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destrozas

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Jan 12, 2010
Username: destrozas
First name: Sergio
Category: Intermediate
Scale: 1/72
Manufacturer: Italery #1274
Model Type: Doaglas Ta-26
accesory: capony vacuoform A-26c, decals of draw decals

kit

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decals

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pics of the plane in marines aviation museum in houston

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Now this theme colors all have clear but blue engine nacelles is the one that is not referenced.
I've been looked rough even colors like; I do not find the reference but I find it is a matter of time to find.

History:

Delivered to USAAF as 44-34121, 19??.
- Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, Mar. 6, 1958.
- Surplused, June 11, 1958.
Rock Island Oil & Refining Co, Wichita, KS, 1960-1969.
- Registered as N4085E.
- Converted to Rock Island Consort 26 configuration, Hutchinson, KS.
Koch Industries Inc, Wichita, KS, 1972
Reeder Flying Service, Twin Falls, ID, 19??.
- Converted to tanker but not used.
Lynch Air Tankers, Billings, MT, 1975-1992.
- Flown as tanker #58.
- Converted to Lynch STOL 26 configuration by Lynch.
Jerry Slater, Seattle, WA, Sept. 25, 1992.
Tony N. Grout, Spanaway, WA, ?Aug. 10, 1993-2000.
Air Spray Ltd, Red Deer, Alberta, Jan. 18, 2001-2007.
- Registered as C-GHZM.
- Stored Red Deer, 2001-2002.
- Engines and control services removed.
- Marked as tanker #58.

Rock Island Oil & Refinin
g Co, Wichita, KS, 1960-1966.
- Registered as N4818E.
- Planned conversion to Monarch 26 not completed.
- Stored, unrestored, Hutchinson, KS.
Consolidated Air Parts Corp, Los Angeles, CA, 1967.
Denny Lynch/Lynch Air Tankers, Billings, MT, 1967-2002.
- Converted to Lynch STOL 26 tanker.
- Flew as tanker #A28 (later #59).
- Damaged when nose gear collapsed on landing, Billings, MT, June 28, 1975.
-- repaired.


Serial #: 44-35371 Construction #: 28650 Civil Registration: N4818E Model(s): A-26C, TB-26C, 0STOL 26 Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002.
 
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thanks Andy

to make the conversion to stol 26, I do the leading edge of the wing if you look at this highly developed seems to have stung by a swarm of bees
 
while I think like playing the edge, I start with the interior.
all give some chipping paint dry brush and machaco the area with dirt, the plane does not have the care that can think, according to some shots of the film inside the plane very dirty

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as usual one of the seats has fallen me and also double-command, I'll have to find them only because they have gone to aguejro of the 4th dimension and are there for a while.
placing internal bulkheads and I get to glue the two parts of the fuselage and "zasca" (it is a way of comment we have here it is like a punch in the teeth and you do not expect), is worse than the p-63, which has given me joy.

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I continue with the installation and with good lace ....

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Now the modification of the nose as the kit brings one to the solid bow so I have to cut and paste pieces to mimic unions and other

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Lacy tests nose to see the corrections that I have to do or add

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sorry for the last pic
 

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