asizi
DC-6B
just flying around the world
Posts: 104
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Post by asizi on Mar 30, 2011 10:12:47 GMT -5
thanks Tom, I will do that.
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Post by connie1049 on Apr 1, 2011 6:27:53 GMT -5
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Post by circleman on Apr 1, 2011 15:28:59 GMT -5
nice work, frank.
thx cman
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Post by connie1049 on Apr 11, 2011 16:52:39 GMT -5
A minor update on the Piedmont repaint, adjusted the widows peak on top. Ethiopian circa mid 60's. CN/4607 built as a C47-DL in 1942 for the USAF serial #41-185144. Repaint includes extra texture set with no window exit and doors red outline. Challenger Airlines circa 1947. Challenger began life as Summit Airways, a Wyoming corporation, organized on December 31, 1941. Summit limited its activities to flight instruction, buying and selling airplanes, and non-scheduled air carrier service. The founders and owners of Summit were Charles W. Hirsig II, President until his death January 15, 1945, Fred M. Manning, George J. Forbes, and Fred O. Rice. George J. Forbes was the second President from January, 1945 until February, 1946 when George W. Snyder, Jr. took over. Donald A. Duff became Challenger's fourth and final President in Feb. 1948 and served until the merger June 1, 1950 when he became a Vice President at Frontier Airlines. The CAB granted a certificate on March 28, 1946 to operate air carrier service from Billings to Denver to Salt Lake City with intermediate stops. The name of the company was changed to Challenger Airlines on February 2, 1947. On February 8th a down payment of $25,000 was made to Capital Airlines for two DC3s (NC65135 and NC65385) and air service started on May 3, 1947 from its base of Salt Lake City. The first route was to Denver with stops in Kemmerer, Rock Springs, Rawlings, Laramie, and Cheyenne. That summer another route to Billings was started with stops at the Big Horn Basin. A third route started the same time linked Billings and Riverton to the system. By then ten Wyoming communities had air service to Denver, Billings, and Salt Lake City. Challenger's service was a godsend in the blizzard of February, 1949 when they flew thousands of passengers and tons of food and supplies throughout their system. By 1948 their headquarters had been moved to Denver and they had started sharing various functions such as maintenance and sales with Monarch Airlines. Then Monarch bought controlling interest in Challenger in December, 1949 and the merger became effective June 1, 1950. Arizona Airways was also included and the three-way merger formed Frontier Airlines. Frontier Airlines circa 1964. CN/112106 built as a C47A-1-DK for the USAF as 42-92319.
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Post by gharper on Apr 11, 2011 18:55:19 GMT -5
Now that's what I call a busy paint shop. Great repaints.
Gary
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Post by davejames568 on Apr 12, 2011 12:06:37 GMT -5
Superb work
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Moses03
DC-6B
Propoholic
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Post by Moses03 on Apr 12, 2011 12:29:38 GMT -5
Nice paints. Especially like the Frontier livery.
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Post by okami on Apr 16, 2011 15:39:19 GMT -5
Quite a wonderful series of repaints, especially the Ethiopian and Frontier jobs look quite neat on the Dak! Check your inbox, I just sent a PM... Nikko
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Post by simondix on Apr 22, 2011 6:55:13 GMT -5
A Monarch repaint would be nice. Please
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Post by sunny9850 on Apr 25, 2011 12:09:42 GMT -5
Well if we'e just throwing out suggestions I would like to add this one: N15565 C-53 4849 Here she is in her Continental dress: Then she moved on to TPA - Aloha Airlines and looked like this: Color image here: www.airlinefan.com/airline-photos/large/6153809/Aloha-Airlines/Douglas/DC-3/N15565/And then spent some time with Holiday Airlines looking like this: www.pbase.com/zortek/image/92446713I do like the larger pax windows she apparently got after arriving on the Hawaiian Islands....though of course they are not in the model. I may just fire up the old spray booth myself at some point....unless of course Frank decides to use his much superior skill to knock these three out of the park Cheers Stefan
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Post by weberjf on Apr 25, 2011 14:51:13 GMT -5
I've never seen a Northeast DC3 done.
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Post by connie1049 on Apr 25, 2011 16:09:29 GMT -5
Hi,
Stephan, thanks for the kind words. I thought of the Continental bird, but give it a go as well as the other one, variety is always nice. I also like the larger windows, I enjoy this version of the modifed default FSX version.
Northeast, did that on the MAAM-Sim version for another member here, still have the masters, so it can be used with little mods for Manfred's version. I'm extremely happy with everything that Manfred has done up to this point, so using a C47 is not a problem for me.
Frank
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Post by PeteHam on Apr 26, 2011 2:48:32 GMT -5
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Post by connie1049 on Apr 26, 2011 2:48:43 GMT -5
For Simondix. Monarch, based in Denver, started scheduled air service on November 27, 1946 with a flight from Denver to Durango, Colorado using a DC3. It was formed by F.W. Bonfils of the DENVER POST family and Ray M. Wilson, who operated a Denver flying school. Other services started to Albuquerque, Salt Lake City and Grand Junction.Monarch pioneered all weather operations in their service area by installing its own navigational system. By 1948 the airline was sharing several functions with Challenger Airlines such as maintenance and sales at Denver. Then Monarch bought controlling interest in Challenger in December, 1949.Monarch merged with Arizona Airways and Challenger Airlines on June 1, 1950 to form Frontier Airlines. Monarch's President, Hal S. Darr, became President of the new airline. Ray Wilson became V.P. Operations and Maintenance of the new company and Monarch's Treasurer, C.A. Myhre, became Executive Vice President and later President of Frontier. Monarch had five DC3s at the merger: NC64421, NC64422, NC64423, NC64424, and NC66610. They became Frontier Sunliners Arizona, New Mexico, Royal Gorge, Mesa Verde and Utah.
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Post by circleman on Apr 26, 2011 8:45:47 GMT -5
Frank, A great paint for the c-47. Rock on.
Thx Cman
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