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tinbanger
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Posted: Sunday, November 25, 2012 - 03:04 PM UTC
Hi All
I have submitted a campaign proposal for a Douglas Aircraft Campaign covering DC-1 through DC-7 civil and military variants.
If interested please post here.

Jessie_C
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Posted: Sunday, November 25, 2012 - 07:31 PM UTC
This one's got something for everybody. C-39's to C-118s, B-18, B-23, Firebombers, freighters, airliners, even a fighter or two (a C-47 was credited with a Zero during WW II, and Puff was first designated the FC-47 until the fighter jocks whined loudly enough that it was changed to AC-47). What are we waiting for?
JClapp
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Posted: Sunday, November 25, 2012 - 09:35 PM UTC
Douglas piston powered transports are top dead center of my area of interest.
I'll just bring this over from the other thread-

I have a Welsh vacuform kit Ill try to make look like this.
vanize
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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2012 - 05:46 AM UTC
yeah, I have a C-47 in the stash to build
Jessie_C
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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2012 - 10:53 AM UTC
We have 1/72 kits available from the DC-2 to the DC-6. The DC-7 can be made from a conversion kit available from Contrails Models while the DC-1 can be made from a shortened DC-2.

In 1/144 we have everything but the DC-1 available, and once again that's a fairly simple conversion. We're well served for kits to fit anyone's tastes.
tinbanger
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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2012 - 12:20 PM UTC
Hi Jessica.
Thank you for the aircraft information.
I hope that there is a good turn out for this campaign.

Jessie_C
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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2012 - 05:47 PM UTC
I've realised that I didn't name the kits, so here goes:

1/72
DC-2 MPM
DC-3 Italeri (also in Revell and Airfix boxes), Esci (if you can find it)
DC-4 Mach-2, Rareplanes (if you can find one)
DC-5 Planet Models (resin)
DC-6 Heller


1/144
DC-2 Czech Master
DC-3 Welsh, Minicraft
DC-4 Welsh, Minicraft
DC-5 F-Rsin
DC-6 Welsh, Minicraft, Roden
DC-7 Welsh, Roden, F-rsin

There was also a very basic vacuform 1/72 DC-5 available from Execuform, but it's pretty rare these days.
stugiiif
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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2012 - 07:18 PM UTC
Jessie, I do have to say we are forgetting a few other Douglas contrabutions to Aviation. I personally think an expanded campaign or GB would draw more interest. There are several more to choose from especially if you are going to bring up the AC-47. I'd have to say for me the early Douglas of my lust is the good old "Ford" F4D Skyray. Also, would get a few building Devastators and Dauntlesses. Maybe even an Phabulous Phantom or Eagle or two if this was expanded to the companies full history. The only question would be if the C-17 Globemaster would be allowed under the expanded GB. Though McD D designed the aircraft, the first flight and production airframes were under the Boeing name.
JClapp
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 02:56 AM UTC
the C-47 should command enough interest by itself for a GB.
JClapp
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 11:56 PM UTC
there is also the Eastern Express R4D-8 kit

tinbanger
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 05:12 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Jessie, I do have to say we are forgetting a few other Douglas contrabutions to Aviation. I personally think an expanded campaign or GB would draw more interest. There are several more to choose from especially if you are going to bring up the AC-47. I'd have to say for me the early Douglas of my lust is the good old "Ford" F4D Skyray. Also, would get a few building Devastators and Dauntlesses. Maybe even an Phabulous Phantom or Eagle or two if this was expanded to the companies full history. The only question would be if the C-17 Globemaster would be allowed under the expanded GB. Though McD D designed the aircraft, the first flight and production airframes were under the Boeing name.

We already have a Phantom and Bird Of Prey campaigns lined up if you want to build jets.
You could post your interest for a C-17 campaign and see if you get enough interested in it.
tinbanger
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 10:44 AM UTC
This is the model I will build if the campaign goes!


And the Decals



Mcleod
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 11:03 AM UTC
Don't forget the license built versions of the DC-3/C-47. The Soviets built the Lisunov Li-2 of which A-Model molds no less than 3 versions. The Japanese built a version as well, but I cannot remember what they called it.

Or were they license built? Perhaps they derived from the cloak-n-dagger method.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 11:44 AM UTC
The Japanese Dak was the Showa L2D, called "Tabby" by the American military code name system. It was license built, and differed from the Douglas aircraft by having one or more extra cockpit windows on each side aft of the usual Douglas ones. They also often had small spinners on the propeller hubs.

If we're talking about obscure Douglas aircraft, there's also the DC-4E, which was never developed. The sole aircraft was sold to Japan and became the basis for the nearly equally unsuccessful Nakajima G5N bomber.

One more that never got off the drawing board was the DC-8 Skybus concept, based on the mechanics of the XB-42 bomber.
amegan
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Posted: Friday, November 30, 2012 - 10:08 AM UTC
Does anybody know if there are conversion parts to one of the South African turboprop versions, with the lengthened fuselage. Could be fun.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, November 30, 2012 - 12:29 PM UTC
There is (or was) a kit in 1/48 by Red Bear Resins. Here's a review.
Heritage Aviation did one in 1/72. I'm not sure whether it's still available.
wizard179
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Posted: Friday, November 30, 2012 - 06:52 PM UTC
Due to popular demand (peer group pressure? ), I'm in for this.

1/72 Italeri C-47

Cheers
Damian
tinbanger
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Posted: Saturday, December 01, 2012 - 02:30 AM UTC
Hi
2-3 more interested and we will have a campaign!
Jessie_C
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Posted: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 - 01:54 PM UTC
Aha! I found that Red Bear Turbo Dak conversion on sale at Ne Omega's website. Be warned that it isn't exactly cheap.
tinbanger
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 01:09 PM UTC
Hi
Can we have a "Enlist" link?
vanize
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 02:06 PM UTC

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Hi
Can we have a "Enlist" link?


probably not till ten people commit - this thread is for getting the required number of people to say they would like the campaign before we can get it submitted and then get said 'enlist link'
Jessie_C
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 03:32 PM UTC
Okay, I'm ready!

One of these might even become the DC-1...
Jessie_C
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 06:44 PM UTC
Just for fun, a little test fit:
tinbanger
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 11:18 PM UTC
Jessica will you add rod to wing joint or is the fit good enough?
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, December 07, 2012 - 02:49 AM UTC
It's very tight as it is. I had to do a little pushing to get it to *click* into position.
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