Planegeek Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) Well, summer's over, time to get back at the bench. I dug this out of stash finally. I have a set of United colors from Liveries Unlimited (1998) for it. I just dry fitted the major components to get the minimum amount of weight for the nose. Apparently the kit landing gear is notoriously weak. It looks like a decent kit. Edited November 4, 2022 by Planegeek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Planegeek Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 The decals are 25 years old but seem OK. I started with some of the smaller ones. Now the cheatline is going to be a little trickier. The decals are solid for the DC-6A cargoliner, and include a gray overlay for pax windows. I'm thinking I could trim the window openings after application with a sharp #11 blade. Trimming the openings before would probably shred them after softening them in water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Nice work. Yes, apply the decals, then trim out the windows with a new #11 blade. Keep calm and carry on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pauly boy Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Coming along nicely! Dug the same kit out of the stash also. Doing mine in Red Cross, Biafran Airlift theme. Very simple, straight forward mold. The canopy could be a concern for me. Yours looks pretty well set. Will watch your progress with great interest. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Planegeek Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 The canopy clear piece fits OK. I've seen some build threads use all kinds of splinting and tape. I just used liquid cement and held it in place while watching a movie, it wants to splay out on the sides and I didn't want to fiddle with a lot of putty that close to the clear windows. My wings were a little warped from storage, so I used wood splints and clamps when gluing them together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Coming along nicely. Which paints did you use for the white and silver? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Planegeek Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) I used flat black Alclad primer and polished aluminum which was way too bright. So I covered that with white aluminum. I used burnt metal for the exhaust heat shields and dark aluminum for the nacelles. I got lazy and used rattle can white haha. The instructions call for gray (coroguard?) panels in the wings behind the exhaust going all the way to the trailing edge. Those are visible on photos of the later DC-6 livery with the red and blue spear. The art deco blue cheatline photos I can find look like all natural metal on the nacelles and wings behind the exhaust. Edited November 27, 2022 by Planegeek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Planegeek Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Well, it came out pretty good. I'm not up to the skill level of the posters here, but I'm havin a lot of fun. I had trouble with the wraparound decals on the nose and debated sanding it off and painting the blue stripe, but lots of MicroSol helped. I didn't trust myself to trim out the passenger windows so I used the decal. I have a high resolution scan as a back up if anyone would like to make a mask or print version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 That turned out real nice. You're every bit as good as some of the posters here. You should be very proud of what you built. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I agree with Don, that is a fine job and I'd have it in my display case! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pauly boy Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Beautiful finish! Hopefully mine turns out as good! Just looking at mine this past weekend. Time to get back to it. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kg4kpg Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) Looks great! Hopefully I can make my Heller L749 look that good. Edited January 26, 2023 by kg4kpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Well done sir! Agree with all the others. I too would be proud of that one. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) That looks fantastic! Nice work. My dad cut his teeth on that plane as a mechanic for United in the late 50s. He loved the 2800, piston perfection. Was not a fan of the 3350 on the DC-7. 😝 Edited January 26, 2023 by Charlie D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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