Esci 1/72 AC-47D, attached to 432 TFW, Udorn RTAB, Thailand

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Esci 1/72 AC-47D, attached to 432 TFW, Udorn RTAB, Thailand

Post by skypirate »

While I am busy gnashing my teeth and head-butting brick walls of ill-considered kitbashing projects, here is one of my older models photographed a bit better that when it was rolled out many years ago.

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I spent many years quite close to C-47s, so I thought the nose profile required slight reshaping, but otherwise no alterations necessary.

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Decals are from a Superscale Gunship decals sheet.
I should have kept the door shut because there is no interior structure apart from the guns!

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All airbrushing with Xtracolour enamels, apart from a Humbrol black undersides with a dash of white added.

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Is that a lethal-looking killing machine or what!?

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I feel much better!
Thanks for looking,

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Post by Eric Mc »

Very nice.

I built this as a NASA DC-3 last year. It's a nice kit and less complex than the new Airfix version.
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Lovely AC-47! Like the B-26, Its strange seeing a Second World War era plane in the same camo as F-4s and F-111s!
I always preferred the ESCI DC-3 to the Italeri version for some reason.
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Very nice indeed David. The camo finish especially.

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Terrific build.
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Really super looking model. I think you nailed the camo.
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Excellent paint job, David.

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Very nice. I have an EC-47 to build. I got the paints and new decals, but it's still hiding in the stash. I used the old ESCI kit.
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Post by Zee28 »

Yet again David you have set the bar very high for us mere mortals! Tremendous looking model and superb painting.

Obviously gnashing teeth and head-butting brick walls really works for you! Maybe I should try it....

Fabulous model mate.

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That looks really excellent, David. I'm quite a fan of the SEAC scheme and you've done a great job of it!
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Post by skypirate »

Thanks, chaps!

I was excited to post that yesterday and a typo crept in. I was close to C-47s, not AC-47s!
Zee28 wrote:Obviously gnashing teeth and head-butting brick walls really works for you! Maybe I should try it....
Very kind, thank you, but if I knew then what I know now... just don't bother with that ZTS Plastyk Hunter!
dwomby wrote:PS - I hope revisiting this beautiful build has revived the mojo that the Hunter is dulling.
Actually, David, the Hunter is now a challenge that I feel is being adequately met, so I am looking up a bit! Not famous last words, I hope!

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Post by iggie »

Lovely work David; the three tone camouflage really works nicely on the classic shape of the C47.
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That's a very nice looking build.

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Great Spooky!!! :beer:
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Post by gnomemeansgnome »

That's phenonemal, man. Spooky, indeed.
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