Douglas DC-6C OT-CDF Belgian Air Force
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repainting of the wing with alu spray
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the paint removing job was not a succes
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Very hard to remove the old paint, my wife said : why bother, can't you buy an other kit ?
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I followed the advice of my wive
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and started to build it
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Design of the decals
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Testing the fit of the decals with b/w print
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landing light and nav light
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Wiring for landing and navigation lights and for motors added
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Next step : wiring of Arduino an ULN2003 to steer the lights and motors
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passengers installed
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cabin lights, cockpt light and beacon tested
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motors installed, with 15 ohm resistance to limit starting current
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Motor programming tested before assembly
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lights tested before assembly. Unfortunately there is interference between the cabin lights and the motors. So , I had to throw out the cabin lights and redo the wiring on the circuitboard. Without cabin lights , the new sequence worked satisfactory.
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Wings and fuselage assembled with the circuit inside, evrything works so far, main paint job done, ready for the decals
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Bottom side : some shades of alu added, two wires for external battry supply
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Almost finished , ready for a test run
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One engine and nav lights working
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two engines running
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4 engines running
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Landing lights on
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Engine shutdown
Commentaires
26 19 April 2016, 09:52
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looks good, i will be following this build.
to bad the paint stripping didnt go well on the previous model.
here's a tip, submerge the model in a box filled with 70% water and 30% Dasty degreaser (available at the Wibra) for 24 hours, the paint should peal off easely.
24 May 2023, 17:02
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Hello.
I removed the paint on my mosquito and painted it new.
Below you can see pictures of my stripped mossie from my album (De Havilland Mosquito B.XVI at bombing | Album by Shar (1:72)).
For stripping the paint, i used "TAMIYA-Carson - Paint-Killer" Paint Killer (Carson Modelsport 500908113, No)
I wish you success.
Bevor stripping / After stripping:
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24 May 2023, 17:53
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Thanks for these advices , but the paint on this old kit was probably from rattle cans and more difficult to remove. And the paint was not the only issue to adress, e.g. some broken parts and the yellow plastic. And I always follow a good advice from my wife ( = buy a new kit). The old kit will end in the box for experiments.
24 May 2023, 18:59
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This guy wants lights and motorrs ...
@Lukasz : yes, she knows me after 48 years of marriage and indulging modelling
30 May 2023, 14:12
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Back on the workbench after some prpblems with the wiring, the program and ready for decalling
17 February, 16:47
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Oh man, how did I miss this? I need to take notes for my eventual Syldair DC-6 project from the Tintin adventure Destination Moon.
21 March, 05:23
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Instead of refurbishing the Heller DC- in Belgian Air Force colours, I am building a new one, with working motors and lights (hopefully) Rebuilding