Australian pre-war Douglas airliners

[F-27pax]

At last, and with Wal's great assistance, my pre-war Airlines of Australia DC-3, the first DC-3 to fly in Australia, is finally in the finished list. It didn't turn out too bad. You can see Wal's work on the tail and over the top of the door. This is an Esci kit with Red Roo (?) single row engines, modified propellers and spinners (I'm not sure it the Kyilla flew with spinners when it first arrived in Australia but it certainly had them when it was transferred over to ANA and, anyhow, how many DC-3s do you see with spinners.







Here is the DC-2 I made earlier this year, the Holyman Airways 'Bungana' which was the first DC-2 to fly in Australia. It's the MPM kit and all the decals come courtesy of my inkjet printer and computer software.





Put them together with the DC-2 at the front and it looks bigger than the DC-3. That's perspective for you.





I'm enjoying these all metal airliners and Santa delivered me a F-Rsin DC-5 for Christmas so I can feel the ANA one coming on real soon now - in 1/144 of course.

Leigh

[Wedgetail]

Very nice couple of 'oldies' there Leigh. Very clean and neat, not like my usual battered and weathered efforts.

Cheers, Wayne

[VH-WAL]

With those plain schemes you need every decal you can get dontcha!
nice silver birds,

what you need is a Planet 1/72 DC-5

[F-27pax]

You'd think that a 1/72 DC-5 would be nice, wouldn't you Wal. But then I'd have to make 1/72 DC-4s, DC-6s and so on, even a 1/72 DC-10. So I think I'll revert to 1/144 for the rest of the Douglas airliners. Besides, my new spray painting booth is only just big enough for a DC-3, so I need to restrain myself.
By the way, here's a picture I meant to include before. Me instructing my audience on the press reception to the arrival of the Bungana in April 1936.



Leigh

[VH-WAL]

I know that face! seen it at Expo last couple of years!

[hrtpaul]

Great work man

[Adam the Akrodude]

Awesome work as usual Leigh! Hope you had a great Christmas!

[Wedgetail]

I know that face! seen it at Expo last couple of years!

You're right Wally, once seen never forgotten one of the nice guys of modelling, he's also thought to do certain caricature stand in's for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings.
Hint, picture a peaked floppy hat and a staff. LOL.
I'm gonna cop it now!

Cheers
Wayne.

[F-27pax]

Wedgie - you'll be the one with the hat and staff. Hat pull down over your ears and staff rammed right up ...

Leigh

[Adam the Akrodude]

Wedgie - you'll be the one with the hat and staff. Hat pull down over your ears and staff rammed right up ...

Leigh

Opps, now Wayne's in trouble!