Roden 1/144 C-124C (In Progress)

I  would not weather it much.  As I remember, those birds stayed pretty clean, other than the exhaust stains.

The model looks great!  Your build is an inspiration to move my kit up in the queue.  I intend to build the 133 at the same time.

Yes, wingtip combustion heaters according to Wikipedia.  Early models did not have them. 

Yeah I think you're right, I'm going to leave the decals.  I think it looks nice overall.  I'll put everything that I learned into the C-133 that will get parked beside it.  

Nice Ol' Shakey!

That's a great model. Do you know that those blobs on the wingtips are cabin heaters?

I would leave the decals as is. No big deal.

Finally came back to this kit.  had to put it aside after I spilled Alclad on it.  Decided to give it some basic Model Master Aluminum with some Vallejo accents.  It's decaled but no clearcoat yet.  I realized that the "US Airforce" is too far back on both sides, which is preventing me from adding the red prop line.  

Asking for advice... Would you remove the offending decals and reprint them to get them correctly placed.  

Second request for advice.  I have never built a plane in this scale.  I did not weather it because the panel lines are large and poorly scaled and I fear they would look terrible when dirty.  I'm thinking of airbrushing some engine exhaust on the wing tops and calling it done.

Don, did you ever see the Super Guppy that flew into Santa Barbara with missile sections?

Hijack over, back to the regularly scheduled program.

Don Stauffer

Looks good so far.  I have that kit in my queue.  I also have their C-133.  I intend to do both kits together, with Alclad aluminum.  I was in SAC and watched those birds bring new missiles into Vandenberg all the time.  Really loved the 133.

I'm interested in the C-133 as well.  I've always felt cargo aircraft were fascinating and under appreciated.  I'd like to build a whole shelf of the USAF cargo aircraft line in 1/144.

This build is turning into quite the learning experience.  Don't get me wrong it isn't a bad kit.  I have just had a lot of bad luck.  I laid down some various acrylic aluminums that I had on hand and it wasn't quite doing it for me.  Didn't look convincing at this scale.  I ordered Alclad and will give that a try.

Did get the intricate masking of the props finished.  

Beginning the gloss black base for Alclad Aluminum.  Wish me luck.

Looks good so far.  I have that kit in my queue.  I also have their C-133.  I intend to do both kits together, with Alclad aluminum.  I was in SAC and watched those birds bring new missiles into Vandenberg all the time.  Really loved the 133.

Another good SAC movie is Gathering of Eagles.  The protagonist plays a real badass General who happened to be the SAC IG while I was in SAC.  Very realistic movie.  The general's nickname was Sundown, 'cause he gave unit commanders or base commanders until sundown to pack up and leave :-)

Very nice to have a kit of the Globemaster II that's not a vac.

Check out the old Jimmy Stewart movie "Strategic Air Command".

There's a part towards the end where the wing is deploying to Japan. A scene shows an R 4350 on a palette being loaded into a 124, and another one taxiing out. You can see the spotter standing up in the open nav dome watching where the wingtips are going.

Looks great.  I've done a roden kit (T-28) and thought it was pretty decent overall.  Following this build.