1/48 Monogram C-47 Mini Whiskey 7 Commission build

[Medicman71]

Wow! That really looks great!!

[BlackSheep214]

She’s looking like Whiskey Seven.

[keyda81]

Thanks guys!

Calling her done. Keep in mind this a "no frills" Mini Whiskey 7. Guy that is paying for it, didn't want any of the "fancy" stuff. Which meant, no scratch made chocks, or control locks. I left out a few small antennas and air scoops as well, cause that would of added more time to this, and I don't think he would want to pay that price, lol. Full disclosure, we never really discussed a final end price. I told him what the average kit price was, and he gave me a hundred bucks to get the kit. I picked one up for 60. I'm charging him 300 for the build, which took me 43 hours. Another reason I don't like doing commission builds. I just don't feel like it is worth my time. It was my mistake to not have a price quoted, and agreed upon before starting it. I didn't keep track of the time on my previous Mini Whiskey 7 builds either, so I wasn't sure. Anyway, enough chatter, onto the pics.....

[tempestjohnny]

Great finish

[Stikpusher]

That was fast! And nicely done too! I like the patchy and multi shades of OD look. Double bonus points for coming in under budget.

[keavdog]

Well done! That was pretty fast. So about $7.00 / hour. In CA you would get $15.0 / hour minimum

[keyda81]

Thanks guys!

Well done! That was pretty fast. So about $7.00 / hour. In CA you would get $15.0 / hour minimum

Again, my fault for not discussing a price before hand I feel like. If he asks me again to do a 1/48 B-17 I'm going to tell him it's going to be a lot more. He wanted me to do a D-Day Mini W7 too. Not unless he wants to pay me a grand. I put 80 hours into that, and the kit was around a hundred bucks. I can't skimp on details with that one. Some of these builds like I said before are my way of paying my respects to the men who jumped from them. So I have to throw my best out there. Only reason I gave in and did this one was to get him to quit bugging me, lol. He hounded me for well over a year.

[BlackSheep214]

Well done! That was pretty fast. So about $7.00 / hour. In CA you would get $15.0 / hour minimum

Average minimum wage in NYS is $13 - $18/hour. Just sayin’....

[mostrich]

Fantastic work! Like Stik wrote, the paint work really stands out. It's also built super clean.

[LyleW]

To me commission builds are the same as an artist’s work. No one will usually pay for what you put into them. This is a real beauty!