wallyinoz Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 For the last few years my modelling output dried to a trickle then to an arid wasteland. One of the biggest mojo killing projects I have ever faced was converting a Heller DC-6 to a DC-7C I started this conversion in 2010! First with a contrail conversion set (lumps of misshapen resin) then much higher quality pieces from Neil Gaunt from Aircraft in Miniature whom I begged to look into doing a conversion set. The amount of cutting repairing filling and sanding was overwhelming. The other model is the Revell DC-4 converted to an Argonaut also using an AIM conversion set. I started this one in about 2015, it too gave me the Royal Squitts! In the last week I did the final filling sanding priming and glued the wings on, masking and paint prior final assembly. DC-7C for Alitalia Decals Argonaut for British Midland 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Oh nice !! Can I follow along, pick your brains and copy your methods !! Just started the Revell DC-4, [ or was, until the dog got hold of one of the fuselage halves........], hopefully doing it as an Ansett-ANA Cargomaster, using the Hawkeye decal sheet. Lots of filling and sanding in front of me. Oh, and I managed to repair the fuzz half ! Hope I can build it in a bit under your 5 years.......not sure I've got that much time ahead of me....... Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 More flying buses, right on. These look like they will be worth the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I love that DC-7C and have been considering Neil's conversion myself. I have 2 x DC-6s in the stash plus the Formaplane vacform which I thought if I combined the three, I may get a decent model. Hmmm.... Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyinoz Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 2 hours ago, tomprobert said: I love that DC-7C and have been considering Neil's conversion myself. I have 2 x DC-6s in the stash plus the Formaplane vacform which I thought if I combined the three, I may get a decent model. Hmmm.... Tom Hi tom I have a spare Aim conversion set if intetested cheers wal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 23 minutes ago, wallyinoz said: Hi tom I have a spare Aim conversion set if intetested cheers wal PM on its way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Great to see these heavy props underway! I too found the Revell C-54/DC-4 a challenge to build, and it was a bit difficult getting the flaps to fit right in the retracted position, but the results are worth it. Yours are really coming along. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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