Douglas DC-6C OT-CDF Belgian Air Force

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April 19, 2016
repainting of the wing with alu spray
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May 24, 2023
the paint removing job was not a succes
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May 24, 2023
Very hard to remove the old paint, my wife said : why bother, can't you buy an other kit ?
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May 24, 2023
I followed the advice of my wive
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May 24, 2023
and started to build it
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May 24, 2023
Design of the decals
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May 24, 2023
Testing the fit of the decals with b/w print
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May 30, 2023
landing light and nav light
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October 19, 2023
Wiring for landing and navigation lights and for motors added
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October 28, 2023
Next step : wiring of Arduino an ULN2003 to steer the lights and motors
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October 28, 2023
passengers installed
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January 7, 2024
cabin lights, cockpt light and beacon tested
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January 7, 2024
motors installed, with 15 ohm resistance to limit starting current
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February 17, 2024
Motor programming tested before assembly
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February 17, 2024
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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February 17, 2024
Wings and fuselage assembled with the circuit inside, evrything works so far, main paint job done, ready for the decals
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February 17, 2024
Bottom side : some shades of alu added, two wires for external battry supply
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March 14, 2024
Almost finished , ready for a test run
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March 14, 2024
One engine and nav lights working
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March 14, 2024
two engines running
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March 14, 2024
4 engines running
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March 14, 2024
Landing lights on
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March 14, 2024
Engine shutdown

Comments

26 19 April 2016, 09:52

Nils Steyaert
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

Shar Dipree
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

Erik De Smet
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