LyleW's C-54

Primarily the Revell of Germany C-54 Skymaster in 1/72 scale. But, any c-54 is welcome. Come one, come all.

Date: February 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. But, let's just have some fun and build this classic.
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LyleW's C-54

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And, so it begins.

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I'm killing it so far! Haven't lost anything yet. I am yet amazed at another kit that has almost 15-16 steps for an interior that simply cannot be seen to any degree of detail. If it had clear body panels, that would be one thing.

I also am trying on this to paint just what is in the next step or two . . . not sure how that will work, though. A lot of one-drop, clean the brush type of stuff.

Anyway, it is February 1, 2020 - Let's kick this pig and get 'er going...…...Yee Hawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
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Careful what you say here... you may anger and tempt the carpet monster... :whistle:
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Ha! I laugh heartily into the face on danger!
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Looks excellent so far Lyle! It might be awhile before I get to mine; I have a few others to finish first. Keep it coming man!
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Not to mess with your Zen moment, but could you simply rattle can grey or airbrush grey the cockpit, then pick out any smallish details with a brush after that?
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Cool - makes me want to start mine. Debating between that and a 1:144 Concorde....hmmm
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speedgraflex wrote:Not to mess with your Zen moment, but could you simply rattle can grey or airbrush grey the cockpit, then pick out any smallish details with a brush after that?
Yes, I could, I suppose. Given how I’m approaching this, for now anyway, the only gray is the cockpit floor which won’t be seen. There are a lot of tiny parts all with different colors. So.....I’m using the hairy sticks. I am sure that I’ll break out the a/b soon enough.
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keavdog wrote:Cool - makes me want to start mine. Debating between that and a 1:144 Concorde....hmmm
You know what my vote is..... :whistle:
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That detail of the cockpit looks really good, but as you said, will anything be visible when the fuselage has been closed up? :hmm:

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There is a lot, if not all, that cannot be seen. Oh well...…….

And for those with the Revell Germany kit, be careful with the IP part, part # N5 (by the way, the sprues are quite clearly labeled and the instructions give the sprue letter and number...nice)

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Hard to see, but inside those circles are the VERY weak joints of the consol to the IP....maybe .5mm or less on each side. There was also a lot of flash on that portion of the part. one side came loose.
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