grandboof Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Greetings All Hoping for a better 2025 modelling year . Here is my entry for this GB Dougas DC-2 Uiever as KLM's entry in the 1934 MacRobertson England to Australia Air Race . Here are the starting pics The artwork The Plastic The markings More soon Martin H 15 3
Dave Swindell Posted January 14 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Grandboof said: Dougas DC-2 Uiever as KLM's entry in the 1939 MacRobertson England to Australia Air Race If you've not found it already Martin, loads of reference photo's here :- https://www.uivermemorial.org.au/race_album.html 3
bianfuxia Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Great choice and welcome aboard! Having recently flown from LHR to SYD in the nice end of an A380, I marvel that less than 100 years ago people tried it in a DC-2! 1
Graham Boak Posted January 14 Posted January 14 The race was not 1939 but earlier. This kit shows not a racing scheme but the 1939 neutrality colours worn by all airliners flying into Britain after the start of WW2. I have a Roden Condor part-finished in this scheme using Revell enamel orange, which is close but a poor-covering paint. Humbrol have too oranges, one too red and the other too yellow. I have recently bought a Revell Aqua orange, which may do on top of the other.
JOCKNEY Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Great choice Martin, I look forward to following this one 1 hour ago, bianfuxia said: Having recently flown from LHR to SYD in the nice end of an A380, I marvel that less than 100 years ago people tried it in a DC-2! What's wrong with going "cattle class" like the rest of us Cheers Pat 1
rob Lyttle Posted January 14 Posted January 14 2 hours ago, Dave Swindell said: loads of reference photo's Wow....! That is a treasure trove of material 😍 So what's it to be, @Grandboof⁉️ 1934 bare metal (?) or the big Orange in 1939? Either way it's going to be a beauty 👍
ckw Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Currently building the military boxing of this kit. The parts are quite nice, fit not so good. It needs a fair bit of fettling. In particular, the cabin windows don't fit the holes (I used clear UV resin rather than work the pieces), the interiorbulkheads need reducing and the nose cone doesn't fit. With a separate tail fin and the slightly odd wing construction, getting everything lined up needs a bit of care. As MPM kindly provide the correct dihedral angle for the wings, I used card templates to get them set before adding the tail feathers. Cheers Colin 1
CliffB Posted January 14 Posted January 14 7 hours ago, bianfuxia said: I marvel that less than 100 years ago people tried it in a DC-2! Probably quicker than I managed via Dubai last April Being serious though, I remember this being quite a nice kit (I did mine NMF), although maybe my standards were lower back when it first came out. However, I too remember ditching the cabin windows - I glazed mine using strips of clear decal film. Enjoy your build 👍
bianfuxia Posted January 14 Posted January 14 8 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Great choice Martin, I look forward to following this one What's wrong with going "cattle class" like the rest of us Cheers Pat Haha yeah fair call I mean even economy is a little more comfortable than a DC-2...but I rarely get to fly up front so it was a special occasion (I didn't wear a tux though)! Interestingly enough - and perhaps this reveals how infrequently I fly business class - I seemed to be one of the few in the cabin who was actually on a business trip. Not to stereotype based on appearance but I'd say a good 80 per cent were Australian retirees skinning - "spending the kids inheritance now". Either that or they were so committed to "bizniz" they were still travelling abroad to inspect factories well into their 70s. ...twenty years back I did it more often and my memory is that back then it was almost all business passengers. 1
JOCKNEY Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Sounds like a plan Mrs Jockney has planned a few trips for us this year, going by the prices she's found, I fully expect to be in a crate in the hold making animal noises ! Cheers Pat 3
Grandboof Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 17 hours ago, rob Lyttle said: Wow....! That is a treasure trove of material 😍 So what's it to be, @Grandboof⁉️ 1934 bare metal (?) or the big Orange in 1939? Either way it's going to be a beauty 👍 It is to be the 1934 NM finish . Although I do have another kit so depending on time the Orange as well ( That is not a commitment Enzo) . Parts have been washed ready for a start tonight . Matin H
Rabbit Leader Posted January 15 Posted January 15 18 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: What's wrong with going "cattle class" like the rest of us What’s this ‘cattle class’ you refer to Pat, long serving airline folk aren’t aware of such conditions at 35,000 ft.. is that section pressurised? 1
Rabbit Leader Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Good luck with this build Martin. I’ve only recently acquired one myself, however it’s the RAAF military version bought at a very decent price. I do like the KLM race version, it holds quite a place to Australia’s aviation history. Cheers.. Dave 1
Grandboof Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 15 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: What’s this ‘cattle class’ you refer to Pat, long serving airline folk aren’t aware of such conditions at 35,000 ft.. is that section pressurised? If it is to do with Pat it is more likely the naughty corner . 1 1
Dave Swindell Posted January 15 Posted January 15 22 hours ago, Graham Boak said: The race was not 1939 but earlier. This kit shows not a racing scheme but the 1939 neutrality colours worn by all airliners flying into Britain after the start of WW2. I have a Roden Condor part-finished in this scheme using Revell enamel orange, which is close but a poor-covering paint. Humbrol have too oranges, one too red and the other too yellow. I have recently bought a Revell Aqua orange, which may do on top of the other. That's what is shown on the box top Graham, but the 1934 MacRobertson race scheme is included on the decal sheet in this boxing https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mpm-production-72515-douglas-dc-2--112226
Grandboof Posted January 23 Author Posted January 23 Greetings All Well it is underway . Flight deck done ( Control wheels added since the pic) . The fuselage halfs have been primed and painted gloss aluminium to ease masking later . That's the plan anyway . I used a toothpick to fill in the instruments . More soon . Thanks for dropping by Martin H 11
vppelt68 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Watching ! There's a preserved Finnish DC-2, a former KLM PH-AKH "DE HAAN", that I'd like to build a model of one day, but the MPM kit hasn't made its way to my stash yet! V-P Click the "Pictures" link at "1935-1937 Regular Flight" https://www.hanssinjukka.fi/#&gid=1&pid=1 1
Grandboof Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 Greetings All Overdue update . Mostly superficial . First a hole drilled in the cabin door for the small window .This will be filled with crystal clear as tht part is not even close . Second the main cabin windows . Not good . Left with window sills so these will be filled in with crystal clear . At least the windows will act act as ase while things dry . Internals are done ready for close up . Dry fit seems promising . Thanks as always for dropping by Martin H 14
desert falcon Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Nice subject Martin and your work so far is looking good 👍 1
Grandboof Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 Greetings All This the third attempt at getting the fuselage to line up . This seems to be as good as it gets . The joints aren,t great but I can work with them . At least a dry fit indicates the centre section will fit now . Plenty of fill sand repeat coming . part of the fun I guess . Thanks as always for dropping by. Martin H 13
TheyJammedKenny! Posted February 23 Posted February 23 You're doing great there, keep going. You'll conquer the fit problems with this kit, and I'm confident the results will be sharp. 1
bianfuxia Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Keep it up! This is the worst part of any build IMHO - getting through all the boring sanding. Once you've got through that, it'll be a fun ride to the end! 1
Grandboof Posted March 14 Author Posted March 14 Greetings All It's looking like an aircraft now . Still more fill sand repeat to go but the ennd is comming into view . Hopefully there will be some better prgress next time . Thanks as always for dropping by . Martin H 7
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