Bellanca Decathlon

[ColR1948]

Fictional paint on the Bellanca Decathlon, I got inspired by the cream Electra of aharon's I decided to do one myself but mine is a bit smaller lol.

The cream gives it a nice clean look as well, the aircraft was first introduced in 1970 in the USA, over 6000 built.

 

 

 

 

The Paint

 

Col.

[DAVIDSTRAKA]

Nice work on the tail dragger! Like it :pilot:

[ColR1948]

I just added another fictional to the mix, RAF Trainer lol.

 

 

 

The Paint

[Downwind66]

Very nice Col! I especially like the creme with the navy accent strips and symbol! Spinner looks unfinished, like my the appearance of primer paint. Maybe just paint that white and it would look finished! Just a thought................

 

Good job! - Rick

[ColR1948]

No, no, Rick please comment, I don't mind, I also missed the roundels off the wings too but I can easy add those.

I nearly did the spinner but now you mention it I'll give it a go, thanks mate.

 

Col.

[jankees]

what a cute aeroplane! Nice paints too

As for comments on the paint:

I agree on the spinner, either chrome or a matching color would have been better.

Also, the RAF never had painted rudders like that, just a small fin flash on the tail, but the French, they did have rudders like that, though they usually covered the entire rudder...oh well

If you use type C roundels, I would use a type C fin flash as well, so with a small white line.

I also think that the antiglare panel on the nose would look better if it was a bit smaller and just covered the top part of the nose.

But hey, that's just my two cents..

Edited December 17, 2019 by jankees

[ColR1948]

Thanks Jan, as you can tell I Know next to nothing about Military aircraft, I did the spinners on both plus added roundels, I will alter the tail flash next.

 

 

[ColR1948]

Third try lol.

 

[jankees]

OK!

Now put a type B roundel on top of the wings (so without any white), and lower the fin flash to just above the elevator, a bit like this:

for a WW2 warbird look. On the other hand, for a postwar RAF aircraft, put type D roundels on all 6 positions, and give the fin flash a wider white part like this:

 

Personally, I would extend the anti glare panel a bit more forward, and give it a rounded front

[ColR1948]

OK thanks again Jan, I was thinking of rounding the anti glare as well, wish I had done it now lol.

 

I'm sorry I started this now lol.

 

Edited December 17, 2019 by ColR1948

[jankees]

don't worry, you seem to be doing it relatively fast, you should see me stumble along sometimes.

But I like the result

[NMLW]

Those paints look pretty good to me Col. :cool: :cool: About the only painting I can do is with a 10 inch barn brush and a bucket of red paint. :o

[Downwind66]

Thanks Jan, as you can tell I Know next to nothing about Military aircraft, I did the spinners on both plus added roundels, I will alter the tail flash next.

 

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Ahhh, that spinner looks so much better white! Very nice Col!

 

Rick :cool:

[ColR1948]

So can I put that down to a good nose job Rick? :)

 

Col.

[ColR1948]

Added one more, a fictional simple one.

 

 

 

The Paint

[Downwind66]

So can I put that down to a good nose job Rick? :)

 

Col.

 

Absolutely, Col, what a beautiful aircraft you have created!

 

Rick :cool:

[ColR1948]

You can get one for FS2004 here:

https://www.fs2000.org/2011/09/21/fs2004-bellanca-super-decathlon-8kcab/

 

FSX Here

https://www.fs2000.org/2009/06/22/fsx-bellanca-super-decathlon-8kcab-update/

 

https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/4823/fsx-bellanca-super-decathlon-8kcab-update/

[Doods]

where can I find that cream paint its a beauty

[kalizzi]

Lovely thread and nice repaints, Colin, the first one was more like inter-war era livery of the RAF (re: Jan Kees' comment) they did the rudder fin but also put the a/c number on it as well). You're doing an admirable job nonetheless.