Type "LO" Thelma

[otftch]

This is a Japanese Tachikawa type "LO" Light transport which is a licensed copy of the Lockheed lodestar. A later version code named Thalia has some differences, mainly in the loading door and the tailpane. The kit is an old 1/72 Airfix Hudson converted to a Lodestar with engines from a LS G3M Nell and props from two Monogram F11C bi-planes.And the usual generous amounts of putty.I started out to build a Navy Lodestar but got carried away. I just picked up two more Hudson's,one for an R4O and one for a R5O both Navy transports.
Ed

 

[kgambit]

Great job Ed.

How did you do the camo job?

 

[Crimea_River]

Wow, looks great!

 

[Wurger]

Great job Ed.

How did you do the camo job?

I agree...

The same question.....

 

[Airframes]

Very nice indeed Ed!

 

[otftch]

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[otftch]

Thanks guys. I painted the whole plane light grey and hand painted the green blotches. I had quite a cramp when done but I didn't want to lose the effect. I then trimmed with light grey where needed. It might have been easier to go with green and then do the lines but I didn't want the green to bleed through.

Ed

 

[kgambit]

Hand painted!? Looks awesome mate!

 

[vikingBerserker]

I agree, nicely done!

 

[Wurger]

Thank you Ed. Really great work.

 

[Airframes]

Got to agree with Wojtek! I had a feeling you'd done it the 'artistic' way - time consuming, hard(ish) work, but well worth it! Great result Ed.

 

[Wildcat]

wow, she looks fantastic Ed!!

 

[B-17engineer]

Sweet!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

WOW Ed!!!! Great work sir!!

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent!

 

[Wayne Little]

Nicely done camo job there Ed...well done mate

 

[machine shop tom]

Holy Cow!!

Great camo job.

I would have bet that a bunch of little tiny WWII Jap guys did it under an enchanted moonlit night............

Nice model.


tom

 

[lesofprimus]

Very nice work...