Vesa Jussila Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Hello fellow modellers, When I was looking very nicely made conversion of DC-7 in ready for inspection section I remember that I have one Heller kit waiting in stash. I built one years ago and that I remember that list was not short. There was instructions in Finish magazine Ilmailu. I don't have any notes anymore left about that, so I need to now trust you dear fellow modellers. I couldn't fine list from this forum, only some generic discussions. Something was wrong in engines, but what else? Waiting your comments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 There's something a bit off with the shape of the rear fuselage in the tail area, but no idea what it is. There was, IIRC, an article mentioning it in an old Scale Aircraft Modelling, when the kit came out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarLos Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 There is a two-part article by Ian Huntley in SAM abour correcting and converting the DC-6. I have it scanned on my disk. Send me a PM for a link! Carlos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 Thanks @CarLos PM in your box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Dear @CarLos: would you mind sending me a link too? I have drawings for the DC-4 I was thinking of scaling up to 1/72 to get the lower curvature on the DC-6 fuselage right. I have a long-term plan to build G-SIXC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarLos Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I taped together the Heller DC-6 and the Revell DC-4. The difference is a lot bigger than that shown in the article, so is the DC-4 also a little off in the other way? Anyone has access to any drawings quoting the distance from the elevator to lower line of the fuselage? Anyway, assuming that Revell is right, correting the DC-6 can be done making a cut as marked in the photo bellow and rotating a little the lower back portion. Easier than adding filler, in my opinion. Thoughs? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 That might work ... Part of the Heller kit's problem is that rather than being a smooth curve from the tail unit to the wing trailing edge, as shown in the Huntley drawing. the lower fuselage is a straight line from the tail, blending to the lower line of the rest of the fuselage in a fairly sharp curve. That will still need to be addressed, although what CarLos proposes will probably make the job easier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moggy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 But then the elevators have been moved off position. Cheers, Moggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Hmmm. IF you're willing to sacrifice the C-54 kit, you could give the Heller kit a new rear fuselage, or better yet, turn the C-54 into a DC-6 (not a DC-6B), through a fuselage extension, new engines (HaHen), revised tail, and new cutouts for the pax windows! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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