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French T-6 Dive Bomber

Started by The Rat, December 10, 2017, 03:25:52 PM

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The Rat

The old MPC/Airfix kit, with dive flaps cut and (poorly) drilled with (misaligned) holes. The only part salvaged from the Airfix Douglas Dauntless will be the gun mount, maybe the gun as well. Teaser pic, a bit more work has been done since then.

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

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The Rat

DECAL DISASTER!  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

The decals that came with the kit are awful. Applied a rudder decal and when it dried it curled up at the edges. Tried setting solution, no joy. Same with a wing roundel. Scraped them off.

So I'm going with a different country. There are some New Zealand decals from the Dauntless kit, so they may get used. Or maybe USN. Decisions, decisions.
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Pineapple is a great pizza topping. Fight me.

Old Wombat

Go NZ, not many Kiwi builds about. :thumbsup:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

The Rat

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Pineapple is a great pizza topping. Fight me.

The Rat

Canopy painted and stuck on, decaling has commenced.

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Pineapple is a great pizza topping. Fight me.

Tophe

#5
This great little model inspires me a related Mustang, thanks! :thumbsup:

EDIT: done at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,4461.1770.html (thanks!)
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

The Rat

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Pineapple is a great pizza topping. Fight me.

The Rat

She's got her boots on! Still to do is the machine gun, dive flaps, and finally the antenna, hopefully with some successfully attached stretched sprue. Bit of touch-up painting here and there, and she'll be done.

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Pineapple is a great pizza topping. Fight me.

NARSES2

Decals my @r$e!

Tophe

[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Old Wombat

Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

The Rat

Finished model is posted with the back story.
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Pineapple is a great pizza topping. Fight me.