Monogram's 1/48 C-47 Skytrain "Mini Whiskey 7 #2" Completed!

Thanks scottrc!

Shipwreck, Thank you.  I have certainly come along way in a few short years.  I still have my very first build, and man does it need some help, lol.  I'm hoping to re-do it at some point down the road.  Maybe I'll do a WIP on it. 

Thanks sickdude!

Mighty fine ma'am, mighty fine .

Keyda, it is really neat to see you develop into a really fine modeler right before our eyes. It seems the bar keeps going up with each kit you do.

Impressive display Keyda.  

Finally finished my "display case".  My Dad built the stand at some point roughly 30 yrs ago for his 55 Gal fish tank.  He got rid of the tank and added the upper section at some point, I don't remember when.  When he passed away he was using at a display shelf for his diecast cars.  I couldn't just toss it.  So I brought it home and used it as a display shelf for my models.  I needed some place to put Mini Whiskey 7 and eventually Mini Movie Memphis Belle.  So I decided to modify the shelf a bit to make them fit, and be able to keep the dust out.  I added a back, and sides to the middle of the stand, and a piece of clear acrylic sheet to the front for the door.  I may do something different with the side, I'm not sure how I feel about it yet, lol.

The small plane is a Mini L-21.  Another one of the museums birds.  It was the very first plane my daughter ever flew in.

Once Mini MMB is done she'll go on the other side. 

ggatt_2

Congrats on finishing a great looking model. All of your scratch built extras add a really nice touch. I think you pretty much nailed the pinkish color of the real aircraft. At least it looks pinkish to me. 

 

Thanks!  She is a bit "pinkish" lol.  The most faded parts are the top of the wings, and the stabs.  It's basically a pink with some grey and even a touch of purple undertones.  I clearly have looked at too many pictures.

Thanks keavdog!

Another beauty.  Well done.

Congrats on finishing a great looking model. All of your scratch built extras add a really nice touch. I think you pretty much nailed the pinkish color of the real aircraft. At least it looks pinkish to me. 

Tanker-Builder

Keyda81;

     Thank You for doing such an illustrious job on " Mini-Whiskey-7" Now would you consider doing one in " Capitol Airlines" livery and fit? If so I would be pleased to see the ship done by your hands.    T.B.

 

Thanks!  Maybe one of these days I'll pick up a DC-3 kit, and hunt down some decals!

Thanks Mustang!

Thank you Baron!

sickdude, Scratch building really does add another level to the build.  Adds extra time to the build, and some more detail.  Not sure I'll do it every build, but if I have the reference....

Thanks, can't wait to be driving her again!

Amazing bird ma'am! I see you have a knack for scratch building, two thumbs! Thank you for sharing the build with us, real learning experience for me.  P.S. The Camaro is coming along great, my all time favorite car by the way! I've been quietly following the build for some time now, great stuff! 

Great finish, Keyda!  Thanks for sharing your build blog, too, it was fun to follow along.

Really can't ask for much more than that out of a build. Turned out excellent. Good color, good details, and GREAT overall finish.

Keyda81;

     Thank You for doing such an illustrious job on " Mini-Whiskey-7" Now would you consider doing one in " Capitol Airlines" livery and fit? If so I would be pleased to see the ship done by your hands.    T.B.

Thanks guys!

That's beautiful. Thanks for showing us such a wonderful build.

BK

Gorgeous Gooneybird.  The RBF tags are a nice touch.  Thank you for sharing your work. 

Mini Whiskey 7#2 is all done!  Phew.  Now I just have to make a permanent enclosed home for it.  It will be part of a display with two other planes I plan on building that also call the museum home.

A ton of pics...........

Wheel chocks, pitot static tube cover, gust locks, antenna, flags, stairs, various scoops on the fuse, anti-collision light interior seats, tubes on the exhaust, some of the cockpit and donation bomb were all scratch built.  I used PE flaps, PE interior and exterior.  Paints were a mix of Model Master enamels, Tamiya acrylics, and acrylic craft paint.  Thanks for looking!

Mini W7 #2 now has her legs, and some weathering. 

Gust locks are almost ready to go.

Flaps are all set to be installed.

Hope to have her all finsihed up soon!

Last update until Monday.  I am going to go visit the real Whiskey 7 tomorrow. 

Got the rest of the markings on this afternoon.  Still need to throw a flat coat on it, but I'm letting it dry for now.

Should have her finished up next week. 

Things were a bit slow going yesterday.  Working on all the little details now.  Having some issues with getting decals to print properly too.  Still trying to sort that out. 

I did manage to get the red around the escape windows painted, along with the fuel caps, wing walks, and the chalk number. 

Props are all ready to go

Normally I go work on the real Whiskey 7 on Saturdays, but we are having some weather move through the area, and I think it might be in my best interest to stay home.  If I do I'll spend tomorrow working on Mini W7.

Been busy plugging away at Mini W7 the past few days.  Hoping to have her finished up by the end of the week. 

Engines all wired up.

Scratch made some wheel chocks.  Still working on a few other things.

Painted the inside of the cargo doors, and the flaps.

Spent all of today masking and painting the W7 and R.  I'm not entirely thrilled with how it came out, but I know better than to mess with it.  I have a few touch ups to do still.

I need an easier way to make masks rather than a hobby knife.  Hopefully I can make some more progress tomorrow.

Put a gloss coat on, and started wiring the engines before the weekend came.  Along with painting some of the other little bits.  Still tons to do, but I'm hoping to have her finished up soon.  In the final stretch now.

Wiring the engines.  Hopefully finish those up tomorrow.

Shiny, lol.

The view from Whiskey's cockpit on Saturday. 

Mini Whiskey 7 #2 now has her signature colors!  I have some touch ups to do, but overall I'm happy with the outcome.  Mixing the paint is probably the most frustrating part.  At one point I comtemplated taking the craft paint with me to the museum tomorrow to match the colors, lol.  But the lighting in the hangar isn't that great and the variations would be too much to match to real life. 

I'm pretty surprised how close I got the colors to the first Mini Whiskey 7.

She's going to sit for the weekend once I put a gloss coat on.  I have the real Whiskey 7 to go work on tomorrow, and my car on Sunday. 

Thank you!

Looking real good Keyda.

After roughly 3 hours of masking and a lot of burnishing tape edges, Mini W7 #2 has her deicing boots, and invasion stripes!  Whew.  That was a pain in the rump.  Next will be painting the rudder, and upper surfaces of the ailerons and elevators, then her signature colors.  Hope to have her painted by the weekend.

modelcrazy

That's a big bird.

 

Yea, she's a bit on the larger side, lol.  I just keep thinking about the 1/48 B-17F that is up after this.

That's a big bird.

Primed the landing gear, and some other bits.

Got the underside of Mini W7 painted, can't really tell since I masked everything off to lay down the white for the invasion stripes. 

I'm hoping I can get some time later on today to start masking off for the black in the invasion stripes.  It's an ass backwards way of painting, but if you followed along with the first Mini Whiskey 7 you'll know I used acrylic craft paint to match Whiskey's unique colors.  I prefer not to mask over that paint if I can avoid it.  I will have to when it comes to painting the W7 on the fuse, and the R on the tail.