The C-47 Channel at iModeler (16 articles)

The C-47 Channel at iModeler

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Dakota)

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16 articles
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Family, Friends, Food, Florida and Flying but not necessarily in that order…..

by Louis Gardner on December 6, 2018
in News — 34 Comments

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with Jaime Carreon and Joe Caputo (fellow Imodelers) for the very first time in person. The misses and I headed to New Smyrna today with Jaime and Joe............ The first stop was a great visit at American[...]

A day at the airport – Caribbean cargo operations

by G. Ley on November 30, 2018
in Diorama — 16 Comments

The cargo operation I flew for out of St. Thomas U.S.V.I, is the focus of this diorama. The diorama is representative of various daily airport operations combined in one setting. One of the more notable aspects of hauling cargo were souls no lo[...]

Airport Diorama – Progress report

by G. Ley on June 18, 2018
in Diorama — 14 Comments

Once upon a time, in an age before cell phones, there existed a certain kind of airport with certain kinds of airplanes . . . The Stinson and Beech Staggerwing are courtesy of Mr. Terrence Davis. I had these kits in my build-project store, bu[...]

Progress on the latest effort grande

by G. Ley on November 21, 2017
in Diorama — 18 Comments

This is a works-in-progress layout to assess initial positioning of structures. It's like working on a model of an architectural proposal with a lot more detail.The projected cost overruns of this project make it worthy of a government contract.[...]

A Gooney Bird tale – Douglas C-47B – Monogram 1/48

by Jaime Carreon on October 30, 2017
in Aviation — 22 Comments

When I got back into plastic modeling a few years ago, I set a couple of goals for the projects I would do. The first was to model subjects I had never done before, which has proven to be successful as I have yet to build a Mustang. The second[...]

Airfix 1/72 C-47

by Brad Bronov on July 31, 2017
in Aviation — 12 Comments

So, this is a little out of my wheelhouse, as I build primarily 1/48 postwar jets. The origin of this particular build started off quiet unexpectedly, as is often the case with me. While perusing a thread on a Facebook group (Cold War Modeling)[...]

Monogram R-4D/C-47

by Robert Royes on April 10, 2017
in Aviation — 15 Comments

Wanting to do a c-47/DC-3 for awhile now, but being space challenged even with 1/72 multi engine birds, and 1/144 being to fiddly for my aged fingers, I compromised on Monograms 1/90ish kit. Got it online a 1983 issue of Puff the Magic Dragon. [...]

Taiden,Korea 1945/46

by Robert Royes on March 10, 2017
in Photo Collections — 8 Comments

Some photos that my father took in Taiden Korea circa1945/46,the crashed C-47 was a 'Jungle Skipper', I don't know what the Japanese aircraft are, name that plane? Photo 8 is my father. By this time he was part of the mail unit, the building was[...]

Film of EDO floats on C-47 1942 from factory

by Robert Royes on October 14, 2016
in Aviation — 9 Comments

This might be of interest to all. I found this on you tube while researching my water wings build. The film was made by the grandfather of the person who posted it on you tube,Robert W Martens, although my father did retire from the company and [...]

Douglas C 47 B Dakota, A65-78, ARDU RAAF Edinburgh SA 1979.

by Allan J Withers on May 13, 2016
in Aviation — 26 Comments

1/72 Italeri, my first C 47, with Eduard photo etch, finished in Model Master enamels with Roo decals and Future, used by Aircraft Research and Development Unit to check navigation equipment at ADF air bases.