Eric Mc Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 I'm on a bit of a classic airliner kick at the moment. As well as the 737, I'm having a go at the Minicraft Douglas DC-4 kit. It's a fairly modern kit (1990s) so fits well and has nice recessed panel lines. The kit is available with in different boxings with a number of decal options. This edition comes with a very nice set of 1950s Pan Am markings. However, I want to do the model as an Irish Aer Turas DC-4 operated in the 1960s.The aircraft involved is EI-AOR which was used in the 1965/66 period. It's before my plane spotting days so I don't remember this one at all - although I do remember EI-ARS which Aer Turas flew until 1976. First job was to add some weights to the nose. I've used some nuts to provide the weight and applied some PVA glue to keep them in place. The full size DC-4/C-54 had a tendency to sit on its tail so they often made use of a tai9l prop when parked or being loaded to prevent any embarrassing see-saw moments. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Very nice to see another thread about my favourite airliner kit but if you're planning to keep us updated on your build I wonder if it might be better in Work in Progress? It's a while since we had a proper airliner WIP. I assume you've seen this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 I hadn't seen that build. Now that I have I'm not sure if it's encouraging or discouraging :). That is one neat rendition. To make mine a bit different, I'll try and add a bit of weathering as the pictures I've found of the real EI-AOR does show that it wasn't exactly pristine. With so many places to post builds on forums, I'm never 100% sure what the best location is for in-progress reports. The Classic Airliner sub-forum here can be a bit quiet but I'll keep the build reports here but will put the finished result in the mainstream finished model forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Hi Eric A quick PM to one of the Mods will get the build thread moved to the WIP forum. Looking forward to watching your progress there. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Thanks Mike for moving this thread into the more appropriate forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Made some good progress on the DC-4. Main components assembled, primed and undersurface spayed with Alejo Aluminium. I've now masked off the metallic areas so I can spray the upper fuselage white. It looks a bit like a demented pigeon at the moment - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 That's got to be the worst attempt at building a wing !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 There's an old saying that an aeroplane only flies when the weight of the plane equals the weight of the paper (work). Maybe I'm taking it too literally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOT Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 just stumbled over this, great project! Love them decals ! Can't wait for more progress, thanks for sharing, Olli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 This one is now completed. I've posted the pictures in a new thread in the "Completed" forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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