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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Madhatter on June 04, 2016, 11:01:57 AM

Title: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: Madhatter on June 04, 2016, 11:01:57 AM
hi all

I was looking at my old KC-30 WIF and decided that it was OK, but not very good and I could do better. I have seena few really awesome DC-10's online lately so I decided to convert this from a KC-30 into a civilian DC-10.

So, off came the refuelling boom and out came the Milliput and sandpaper. I bought some Air New Zealand 787 decals and resized them to fit. Because this was always going to be a WIF, I thought I may as well get a little more creative with it, so I scratched up some wing-lets and sanded them to shape. Everything got stripped back and repainted. I did not have any door decals for the DC-10 other than my Authentic Airliner ones, but I'm saving those for the next DC-10 kit I make. So, I used the window decals from the Old Models ANZ DC-10 set I have. The only thing wrong with these OM decals is the front wind screen - it is completely the wrong shape. But as they are the only ones I  have, they'll have to make do. I also had to use the 787 door decals, which are not right I know, but they're better than nothing

Enough talking, time for pics.

Here's what it looked like before I started:

(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/madhatta/KC-10%20What-if/IMG_7268.jpg) (http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/madhatta/media/KC-10%20What-if/IMG_7268.jpg.html)

And now:

(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/madhatta/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3387_zpsx4sa9spu.jpg) (http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/madhatta/media/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3387_zpsx4sa9spu.jpg.html)

(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/madhatta/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3388_zpsngqrqzzq.jpg) (http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/madhatta/media/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3388_zpsngqrqzzq.jpg.html)

(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/madhatta/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3390_zpsfwu5pwuo.jpg) (http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/madhatta/media/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3390_zpsfwu5pwuo.jpg.html)

(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/madhatta/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3403_zpsmechiphp.jpg) (http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/madhatta/media/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3403_zpsmechiphp.jpg.html)

(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/madhatta/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3397_zpsya58kpqb.jpg) (http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/madhatta/media/KC-10%20What-if/DC-10-60%20converted%20from%20KC30/IMG_3397_zpsya58kpqb.jpg.html)

It was a fun little side-project and one I'm glad I did. Yeah, there are obvious issues with it, but They aren't too distracting - unless your the kind to get hung up on that kind of thing :)

Well, that's it folks. Thanks for looking

MH
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: Kerick on June 04, 2016, 11:06:15 AM
Looks darn good to me!!
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on June 04, 2016, 11:26:55 AM
Nice colour change :)
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: FAAMAN on June 04, 2016, 12:43:03 PM
Cool finish, great work!!
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: Volkodav on June 04, 2016, 01:58:07 PM
:)
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: elmayerle on June 04, 2016, 11:27:45 PM
Beautiful civil converstion!  Perhaps after the retirement of the KDC-10/KC-10 fleet?
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: Brian da Basher on June 05, 2016, 12:19:16 AM
I really like those winglets! Ties the whole wonderful model together for me!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: GTX_Admin on June 05, 2016, 04:26:54 AM
Outstanding - I still have quite a few contacts within AirNZ that I will send this to.

BTW, this could be a potential candidate for the The 2016 Annual "Non-Military" GB  (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?board=65.0)
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: Madhatter on June 05, 2016, 03:46:16 PM
Thanks guys - I am pretty happy with it. I think it looks much better than the camo one.
I just need to replace those cockpit windows!
Title: Re: 1/144 KC-30 to DC-10-30-ish conversion
Post by: Buzzbomb on June 05, 2016, 04:05:33 PM
choice bro !