DHC 2 Beaver, A95-202, ANARE, AF RAAF 1959.
1/72 Hobbycraft, my first Beaver, I added a few small details, finished in MM enamels with Max and Aussie decals, Tamiya X22 overall. Operated by Antarctic Flight RAAF for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition in 1959.
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P.k said on June 15, 2016
Nice like
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks P.k.
Dmitry Ryzhenkov said on June 15, 2016
Clean, neat, but the plane is “dead”. Bit of dirt is not enough.
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks Dmitry, plenty of ice, snow and water in the Antarctic to keep it clean.
George Williams said on June 15, 2016
Nothing wrong with a neat, clean build, like this one, it doesn’t have to be weathered to make it interesting.
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks George, absolutely.
Craig Abrahamson said on June 15, 2016
Good lookin’ build, Allan….I did the same kit a few years ago, but it didn’t turn out a nice as yours.
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks Craig.
Phil Steele said on June 15, 2016
Looks great !!! I also built one with floats a while back. CanMilAir has some good decals for them so I’m intending to do another one.
Phil Steele said on June 15, 2016
I’m wrong !! They have a set for the Otter.
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks Phil, I also have one to do on floats.
Rob Pollock said on June 15, 2016
I like this sort of subject. Knowing it’s not something I’d ever build myself I think I can enjoy it all the more for its variety and niche interest.
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks Rob.
Greg Kittinger said on June 15, 2016
Clean-looking build. I envision another one – powdered with ice/snow…
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks Greg, maybe.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on June 15, 2016
Allan, striking aircraft! Which colors did you use? Looks like 2 shades of whatever, orange and/or dayglo?
Aussie decals? Max I know about.
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks Bernard, yes MM, FS12197 and FS28915, Aussie decals from the spares box.
Robert Royes said on June 15, 2016
Clean is cool, it’s obviously pre-deployment. Nice build.
Allan J Withers said on June 15, 2016
Thanks Robert, most of my models are not long out of the paint shop.
DE4EVER said on June 15, 2016
๐ … Greetings Allan … ๐ :
Nice clean work on this one Allan, a very sharp looking build.
Good coloring too. It has a ” HONORING ” look to it.
It will look very much like in it’s place on a well made and dedicated display in its own case. Thanks for sharing these pictures.
Allan J Withers said on June 16, 2016
Thanks DE4EVER and for your suggestion although I prefer them free standing.
David Mills said on June 16, 2016
Nice aircraft and colour scheme – difficult to get the differentiation in the orange but you managed it and it looks good – captures that bright look antarctic aircraft and vehicles seem to have
Allan J Withers said on June 16, 2016
Thanks David, I think the fluorescent shows more in low light, otherwise not much difference.
Rob Anderson said on June 16, 2016
Great build and scheme! How is the kit? I have one that I want to build as a Kenmore Air bird from up here in Seattle, I got to fly to and from Orcas Island on one lots of fun!
Allan J Withers said on June 16, 2016
Thanks Rob, a good kit I think, the clear fuselage is a bit unusual.
Dirk Derks said on June 17, 2016
Hi Allan,
A pleasure to look at this little workhorse.
Allan J Withers said on June 17, 2016
Thanks Dirk.