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1/72 Douglas Skystreak recolor (FG)
I've been wanting to build the Fiddler's Green Douglas Skystreak for a year or more, but the solid color fuselage put me off - I didn't want to burn up one of the primaries on my tri-color cartridge for one model. On the kit's information page, there are a couple of photos of the Skystreak in NACA livery, which is mostly white with crimson control surfaces, and a yellow band on the vertical stabilizer. I decided to recolor the B&W version in this livery, and have sent the file to Scott Fyn to see if he's interested in including the recolor in the versions folder.
I was planning on building it entirely at this weekend's Army Heritage Days event in Carlisle, PA, but I couldn't resist and got a head start. So far the basic fuselage has been built. It's made up of 7 major segments with a few additional parts thrown in for good measure. Rather than overlapping the segments as designed, I made use of internal glue strips for a smoother look. The fit was perfect overall, and the panel alignments are spot on. Very impressive design work by Vladimir Muravskiy. Here's a couple of photos of what I've done so far. Not very impressive looking - it's just a tube that narrows at the front and back, but it is nice and straight.
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That's looking like a good fuselage.
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Thanks NH78. I'm pretty happy with it. I've done a little bit more: wing location has been cut out, and the vertical stab is in place. I think it's gonna be real purty .
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Looks great. Can you fit it into your luggage for this weekend?
The Comet stick and tissue version in red-orange tissue hung in my basement through the 1950s. Don |
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Nice looking build so far. Yep, banana shaped airplanes don't fly very good so a straight fuselage is essential.
Banana shaped ships aren't too good either.
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But where do the surfboards go?
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Last update before Carlisle. The canopy is now on, which completes the basic fuselage. I'll try to continue updating the thread while building at the event. I printed a base for it yesterday, which will also have to be built over the weekend. If all goes as planned, I'll have a fully assembled and mounted Douglas Skystreak to bring home, although for the life of me I don't know where I'm going to put it as my transport boxes are all full. Have to cross that bridge when I get to it.
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Looks great Don, a nice clean fit.
Gary
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