From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "RJ en Ellie Willekens" References: <000901c44af6$95c14ca0$b796ccd4@cp195803a> Subject: Re: C-49 (DC-3) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:08:51 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0033_01C4682A.8B80B680" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C4682A.8B80B680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Robert, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = for sending it in. =20 =20 Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: RJ en Ellie Willekens=20 To: Bamford, Steve=20 Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 5:13 AM Subject: C-49 (DC-3) Gallery Template #06 1/48 Douglas C-49K by Robert-Jan Willekens -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Still the only 1/48 scale DC-3 around is the 70's vintage Monogram = kit. It started out as a military C-47, with the big cargodoors. A = second version was also brought out, being the civilian DC-3 with the = small passenger door and a complete interior with seats. Small = differences included the faired tailcone, and the omission of an = astro-dome. Having built a C-47 previously, I managed to get hold of this DC-3 kit = in a sale at a local mtoy store. For only 15 guilders (nowadays about 7 = Euro's). In an old Air International issue of october 1984 I noticed a = modelling review for the DC-3/C-47. It had a sideview of a C-49K (the = miltary DC-3) belonging to the Air Transport Command. This would be my = project.=20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 =20 A major modification to the model were the engines: C-47s had the = 14-cylinder Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp engines, whereas the DC-3s in = the 1930s were mostly powered by Wright Cyclone 9-cylinder engines. I = obtained two Aeroproducts white-metal Cyclones, and shortened the = cowlings by about 2,5mm; adding different types of intakes above and = below. With that done, the painting started. The control surfaces are = yellow; I painted them a different shade of yellow to the fuselage band = to highlight the fact that these were fabric-covered. The engine = cowlings were painted in gloss yellow. The rest of the model was = airbrushed in early-war Dark Olive Drab No.41 (Humbrol 108), being a = darker tint to the late-war O.D. Also "splotching" was applied to all = the leading and trailing edges; a practice followed widely for most = camouflaged US Army aircraft. This was Medium Green No.42 (Humbrol 117). = The lower areas are in Neutral Gray No.43 (Humbrol 27). Markings came = from the spares box; the ATC insignia was discovered in a Noorduyn = Norseman kit in my stash! I went to town with the weathering; perhaps it is a bit overdone, but = I like it as it is. It looks well-used; I like the simulated peeling of = the paint on the control surfaces! Notice that the windows are very, = very clear. That is because they are not there! I am still figuring out = how to fix these. Suggestions, anyone? =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The aircraft itself represents Douglas C-49K, c/n 2018, of the North = Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, october 1943. These workhorses = flew hundreds of flights from the CONUS (Continental United States) via = Greenland and Iceland to Great Britain during WW2. Many C-49 were = "militarized" DC-3s of the many airlines plying the North American = skies. You can read all about this type of operations in the late Ernest = K. Gann's bestseller "Fate is the Hunter" Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 06.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Robert-Jan Willekens ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C4682A.8B80B680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Robert,
I just wanted to let you = know your=20 article went on ARC today.  Thanks for sending it in.  =20
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
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From:=20 RJ = en Ellie=20 Willekens
To: Bamford, Steve
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 = 5:13=20 AM
Subject: C-49 (DC-3)

Gallery = Template=20 #06

1/48 = Douglas=20 C-49K

by Robert-Jan Willekens
--------------------

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
=20

Still the = only 1/48 scale=20 DC-3 around is the 70's vintage Monogram kit. It started out as a = military=20 C-47, with the big cargodoors. A second version was also brought out, = being=20 the civilian DC-3 with the small passenger door and a complete = interior with=20 seats. Small differences included the faired tailcone, and the = omission of an=20 astro-dome.

Having built a C-47 = previously, I=20 managed to get hold of this DC-3 kit in a sale at a local mtoy store. = For only=20 15 guilders (nowadays about 7 Euro's). In an old Air International = issue of=20 october 1984 I noticed a modelling review for the DC-3/C-47. It had a = sideview=20 of a C-49K (the miltary DC-3) belonging to the Air Transport Command. = This=20 would be my project.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

 Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20

A major modification to = the model=20 were the engines: C-47s had the 14-cylinder Pratt and Whitney Twin = Wasp=20 engines, whereas the DC-3s in the 1930s were mostly powered by Wright = Cyclone=20 9-cylinder engines. I obtained two Aeroproducts white-metal Cyclones, = and=20 shortened the cowlings by about 2,5mm; adding different types of = intakes above=20 and below. With that done, the painting started. The control surfaces = are=20 yellow; I painted them a different shade of yellow to the fuselage = band to=20 highlight the fact that these were fabric-covered. The engine cowlings = were=20 painted in gloss yellow. The rest of the model was airbrushed in = early-war=20 Dark Olive Drab No.41 (Humbrol 108), being a darker tint to the = late-war O.D.=20 Also "splotching" was applied to all the leading and trailing edges; a = practice followed widely for most camouflaged US Army aircraft. This = was=20 Medium Green No.42 (Humbrol 117). The lower areas are in Neutral Gray = No.43=20 (Humbrol 27). Markings came from the spares box; the ATC insignia was=20 discovered in a Noorduyn Norseman kit in my stash!


I went to town with the weathering; perhaps = it is a bit=20 overdone, but I like it as it is. It looks well-used; I like the = simulated=20 peeling of the paint on the control surfaces! Notice that the windows = are=20 very, very clear. That is because they are not there! I am still = figuring out=20 how to fix these. Suggestions, anyone?

 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=20

The aircraft itself = represents =20 Douglas C-49K, c/n 2018, of the North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport = Command,=20 october 1943. These workhorses flew hundreds of flights from the CONUS = (Continental United States) via Greenland and Iceland to Great Britain = during=20 WW2. Many C-49 were "militarized" DC-3s of the many airlines plying = the North=20 American skies. You can read all about this type of operations in the = late=20 Ernest K. Gann's bestseller "Fate is the Hunter"

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

 Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by Robert-Jan=20 Willekens

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