The Alan Rose DC-3 by DanBKing

[DanBKing]

Well, the 'see you in a few days' turned into nearly 2 weeks, but I am back with some progress. Life has been very busy lately and with sickness in the family my attention is pulled away from modelling on a regular basis, but, I do what I can, when I can....

I cut out and shaped all the parts for each engine, curving and shaping the parts with dowels where necessary.



All the circular formers were attached to each piece and eventually joined together. I made a slight modification to the motor cowling by cutting each vane and bending them upwards at a slight angle. This gives a more realistic representation of the real thing!




I made up the prop shaft next. The propellors were laminated together and cut out. I used sandpaper to feather the edges of the blades and formed them into the correct shape. Then the sanded sections were re-coloured.



The blades were then inserted and glued into the pre-cut slits on the prop shaft. The intake vents were made up and also attached to the engines.
And the two engines are done!



Next up, I attached the outer wing sections and allowed the glue to dry and harden fully over night. Then the banding around the join was attached.
The engines were then attached to the wing.



All that was left was to attach the pitot tubes and I am done with the plane!!!

At the end of the whole project, I will spray the plane with a few coats of Future floor polish to protect the model and also give it a slight shine to enhance the metallic finish a bit. But, up to now, I am pleased with the end result.




Next up will be the display base for the plane itself........

But, that is a subject for my next post ....

See you all soon!

[YOAVHOZMI]

looks great.

YOAV

[Rubenandres77]

Your build of this model is very good!
I like the small details you made.
The plane looks gorgeous.
thanks a lot for sharing your photos with us

Despite being so big this kit isn't so difficult, isn't it?

Regards.

[eatcrow2]

Outstanding work, with clear photos showing the steps!! Love the way you've posed it on the wall..

[Texman]

Nice work. You know, that would make a killer display shelf for my 1/144 aircraft...(walks away mumbling ideas..)

[Longbow]

Looks like it is going to pop out of the wall any moment

[aansorge]

looks like it is going to be loud.

[michaellown]

That looks great, nice to see a larger size aircraft built

[Don Boose]

It's really beautiful.

Don

[romanmodels]

good job looks good on the wall