Sabena S.73 OO-AGZ

Ben M
This is a fun idea.

Thijs de Boer
Thanks! The difficulty will be to find the conversion kit; The manufacturer has ceased operations...

Alex K
I do hope you find the kit in question, dear Thijs - the entire "PH + OO + OY + SE" idea is great and the collection, with the models next to each other... will be tremendous! 👍

Ben M
What is in the kit? Engine nacelles, etc? Might be able to 3d print or build them up...

Thijs de Boer
I actually don't know. I hope to find one on a model show, fingers crossed... If I am not able to find this kit, I want at least to make Sabena's orange DC-3: OO-AUH.

Alex K
Here's -just for reference- another take on the Sabena S.73, apparently (if I get it right) without use of the SEM conversion kit: aeroscale.webs.com/s73.htm
PS. It goes without saying that you have my deepest admiration for the subjects you are tackling - keep up the good work! 👍 👍

Thijs de Boer
That's a good guideline I could use, I found part of a buildreport by the same builder (and of the same kit): stormomagazine.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=6439 Together with your information, I don't the conversion kit is necessary. Then only the decals remain!

Alex K
Ah! That's a great find!!!

Alex K
I just stumbled, by chance, on another build report that may be also useful - again by Björn Bäcklund: baecklund.eu/scalemodels/72/s73.html

Thijs de Boer
I see this build report has made it onto the main page of ScaleMates, thanks for notifing!

Thijs de Boer
I have purchased the Italeri kit today, when I find the time I can start on the modifications and build the aircraft!

Alex K
👍 - go for it, Thijs! And once again, congrats on your great choice of subjects - your entire KLM, Schiphol-in-the-1930s etc collections are simply fantastic - keep up the good work, mate!