DC-3/C-47 "Sister Ann" by TMSC (1:100)
I just started building this nice kit by TSMC.
A few moons ago it was a free download from: ??????????
I am warming my hands again after a long time without some serious modelling.
The kit itself is just two letter-sized pages of parts.
(Which I print together in a single A3 page)
The instructions come in the third page. But they're in Japanese.
I used an online translator to translate them. But it turns out
the construction is rather simple. Just follow the numbered order of the parts.
The green areas indicate where to glue. I cut out most of these
and used instead connecting strips. Be careful if you do the same,
as some of these areas will be needed as structural support.
Even at 1:100 scale, this kit has three formers inside the fuselage.
To help me placing them correctly I added a holding tab
on each side of the former. That way I can use a tweezer to hold it
and place it where it belongs.
The fit is very precise. And use of thick paper could be a problem.
The nose shows it (maybe too many connecting strips inside).
I made a couple mistakes cutting, and the macro photo really shows them as huge,
but they're not so evident in a casual view.
Fuselage complete. Will continue the rest soon!
The kit is really well designed.
Every panel and rivet line is true to that of a real DC-3.
That's a very nice detail.
So far the geometry of the fuselage and the cockpit are really good
and resemble with great accuracy the real thing.
At 1:100 there are some details that get lost, but that's to be expected.
Despite that, the kit looks very promising and delightful to build.
I just started building this nice kit by TSMC.
A few moons ago it was a free download from: ??????????
I am warming my hands again after a long time without some serious modelling.
The kit itself is just two letter-sized pages of parts.
(Which I print together in a single A3 page)
The instructions come in the third page. But they're in Japanese.
I used an online translator to translate them. But it turns out
the construction is rather simple. Just follow the numbered order of the parts.
The green areas indicate where to glue. I cut out most of these
and used instead connecting strips. Be careful if you do the same,
as some of these areas will be needed as structural support.
Even at 1:100 scale, this kit has three formers inside the fuselage.
To help me placing them correctly I added a holding tab
on each side of the former. That way I can use a tweezer to hold it
and place it where it belongs.
The fit is very precise. And use of thick paper could be a problem.
The nose shows it (maybe too many connecting strips inside).
I made a couple mistakes cutting, and the macro photo really shows them as huge,
but they're not so evident in a casual view.
Fuselage complete. Will continue the rest soon!
The kit is really well designed.
Every panel and rivet line is true to that of a real DC-3.
That's a very nice detail.
So far the geometry of the fuselage and the cockpit are really good
and resemble with great accuracy the real thing.
At 1:100 there are some details that get lost, but that's to be expected.
Despite that, the kit looks very promising and delightful to build.
