RLWP Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I like that idea, you'd probably get away with a bit of silver paint instead of the foil. The irregular edge may be less obvious than a disk Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: Well the real thing was one of these... That's a car badge with a domed centre. The aeroplane ones were flat Didn't we discuss this earlier in this thread? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) On 2/17/2020 at 10:51 PM, RLWP said: Not exactly, I knew I had seen something about it somewhere. From 'DeHavilland Moths In Detail; Herridge & Sons; 2010; page 105: Quote The Automobile Association established its Aviation Division at Heston in 1928, providing route maps for private aircraft touring at home and overseas. AA scouts also rendered assistance at aviation meetings. Members of the AA's Aviation Department were supplied with metal badges carrying serial numbers in the same way as motorists were, except that the badge was flat rather than dished On 2/17/2020 at 10:51 PM, RLWP said: So, it is similar to the car badge, only it is an aeroplane badge Thought you'd like to know... Richard Thought so Richard Edited April 4, 2020 by RLWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: The difference in 1/32 scale is about 0.00000001 mm Indeed - so you are safe no matter what you do I do like that AA scheme If you are into Dr Who/Torchwood, this is a nice fictional scheme: G-AIDL as Sky Gypsy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Time_(Torchwood) Richard Edited April 4, 2020 by RLWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Looking at all the liveries the DH89 carried, I find it interesting how much it changes the appearance of the aeroplane. Many of them look like completely different aeroplanes, the colours emphasising or concealing different parts. Richard Kagemusha and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) available for preorder price 139€ + shipping costs which is I think great price for such a big kit I just preordered one jan https://sk-sk.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2487617678218957&set=a.1464998240480911&type=3&theater https://lukgraph.pl/en_GB/p/DH-89-Dragon-Rapide-/140 Edited April 10, 2020 by Jan_G Kagemusha, Landrotten Highlander and scvrobeson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 I’ve ordered one too, not one two which makes three, but just one as well! Exciting! Jan_G, Rick Griewski, Kagemusha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 3D parts of the new Dh.89 postedby Lukasz on FB page https://sk-sk.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2493570557623669&set=a.1464998240480911&type=3&theater jan Landrotten Highlander, Out2gtcha, Kagemusha and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Yup - my order was in the other week... Latest from Łukasz: The model DH.89 Dragon Rapide is almost ready. Pictures of the whole set next week. Meanwhile, the hull test cast was successful. Best regards - have a great weekend. Exciting! Iain Rick Griewski, Anthony in NZ, chukw and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Ohhhhh, doesn't that look good! Yummy! Jan_G, Rick Griewski and Anthony in NZ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 From what I've seen it doesn't appear on all airframes - but where you can see it it's solid. No idea what it's for... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 I thought it may have been to allow for an astro dome to be fitted, given that the Dominie was commissioned as a navigation and radio trainer, but looking through Air-Britain’s “The de Havilland Dragon/Rapide Family” I see pictures of the DH84, 86 and 89 with those discs. They are certainly solid whatever their function or purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 My preorder email has been sent. This is the most exciting kit since the ZM Ki-45 and Hs-129 kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac_Zolar Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 8:54 PM, Jennings Heilig said: If anyone is potentially interested in a decal for the AA scheme shown above for the Lukgraph kit, could you let me know by replying here please? The only way I can do it is to silkscreen print the yellow markings for the upper wings, and laser print the rest of the black stuff The real airplane had a shiny metal AA badge in the stripe at the nose (not shown above). I've been thinking about how that could be done... If I were to make the badge a "punch out" in the black (ie: clear), and you very carefully put down a little disk of shiny Bare Metal Foil in exactly the right spot, it would probably be as close to the real thing as it's possible to get. It would look something like this: Let me know! Tks J Yes please, I'd be in two for sets of AA decals. I registered on this forum so I could place my interest in these decals! The engine nacelles would have to be altered an a faired DF loop would need to be added to represent the AA machine, right? Also, I have not seen an image of the internal fit out for the AA aircraft, anyone got any they are willing to share? Zac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac_Zolar Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) On 4/24/2020 at 6:10 PM, Iain said: From what I've seen it doesn't appear on all airframes - but where you can see it it's solid. No idea what it's for... Iain Its an escape hatch of sorts, its a thinly faired over part of the fuselage where the occupants could punch out through the fabric if the need arose. Most Rapides have one, some two. Zac. Edited April 26, 2020 by Zac_Zolar scvrobeson, RLWP and Iain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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