DHC-6-300 "Air Hokkaido"

Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a long time!
I've been building plastic models regularly for a long time, but I stopped typing and there's been a period of time between updates here...
 

Well, the other day I celebrated my 21st birthday and received gifts and congratulations from many friends.
One of them included a DHC-6, which I'm going to build to the specifications that used to serve this airport! 

It is an old matchbox kit, but very well made and styled for the modern era. 

Japanese Fishing sinkers are made of lead with a specially coated surface, so they can efficiently be used as weights for model aircraft.
6 monme = 22.5 g, so it's unlikely the DHC-6 will roll over! 

The aircraft will have a logo on the vertical tail with the company's call sign in the form of a graphic.
A survey of the area to be painted ... 

Since there are no separate decals for the Air Hokkaido... I decided to make a CAD drawing and get a friend who owns a laser cutter to cut the masking tape for me!
I struggled with CAD, which I'm not used to, so I'm exhausted! 

I have previously learned that the Matchbox DHC-6 is said to have a small front windshield (≒ thick A-pillar), so I modified it to be wider. 

Too simple heat press equipment. 

This was my first attempt at heat press and to be honest, it was a failure... 

But there is no time to dither! 

This way... 

I bury it completely!
The master samurai said that it is important to be bold. 

Finally, my friend sent me some laser-cut masking sheets!
His output adjustment is excellent and they are cut beautifully. 

Roughly this size. 

My face when I realised that I had originally intended to make it with JA8797 but had made the masking sheet with JA8799 and had no choice but to make the antenna layout with JA8799 but could make it with JA8797 if I used the spare masking sheet.  

Modified antenna placement with the help of alcohol. 

The laser-cut masking sheet is moderately effective. 

I'm not good at painting white, but I feel like I'm always building white aircraft. 

ADK's logo worked out well!
Just as calculated. 

Difficult ... 

Masked.
Quite a complex painting process. 

Painted indy blue!
After all, an ANA Group aircraft has to be this colour! 

I paint while saying why did Mr Colour discontinue the ANA set?  

The decals for the mark indicating that the mail was loaded (Japanese postal symbol: 〒) were the wrong size and had to be painted. 

... successful! 

Mission complete!