Revell 1/72 DHC-6 Twin Otter
Hi There,
I picked this up last year for much cheapness and decided to give it a go over my long weekend. Innis advised me that the Sea Plane version was the one to go for so here it is in all it's amateurish glory.
I found trying to get the windows to stay in place nigh on impossible so the cabin windows were microscaled but I had to use maskol to cover up the side cockpit windows as they were in serious danger of falling inside so the masking is not up to a standard that I would like to have.
Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer White,
Painted with Tamiya gloss white and Colourcoats Oxford Blue
Finished with Windsor & Newton Satin Varnish.
It's off to Innis tonight as he fell in love with it on a visit today.
As always Thanks for looking and all comments and criticism welcome.
Cheers,
Alistair
This looks great, Alistair. Striking paint scheme. All you need is water.
Thanks,
I feel that water may be way beyond my capabilities at the moment.
Cheers,
Alistair
Great job there! Love how the tail looks.
Hi There,
Thanks very much and the Colourcoats Oxford Blue is a gorgeous colour which sets the West Coast Air decal off really well.
Cheers,
Alistair
Looks great !
Thank You so much
Cheers,
Alistair
A water base is easy to make by usIng ordinary "Future Floor Wax," some times called "Pledge." I made two bases, using 1/4" foam board and included some fine sand from a nearby river. Email me at "[email protected]" for some photos.
RJW
Thanks very much, I will do that presently.
Cheers,
Alistair
Hi Alistair!
This is one of the kits one loves to see built!
And it's built in a great way. Looks very cool!
All the best!
Hi Spiros,
You're too kind but it's a lovely wee kit which considering it's age isn't too challenging.
Cheers,
Alistair
Hello Alistair,
Excellent result on this 7 Euro kit.
It does not always have to be expensive, to get a good result.
Regards, Dirk
Thank you so much.
I picked this up for £4.50 so it was a win win for me.
Cheers,
Alistair
Nice and clean build, Alistair.
You don't see those models that often.
For this price and the way you build it, it is always a win.
Hi There,
Thanks for your kind comments.
It was a fun build and to be honest the look on the wee mans face is worth it.
Cheers,
Alistair
Nice paint scheme on a nice build and that is a lot of windows.
A bit envious as painting with white has always been an issue with my painting.
Thanks for sharing - you got a great result.
Thanks very much.
I've found that this stuff makes the white painting a lot easier.
Mr Finishing Surfacer 1500 White thinned with Self-Levelling Thinner as a primer.
Cheers,
Alistair
Fun build. Keep it up !
My dad that flew large jets took a break from the Tokyo route years ago and flew a twin otter between Brussels and London for a year. He loved that plane and enjoyed the way it handled
Many Thanks for your kind words.
Cheers,
Alistair
Not bad at all @alistairfgauld. I have one in progress in the group section, and one more finished - and a few in the stash, so needless to say, I really like Twin Otters. As you point out it is not a new kit, but it is the only one in 1/72 around. For the passengerwindows I used Tamiya thin glue, and it generally works very well. Be careful to apply it on the fuselage though, as even the smallest drop will be visible. I did sand and polish my windows on the second plane, and the glue had no problems being handled like that.
One minor detail that I would correct here if at all possible is the exhaust color, but only impossible nerds like me will notice 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
Hi There,
the exhaust was on my mental to do list but I forgot, really should write things down.
Thanks very much for your kind comments
Cheers,
Alistair
Writing down is a great solution 🙂 I keep a build log on a photocopy on each of my builds to keep track, and even then I miss some details every now and then.
Happy modeling Alistair!
I really should learn that as I'm now at the age where I have to have a shopping list on my phone.
Cheers,
Alistair
by the way - a link to my in-progress build here;
https://imodeler.com/groups/work-in-progress-aircraft/forum/topic/dhc6-300-oy-pof-gronlandsfly-revell-1-72/
stay safe
Erik
Looks very nice!
Thanks Gregg