I certainly no longer need to write much about the history of the Douglas C 47 "Dakota" in the IAF the C 47 served as a transport aircraft and bomber.  More than 34 were obtained between 1948 and 1960.  The last ones were withdrawn from service in January of 2001.

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In the unusual aircraft model scale of 1/87 (known to railroad modellers as HO) the small volume manufacturer Arsenal M has released twelve different versions in its aircraft program “Airpower87”.  The C47 IAF is a 2015 release.

The models are very well made, have sunk engravings and excellent decals. But the blueprint calls for a little more experienced modelers.  Good is always the comparison with original photos to place antennas, Walkways etc.

The build was easy with only the use of a small amount of fillers.  The cockpit area gets a rear wall and a dashboard.  I was astonished how dark rudder and elevators appears on the photos, in original they are the faded Olive Drab, the original color in which the planes were probably delivered.  Some C 47 have these also in Desert Sand.

I painted the model with various mixtures of Vallejo Color, Revell Aqua and MiG Colors.

Enjoy the Photos!

Gerd Wilcken

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