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Revell 1/72 C-54 /DC-4


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Mine arrived yesterday (Lowestoft to Orange, NSW, in about four days - amazing!) and it's GORGEOUS!!! The Mach 2 kit isn't even in the same galaxy! At this stage I've just opened the box and drooled over the contents, but I feel that the need to attack it with cement and instruments of destruction will soon overcome me!

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I want to build mine as a RAF late wartime aircraft and these were probably fitted with airliner style seats too, so I`ll be waiting for a reply to the above too!

Cheers

Tony

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The underside of the cabin baseplate already has the mounting points for seats and the military version's specific parts are on on separate sprue, so it seems obvious a civil version was on Revell's mind when they developed the kit. I suppose sales numbers will determine if and when it will be released. It took them a while to come up with the MkIII Halifax but then they followed up the Ju-88A-4 quite quickly with the G version, so who can say?

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I have feeling that especially in CBI theatre during WWII, C54 were used not only to transport VIPs but just as regular cargo plane - like suggested on this photos for instance (especially the second photo with four girls where no furnitured interior is seen):

http://www.nasflmuseum.com/frank-frezza.html

Here are some WIP, ambulance and regular cargo C54s machines:

http://flightspiritmagazine.weebly.com/c-54-profile.html

Cheers

J-W

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Does that matter? You won't be able to see the difference anyway in a 72nd scale airliner cabin :P

Totally agree with you. Its a personal view but I dont see the point of what Revell appear to have included with the seating on the C-54. If I do build one I would not bother with the interior. More interested about exterior changes such as the door and window arrangement.

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I'm about ready to close up the fuselage on mine, and I can assure you that about 99% of that beautiful kit interior will disappear into eternal darkness when I do. Yes I'll know it's there, but I can't help thinking that the cost of it would have been better saved and the price of the kit reduced - particularly considering the current state of the Pacific Peso ...

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