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  1. imported_aventino

    imported_aventino Rookie

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    #1 imported_aventino, Jul 31, 2007
    To cut a long story short, my 4 and a bit yr old wants 1/18 scale 101st airborne paratroopers parachuting down from his ceiling. So I have ended up finding a 1/18th DC-3 model to repaint as a C-47 that they are jumping from (since he feels they have to come from somewhere). Yes scale is ridiculously large (60' wingspan) but I think I can squeeze it up high, in the corner, sort of. Can't find any scale side and top elevation drawings of the D-Day markings, just photo's from various angles.

    Any model hobby people on here that might have a link to aircraft paint schemes for the C-47?

    David
     
  2. Der Meister

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    #2 Der Meister, Jul 31, 2007
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    Well this is painted in "invasion colors" which is what they used on D-day. ON a side not my grandfather flew C-47's in the pacific during WWII.
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  3. Bob Parks

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    #3 Bob Parks, Jul 31, 2007
    Accurate U.S. wartime colors are sold by Tamiya in their water based model paints. Their olive drab and neutral grey are perfect. I have a drawing on a wartime C-47 with invasion stripes but I'll have to find it. I am a modeler and an artist and I was in the air force during the war. I choke when I see the shiny finish and mouse grey undersides on " restorations". Most are totally wrong. WW2 grey was a 50% grey, fairly dark. The grey used on the current airfoce airplanes is very light, almost white, and absolutely incorrect for WW2 stuff.
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  4. imported_aventino

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    #4 imported_aventino, Aug 2, 2007
    Thanks Switches, I'm down the model shop in Anchorage tomorrow so I'll get hold of the correct colors and maybe a set of decals too. And I need to put on a set of made-up 3 bladed props as the two bladed it came with look weird.
     

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