Completed Revell 1/72 C-54D Skymaster

ManCityFan

Looks to me like your patience paid off. The black looks perfect! You are doing a great job on this project,

 

As for the black, (I'm assuming the black stripes are either just black paint or wing de-icer's) I try my best to make it look perfect like the FSM Forum members here but I fell short on that as I accidentally bumped a wing tip against my paint booth and scraped off some black from one of the wings.  I had to go back and touch up a few spots as well as some black somehow got onto the NMF.  I touched up the NMF as well on the spot mentioned.  I was shocked at that, with all the masking I did!  Oh well, there is always something to correct or go back to fix in the world of modeling.  

I now am in the process of removing all the window masking and I am going to seal the C-54 to prep it for decal placement.  And then it's off to cleaning up a few things and to seal the decals in.  Finally to add things like the landing gear tires etc. 

Your kind comments humble me sir.  That's very nice of you.  I will continue to try and do my best on this exciting and wonderful project build.  Thank you for your support, read and reply!

Toshi

Happy New Year Toshi.

This by far may be your best work yet.  You have nailed the tricky de-icer boots on the first try.   Great job! 

Scott

scottrc

Happy New Year Toshi.

This by far may be your best work yet.  You have nailed the tricky de-icer boots on the first try.   Great job! 

Scott

 

It was quite the challenge as I experimented.  Instead of utilizing my special Tamiya tape to do the radius, I tried to replicate that by cutting Frog tape into thin strips for the radius.  It worked out well, not great but well.  I will continue to endeavor in my builds.  Thank you for your support in my builds and always following my threads!

Toshi

To my fellow forum members,

I would like to share these photos of the windows and cockpit Canopy.

Toshi

Coming along nicely!  Looks like I'm in for a lot of window masking, lol.  I usually just paint on some Elmer's glue or similar with a small brush, then peel it off after painting. 

Keyda81

Coming along nicely!  Looks like I'm in for a lot of window masking, lol.  I usually just paint on some Elmer's glue or similar with a small brush, then peel it off after painting. 

 

Have you opened your kit yet?  Do you know which C-54D you'll be making? I'm excited to see which one you'll choose to build!  This is a really great kit!  If you have any questions LMK, and you can PM me and I'll do my best to help you to the best of my abilities.  Keyda81, thank you so much for your support in my threads.  I greatly appreciate it!

Toshi

Happy New Year to you and your family as well!  I did open it up, and had a look see.  A bit overwhelming at first, lol.  So many options with this one.  I noticed you even have the option of extending the flaps with this kit, I've never seen that before.  I like the fact that it has such detailed painting instructions as well.  It's definitely a more involved kit than I'm used to, but I am glad that it is.  Seems the B-17 I got for Christmas is the along the same lines as well, and it was my MIL that got me the models for Christmas.  Hubby refused to get me anything modeling related, lol.  He said he wasn't going to feed that addiction! 

I'm doing the same version as you are, when I get to it anyway, lol.  I have to stick to smaller stuff that will fit in my homemade spray booth for now. 

Keyda81

Happy New Year to you and your family as well!  I did open it up, and had a look see.  A bit overwhelming at first, lol.  So many options with this one.  I noticed you even have the option of extending the flaps with this kit, I've never seen that before.  I like the fact that it has such detailed painting instructions as well.  It's definitely a more involved kit than I'm used to, but I am glad that it is.  Seems the B-17 I got for Christmas is the along the same lines as well, and it was my MIL that got me the models for Christmas.  Hubby refused to get me anything modeling related, lol.  He said he wasn't going to feed that addiction! 

I'm doing the same version as you are, when I get to it anyway, lol.  I have to stick to smaller stuff that will fit in my homemade spray booth for now. 

 

The version I chose that you will build as well is a historic aircraft.  Being that it provided consumables and supplies for the Berlin Airlift.  You see, my dad was stationed in Weisbaden Germany where he flew as a passenger in the C-54D.  He used to tell me stories of these flights, hence I'm building this kit in memory and honor to him.  Thank you so much Keyda81 for this wonderful conversation.  I'm humbled that you would follow and support my C-54D WIP.  I also look forward to your WIP threads.  By the way, what are you working on now?  Or are you going to work on something now?  I'd love to see it if that was the case as a WIP thread here.

Toshi

To my fellow forum members,

Happy New Year!

This is what was done for the for the first day of 2017.  It took some time but that's ok for me.  It's a first for me to add brake lines.  

Next up are details in the landing gear area.  Then on to the next step!  Thank you forum members  for visiting my threads and giving me the support and belief in me.

Toshi

Nearing the finish line!  Watching your build really makes me want to start on mine, but it will have to hold off for a few months until it's nice enough to paint outside.  I started working on an Eduard P-39 Airacobra kit.  It came with PE parts, masking, and 2 kits to build 2 complete aircraft.  I was attempting to start a WIP but photobucket is being a pain in the rear and keeps booting me back to the log in screen.  Guess it's time to find a different image hosting sight. 

I can't wait to see what the C-54 is going to look like once the props are on, lol. 

Thats looking AWESOME Toshi!!!

Toshi, that is looking fabulous! I will echo the statement of this being your finest work yet!

This is great work!!

Keyda, I'm having that very same issue with Pb. I've been using it for a very long time and I've never had this problem before. Very frustrating!! You're not alone.

Keyda81

Nearing the finish line!  Watching your build really makes me want to start on mine, but it will have to hold off for a few months until it's nice enough to paint outside.  I started working on an Eduard P-39 Airacobra kit.  It came with PE parts, masking, and 2 kits to build 2 complete aircraft.  I was attempting to start a WIP but photobucket is being a pain in the rear and keeps booting me back to the log in screen.  Guess it's time to find a different image hosting sight. 

I can't wait to see what the C-54 is going to look like once the props are on, lol. 

 

I've never made an Eduard kit, I heard they are great kits.  Especially the Profi Packs.  I would like to build a 109 Eduard Profi pack.  I've yet to find an issue with Photobucket, I'm sorry that you're having issues currently.  

I've painted the props but it's still a far cry from installing them on.  There are so many steps to apply in the way of tiny little parts that it borders on the insane!  LOL!  Until I complete my C-54D Skymaster, I want to personally thank you for following my build, it brings me great joy to converse with FSM Forum members like you and on the plus side I learn a lot!  Keep me up to date with your P-39 Airacobra build!  You've peaked my interest.  Thank you for the visit on my threads!

Toshi

iampiper13

Thats looking AWESOME Toshi!!!

 

Toshi

M. Brindos

Toshi, that is looking fabulous! I will echo the statement of this being your finest work yet!

This is great work!!

 

Keyda, I'm having that very same issue with Pb. I've been using it for a very long time and I've never had this problem before. Very frustrating!! You're not alone.

 

I'm amazed at the amount of detail afforded in this kit.  Hence the high parts count.  Just assembling the landing gear and the landing gear bay doors took the greater part of a day and evening as well.  I worked straight into the end of Monday Night Football.  I just knew the Greenbay Packers would win this divisional game, although the Detroit Lions did a fantastic job in giving the Packers a run for there money!  

Thank you sir for your continued vigilance in this WIP.  I so enjoy your visits to my threads!

Toshi

Here is the Skymaster ready for it's clear gloss coat, then comes the decals.  Thanks for the visit!

Toshi

To my fellow forum members,

It's January 2nd 5:18 pm est.  In regards to the C-54D Skymaster, I just got done spraying Testors Wet Look Clear Coat #1834 outside on the balcony porch.  Yes, in North East Ohio in January.  For some strange reason, the temps here are in the high forties, low fifties!  

But guess what, tomorrow we drop down to the low twenties and possibly hitting the teens!  So I took advantage of this warm opportunity yes, this is warm to us North East Ohioan's to go outside and spray the Skymaster, then bring the C-54D inside to allow the lacquer coat to cure.  Then comes the adhesion of decals.

Once I'm done with the decals, I need to add the door's in it's open position, glue on the final parts, seal in the decals, then I can whip out the EZ-Line.  Overall, I did find the instructions very difficult on this build at least for me having TBI Traumatic Brain Injury.  I had to have Mrs. Toshi help me with some of the pages.  The issue with the instructions is not of any fault on Revell's part but this falls on me.  It taught me that I still have a long way to go on the recovery side of things.  With that being said, I've felt that on the opposite side of the spectrum, thank's to my fellow forum members, I've come a long way in recovery by building these kits to help me get thing's like cognition and fine motor skills into play.

The entire kit went together very well.  All parts fit and finish was spot on.  Just make sure the tolerance of the part to glue is accurate to the best of your abilities, there is no such thing as wiggle room on this kit.  Tolerance is tight.  But that's a good thing.  Seams were minimal at best, dry fitting is a must.  Yes, that's how tight it is.  And I mean that in a good way, measure twice, cut once.  In my case, measure three times, cut once!  LOL!

Thank you for everything my fellow forum members for following my WIP, I wish you all a great successful year!

Toshi

She looks beautiful Toshi!  Great work my friend!

David2080

She looks beautiful Toshi!  Great work my friend!

 

Toshi

To my fellow forum members,

Before heading to bed, I decided to try and see how the decals would hold up.  As you can see, the decals are just great.  I really like using the Testors Wet Look Clear #1834.  It not only enhances NMF but allows you to literally ice skate the decals on.  It's a superb product although the packaging suggest a hot rod motif and that this type of item is for car model builders.  I must agree that that is what Testors had marketed this product as.  But I must say that as for any NMF would benefit from this particular product.

One of my biggest fears on this project was the Z looking red thunderbolt decal.  I was able to slide the decal on with no issues nor concerns.  I used a product from Testors called Testors Decal Set #8804 of which is widely available at Hobby lobby and Michaels.  I have yet to use items like Alclad and Micro-sol products.  I feel in the near future in that I'll be using these products.

Thank you so much forum members for supporting my WIP thread.  I'm so happy  that!

Toshi

To my fellow forum members,

Here I have the left side of the fuselage decal completed.  I next will work on right side, top, and bottom.

Toshi! Lookin' good!

Max

Moving right along now!

Looking good! I'll have to give that paint a try! Now that your putting decals on I've come to realize I settled on the other version of this kit.  I figure it's about time I challenge myself with my painting, and learn to also have some paitence with it, lol.  I am of course using the P-39's as my test subjects first before tackling the much, much bigger C-54. 

Are you going to need to weight the nose to keep it down?

Right side fueselauge.

Hodakamax

Toshi! Lookin' good!

Max

 

Toshi

jeaton01

Moving right along now!

 

Toshi