**** DONE: GB-42 1/72 Dornier Do 24T - MTO II

• Jun 26, 2019

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Nicely done...!

 

• Jun 26, 2019

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Good work so far!

 

• Jun 28, 2019

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Nice work Graham! Worth the effort I think.

 

• Jun 29, 2019

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Something different and very interesting
Great work so far

 

• Jul 1, 2019

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The kit comes with a four piece base of clear parts on the same sprue as all the cockpit glazing windows turrets and nav lights. I want to build a beaching dolly so I thought I would start with the base the kit provides. It fits the hull rear of the step when assembled which didn't look right. I taped all the parts together as it would be completed and this baby is a major tail sitter ! The fun part, nothing says I'm doing serious stuff like flames heat and smoke where the War Dept is concerned. Melted down some old battery terminals to make some ballast weight and it needs a lot !

 

• Jul 1, 2019

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• Jul 1, 2019

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Interesting way to make weights.

 

• Jul 1, 2019

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Nicely done so far!

 

• Jul 1, 2019

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Crimea_River said:

Interesting way to make weights.

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Would have used fishing weights but they're all at the bottom of the Fraser !

 

• Jul 2, 2019

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Air gun pellets are a good source of lead weight, and they can be flattened, with a hammer. to make them fit !
I also use strips of lead roof 'flashing' - although someone told me that roof on the local church now leaks ................

 

• Jul 2, 2019

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although someone told me that roof on the local church now leaks

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You're gonna go to the naughty step for that, Terry...

 

• Jul 2, 2019

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I actually have a lot of lead but it's all in big blocks of the stuff. I used to melt down old tire weights at work into bearing races as a mold.

 

• Jul 16, 2019

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Well I have to say I haven't had as much time to work on this as I would like being summer and all and all the outside things that go along with it shaking off Canadian style cabin fever. I did manage to get some painting done. The curious thing. Most of the kits I looked at that others have built it appears the camouflage has been painted 70/71/65 ? To the best of my knowledge marine planes were 72/73/65. The instructions also call for this combination so that's where I went. The wing is done as are the engine nacelles. I have still yet to drill out the exhaust stacks but it's coming along a little bit at a time. Thanks for all the kind comments, I can't wait to see this finished, such a cool looking plane !

 

• Jul 16, 2019

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• Jul 16, 2019

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Nice work.

 

• Jul 16, 2019

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72/73/65 would be the correct colours for maritime aircraft. I have found a wide range of interpretations of these colours.

 

• Jul 16, 2019

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72/73/65 would be the correct colours for maritime aircraft. I have found a wide range of interpretations of these colours.

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I think what could best be described as "lime green and school bus yellow" was probably the most interesting interpretation I came across !

 

• Jul 18, 2019

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Can't go wrong putting yellow on any aircraft. Looking good

 

• Jul 18, 2019

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Looks good so far!

 

• Jul 22, 2019

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All these bits are lookin realllly nice.