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Hobbycraft 1/48 DHC U-1A, 18th Aviation Company, Vung Tau, Vietnam, July 1963

Started by Spiros Pendedekas · 94 ≡ · ↻ 3 years ago · 1/48, de Havilland Aircraft Company 100 years, de Havilland Canada, DHC-3, Otter, U-1A, Vietnam

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Erik Gjørup said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Looking great with the final coat drying.
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Thanks my friend @airbum!
Eric Berg said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Sure does look good. Another HobbyCraft winner @fiveten!
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Thanks my friend @eb801!
Allan J Withers said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Nicely done Spiros my friend, good to see it finished.
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:
Thanks my friend @kalamazoo!
- I attached the home built windscreen, struggled a tad but it more or less sat into position, the gaps taken care of white glue.
- I unmasked the windows and performed some touchups (more to be done).
  Here is:
  
  Thanks for stopping by!
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Almost done...

Some minor touch-ups and long aerial wire tightening, in order for this bird to cross the finish line...
Thanks for stopping by!
Pedro L. Rocha said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Spiros my friend, you did it again. Unusual, often forgotten and overlooked subjects/kits is truly your thing. Somehow I never noticed your current build here, but I’m glad I saw it now. Beautiful result from a less than basic kit. I bet some East European or Chinese maker will release a brand new Otter one of this days 😉
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Thanks my friend @holzhamer!
Yes, the beautiful Otter is a tad neglected subject by kit manufacturers.
The Hobbycraft kit could have been much better and totally acceptable by even today's standards, should some key areas have received more (easy) research.
John vd Biggelaar said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Even besides the minor touch-ups to be done, this is another great result from your hands, Spiros @fiveten
Not so often seen as a model unfortunately.
Looking forward to see it cross the finish line.
Tom Cleaver said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Really nice result here, @fiveten. You certainly took a less-than-wonderful kit and turned into a wonderful model.
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Thanks my friends @johnb and @tcinla!
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Finished!

Thanks for stopping by!

Apart from our GB Admin @airbum, who not only had this great idea for a GB but also, among others, followed along all builds including this one, Special Thanks to all friends who left their comments, keeping great modeling company:

@kalamazoo (you saved the "dihedral" day!), @chinesegeorge, @eb801, @holzhamer, @1corsair64, @gkittinger, @stephen-w-towle, @tcinla, @michel-verschuere, @kalamazoo0 and @kalamazoo1.

Now onto the 1/32 "Desert Storm" Tornado!

https://imodeler.com/groups/30th-anniversary-desert-shield-desert-storm-informal-group-build/forum/topic/revell-1-32-raf-tornado-gr-1-mig-eater-tabuk-1991/
John vd Biggelaar said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Looks awesome, Spiros @fiveten
The paintwork is superb.
Looking forward to see it on the headlines.
Good luck on your Tornado.
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb!

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de Havilland Aircraft Company 100 years ENDED!

Hobbycraft 1/48 DHC U-1A, 18th Aviation Company, Vung Tau, Vietnam, July 1963

Almost done...

Finished!