'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
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'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Today is the day I have been waiting for since building the Matchbox Twin Otter for last spring's group build. We just has our first snow in Atlanta since the beginning of Winter and it was time to finally photograph my DHC Twin-Otter of the Alaska Army National Guard in it's natural environment- on skis in the snow.
On second thoughts, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place!
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
looks great Chuck!
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Nice one! Lovely job on the model and real snow. In Atlanta of all places too.
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
That Twin looks great, and on snow in Atlanta too!
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Sweet, Chuck. And in its natural environment too!
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Great build, nice finish
You can keep the awful white stuff!!! 26degC here heading for 31degC clear skies
You can keep the awful white stuff!!! 26degC here heading for 31degC clear skies
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Very nice,work, that amount of snow would bring us to a halt here.
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
That looks great, Chuck, especially posed in the snow like that. It's snowing here as I type but hardly enough to class as a thick covering. Shangos is right - the amount of snow in your photo would bring a lot of the UK to a shuddering (or should that be sliding?) halt
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
That's quite a beauty you've got there Chuck and looks a treat in the natural elements like that, although I'm not sure how well those white recognition bands would work in the snow.
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Looks great. I used to work for DeHavilland Canada on the Dash-7 in the 70's. The Twin Otters were made in the North Plant adjacent to the Downsview base which was closed a while ago and DHC absorbed by Bombardier. In a shockingly stupid move, the aviation museum (which housed the only full scale mockup of the Avro Arrow) was also closed to make room for a hockey arena. Bread and Circuses for the masses and forget about Canadian aviation history!
Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Not too impressed by the camouflage
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lol I like that a lot - very 'cool' idea
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Striking scheme and setting!
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Re: 'Twotter' playing in the snow. Matchbox 1/72
Very impressive.Well tidy Twotter.