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Numerous Douglas DC-3 and C-47 plastic model kits have been produced over the years in various scales.
Some of the model kits are listed below with pictures of the box tops - Manufacturers' name followed by the manufacturers' product code followed by a brief description.
Many of the liveries listed are long out of production but the physical kits are still being produced with newer liveries.
Any of the kits listed below can have South African DC-3 or C-47 operator livery or paint scheme applied. Decals can also be made. Models can be custom painted by The Aviation Shop See the Decals page for further information
Contact The Aviation Shop to establish what is in stock or what can be ordered. Some of the older kits come up for sale on auction websites. Just copy from the list below and paste into Google to find out what is available.
Quick scale size reference table
Scale size
Wingspan ft & in
Length ft & in
Wingspan inches
Length inches
Wingspan metres
Length metres
Wingspan centimetres
Length centimetres
Full
95 ft 6 in
64 ft 5.5 in
1146.00
773.00
29.11
19.63
2911.00
1963.00
3/4
859.50
579.75
21.83
14.72
2183.25
1472.25
1/2
573.00
386.50
14.56
9.82
1455.50
981.50
1/3
382.00
257.67
9.70
6.54
970.33
654.33
1/4
286.50
193.25
7.28
4.91
727.75
490.75
1/14
81.86
55.21
2.08
1.40
207.93
140.21
1/32
35.81
24.16
0.91
0.61
90.97
61.34
1/48
23.88
16.10
0.61
0.41
60.65
40.90
1/72
15.92
10.74
0.40
0.27
40.43
27.26
1/90
12.73
8.59
0.32
0.22
32.34
21.81
1/100
11.46
7.73
0.29
0.20
29.11
19.63
1/144
7.96
5.37
0.20
0.14
20.22
13.63
1/200
5.73
3.87
0.15
0.10
14.56
9.82
1/250
4.58
3.09
0.12
0.08
11.64
7.85
1/500
2.29
1.55
0.06
0.04
5.82
3.93
Douglas DC-3 and C-47 plastic model kit - manufacturer and model kit number
Airfix 04003 Douglas Dakota 1/72 scale
Airfix 04003-1 Douglas Dakota 1/72 scale
Airfix 04003-1 Douglas Dakota 1/72 scale 2
Airfix 04016-7 Douglas AC-47 Gunship 1/72 scale
Airfix 04016-7 Series 4 Douglas AC-47 Gunship 1/72 scale
Airfix 05031 Douglas DC-3 Dakota BEA or Royal Canadian Air Force decals 1/72 scale
Airfix 2-98 Douglas C-47 Dakota 1/72 scale
Airfix 483 Douglas C-47 Dakota 1/72 scale
Airfix 5020 Douglas AC-47 Gunship 1/72 scale
Airfix A50028 Douglas C-47 Dakota BBMF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 1/72 scale
Airfix Craft Master 1407-100 Douglas C-47 1/72 scale
Doyusha DYS 100 -Douglas DC-3 Dakota Classic Air 1/100 scale
Doyusha DYS 100-C4-1 Douglas C-47 Skytrain USAAF 1/100 scale
Doyusha DYS 100-C4-2 Douglas C-47 Skytrain Royal Canadian Air Force 1/100 scale
Doyusha DYS 100-D3-1 Douglas DC-3 ANA All Nippon Airways 1/100 scale
Monogram 5610 Douglas DC-3 Eastern Air Lines 1/48 scale
Monogram 5610 Douglas DC-3 Eastern Air Lines 1/48 scale
Monogram 5615 Douglas AC-47 Vietnam Gunship 48 scale
Revell 04697 Douglas C-47 Berlin Airlift Camel Caravan to Berlin 1/48 scale
Revell 04697-0389 Douglas C-47 Berlin Airlift New 2009 1/48 scale
The Berlin Airlift 24 June 1948 to 12 May 1949.
This is a reboxing of the classic Monogram 1/48 C-47 kit and therefore includes the paratrooper figures and their associated seating. This release commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift and includes markings for the following aircraft:
Douglas C-47B-DL Skytrain of European Air Transport, US Air Force stationed at Rhein-Main Airbase, 1948-49.
Douglas Dakota C.IV, No.46 Squadron, Royal Air Force, "Operation Plainfare", RAF Wunstorf, 1948.
Trumpeter 02828 Douglas C-47A Skytrain US WW2 Transport Aircraft 1/48 scale
1/72 scale Douglas DC-3 and C-47 plastic model kits
Airfix 2-98 Douglas C-47 Dakota 1/72 scale
Airfix 483 Douglas C-47 Dakota 1/72 scale
Airfix 04003 Douglas Dakota 1/72 scale
Airfix 04003-1 Douglas AC-47 Gunship 1/72 scale
Airfix 04003-1 Douglas Dakota 1/72 scale
Airfix 04016-7 Douglas AC-47 Gunship 1/72 scale
Airfix 04016-7 Series 4 Douglas AC-47 Gunship 1/72 scale
Airfix 05031 Douglas DC-3 Dakota BEA or Royal Canadian Air Force decals 1/72 scale
Airfix 5020 Douglas AC-47 Gunship 1/72 scale
Airfix A50028 Douglas C-47 Dakota BBMF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 1/72 scale
Airfix Craft Master 1407-100 Douglas C-47 1/72 scale
ERTL ESCI 8246 Douglas DC-3 TWA Trans World Airlines NC49551 or Sabena 1/72 scale
ERTL ESCI 8251 Douglas R4D-5 South Pole Pioneer 1/72 scale
ERTL ESCI 8555 Douglas AC-47 Gunship Spooky 1/72 scale
ESCI 9012 Douglas AC-47 Gunship Spooky 1/72 scale
ESCI 9012 Douglas AC-47 Gunship Spooky 1st SOS 14th Special Operations Wing South Vietnam 1/72 scale
ESCI 9014 Douglas DC-3 TWA Trans World Airlines NC49551 or Sabena 1/72 scale
ESCI 9014GB Douglas DC-3 Eastern Airways 1/72 scale
ESCI 9019 Douglas R4D-5 South Pole Pioneer Que Sera Sera 1/72 scale
ESCI 9023 Montgomery Dakota Mk IV 1/72 scale
ESCI 9052 Douglas C-47 Skytrain Royal Australian Air Force 1/72 scale
ESCI 9096 Douglas C-47 Dakota 1/72 scale
ESCI 9123 Douglas DC-3 Dakota Aeroflot Lufthansa American Airlines 1/72 scale
ESCI 9141 Douglas DC-3 Alitalia 1/72 scale
Italaerie 127 Douglas C-47 Skytrain United States Navy 1/72 scale
Italeri 1167 Douglas AC-47 Spooky 1/72 scale
Italeri 127 Douglas C-47 Skytrain 1/72 scale
Italeri 127 Douglas C-47 Skytrain 1/72 scale
Italeri 132 Douglas DC-3 Dakota Swiss Air Lines 1/72 scale
MPC 2-0204 Douglas AC-47 Gunship Spooky with 8 Crewmen 1/72 scale
MPC 2-1512 Douglas DC-3 Pan American Air Lines with non-standard stars and stripes flashes. Canadian Armed Forces. US Army Troop Carrier 1/72 scale
Revell 04248 Douglas DC-3
Swiss Air Lines HB-ISC or KLM PH-TCB decals
1/72 scale
Revell 04399 Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Berlin Airlift Berliner Luftbrucke Berliner Luftbrücke
1/72 scale
Revell 4234 Douglas DC-3 Finnair and Ilmavoimat 1/72 scale
Revell 4236 Douglas DC-3 Lufthansa 1/72 scale
Testors 627 Douglas DC-3 Fly Eastern Air Lines 1/72 scale
Testors 652 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Gunship 1/72 scale
Testors Italeri 871 Douglas R4D C-47 Skytrain Dakota Mk III DC-3 US Navy USAAF Swamp Rat RAF European Theatre 1/72 scale
Testors Italeri 879 Douglas DC-3 Eastern - Western - Pan Am Airlines 1/72 scale
1/90 scale Douglas DC-3 and C-47 plastic model kits
Monogram 6059 Douglas C-47 Spooky Heritage Edition 1/90 scale
Monogram 7590 Douglas DC-3 Mexicana de Aviacion cma 1/90 scale
Monogram 7590 Douglas DC-3 United States Navy Mexican Issue 1/90 scale
Monogram 7590 US Navy DC-3 (R4D-5) 1/90 scale
Monogram P11-98 Douglas C-47 Skytrain with crew and paratroopers 1/90 scale
Monogram PA11-98 Douglas C-47 Skytrain with crew and paratroopers 1/90 scale
Monogram PA148-150 Douglas AC-47 Puff The Magic Dragon 1/90 scale
Monogram PA148-150 Douglas AC-47 Puff The Magic Dragon 1/90 scale
Monogram PA203-130 Douglas AC-47 Puff The Magic Dragon 1/90 scale
Monogram PA9-98 Douglas DC-3 TWA Trans World Airlines 1/90 scale
Monogram PA9-98 Douglas DC-3 TWA Trans World Airlines 1/90 scale
Revell 5245 Douglas DC-3 Pacific Southwest 85-5245 1/90 scale
1/100 scale Douglas DC-3 and C-47 plastic model kits
Entex 8504 Douglas DC-3 North Central 1/100 scale
Entex 8562 Douglas C-47 DC-3 Gooney Bird 1/100 scale
Doyusha DYS 100 -Douglas DC-3 Dakota Classic Air 1/100 scale
Doyusha DYS 100-D3-1 Douglas DC-3 ANA All Nippon Airways 1/100 scale
DC-3 C-47 Models Plastic Kits
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