kkarlsen Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Another early interior 'shot'... Kent Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I like the crown embossed on the back of the seats. Classy. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Sliding windows? Richard kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 50 minutes ago, quang said: Yet on most civilian Rapides, the seats had the characteristic, elegant sunrise design regardless of the livery. It would not be unusual that these seats were designed especially for the DH.89. IMO it’s well worth replacing the lumpy kit seats by new scratch-built ones as the main focal point of the completed model would be precisely the interior of the cabin. If I remember correctly, even the ancient vacform 1/48 Dragon Rapide from Aeroclub had the correct sunrise upholstery design. Cheers, Quang Indeed Quang. You're right. Whatever was the color, the sunrise was present. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Yeah Thierry! Notice how the sunrise motif is repeated on the back panel of the cabin. So many details can be added to make the interior a very tasty feature of the model. The Dragon Rapide happened smack dab in the Art Deco period: geometric abstract shapes and subdued colours. Think the decor in the Poirot TV series with David Suchet. Nothing but coolsville! Hell, talking about it makes me want to go and get one of these Lukgraph kits myself Edited June 17, 2020 by quang kkarlsen and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Glad to see you getting into this kit..have been pondering if I should pull the trigger on one(probably will on what can be seen)..really like this aircraft mostly for the myriad amount of colour schemes it was finished in....Will be watching and following along. Cheers. Edited June 17, 2020 by williamj kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Does anyone remember how long it took from "accepted for implementation" to actually getting the kit (in Europe)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Chek said: Does anyone remember how long it took from "accepted for implementation" to actually getting the kit (in Europe)? About a month Chek. I had confirmation of order on 8 May, kit in my sticky hands on 4 June. Chek, Kagemusha and kkarlsen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Thanks Max. It's been at that status for about a week, so I'll start expecting it around early July. Kent's build and attentions looks like they'll help plug some gaps in my understanding of the aircraft in the meantime. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 11 hours ago, kkarlsen said: I think maybe the roof hatch is a bit off? Location of wing spars and roof hatch... Cheers: Kent Definitely a mistake. No way they would put a hatch through a roof structural member. Looks like a nice kit, but you have some work ahead of you on the interior! Wonder if the interior (and window layout) was based on military versions? Landrotten Highlander and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 This is so cool. I have a smaller scale injection mold kit of this plane somewhere (I think in 1/72 by Heller...). I may need to dig it out and build it now. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 13 hours ago, kkarlsen said: Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the colour and what looks very similar to the Prince of Wales feathers logo suggest this is a Royal Flight example? Specifically (NX89DH) painted as G-ACZE The logo is also painted on the fin. MikeC, Landrotten Highlander and quang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Whoever it belongs to, it’s pretty lurid, especially if you’re feeling a bit queasy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 You’ve got a point Chek. It’s the Royal Flight and bore the Prince of Wales emblem. My memories are vague but I used to research the Rapide when I started the Aeroclub 1/48 kit some 20 years ago. I never finished it and sold it when I stopped aircraft modelling to turn to sculpting figures I’m regretting it ever since. 17 minutes ago, mozart said: Whoever it belongs to, it’s pretty lurid, especially if you’re feeling a bit queasy! Lurid, Max? I always had a soft spot for the red and blue scheme. It reminds me of the A&AEE flight of Boscombe Down in the 1980s. mozart and Chek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) I don't do resin myself, but it's a pleasure to see a WIP come together. MrsC and I had a trip with Classic Wings at Duxford a couple of years ago, here are a couple of photos from that, one of which shows yet another interior. It was taken from my seat, the door was on my left. Edited June 18, 2020 by MikeC Jan_G, Landrotten Highlander, VW Chris 1969 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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