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**wireandpaper** · #**111** 04-19-2024, 12:35 PM

Very inspiring!

**-Jim G** · #**112** 04-19-2024, 08:53 PM

I love seeing the collaboration among paper modelers!

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Originally Posted by Jan Kytop

cnhalfpap, member of our forum, pointed out to me that my Aeronca L-3 was not quite the same as the original. His advice is invaluable, as he participated in the restoration of the real aircraft, which wears the same colors. Above all, the registration plates on and under the wings are missing. What's more, the plane is not gray underneath, but uniformly olive drab.
I therefore modified my model by replacing the wings with new ones corrected on the computer and color modifications.
Thank you again to cnhalfpap for his advice!

**cnhalfpap** · #**113** 04-20-2024, 06:48 AM

Very nice !

**Jan Kytop** · #**114** 04-20-2024, 08:40 AM

A new Piper Cub from the Philippines, civilian this time.
This is an other free model from Ifuente available in the download part of the forum.
The base is a model from the Japanese TSMC site, which is good but which I improved by a little kitbashing, replacing the engine and nose with more faithful DGA parts.

**Jan Kytop** · #**115** 04-21-2024, 07:53 AM

As a great fan of airships, I wanted to reproduce the Piper NE-1 assigned to the 32nd Airship Squadron (ZP-32) of the Naval Air Station (NAS) at Moffet Field, California in 1944. The color profile appears in Squadron Signal 195 on American liaison aircraft.
I started from the DGA Piper NE-2 I had already presented to you, and modified it on the computer (windows, markings, etc...).

The basis:

**ReynoldsSlumber** · #**116** 04-21-2024, 02:03 PM

Very cool airship scene, looks realistic! Another sprightly Cub, very nice.

**Jan Kytop** · #**117** 04-21-2024, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ReynoldsSlumber

Very cool airship scene, looks realistic! Another sprightly Cub, very nice.

Thank you and I have changed the first airship scene, due to an error, 2 identical pictures.

**Don Boose** · #**118** 04-21-2024, 06:09 PM

Wonderful images. The Cub looks great in that Navy color scheme.

Don

**-Jim G** · #**119** 04-21-2024, 08:20 PM

This is such a great, and diverse set of models! I love the Airship photos!

**Jan Kytop** · #**120** 04-22-2024, 01:52 PM

Thank you very much.
I appreciate everyone who takes time to stop by and comment.

A Piper PA-12 that's a bit special now, since it's equipped with an electric motor powered by solar panels.
The base is a DGA model.
The future of aviation?

In full sunlight, engine running: