11 Years this took me! 11 Years! DC-7C Conversion
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:41 pm
This is a Heller 1/72 DC-6 converted to a DC-7C. I started the conversion in 2010 using a contrail resin conversion set. The less said about those expensive mishappen lumps of resin the better, the grotesquely mutilated base kit was further ravaged when I tore all the bits off to start again some 6 -7 years later I talked Neil Gaunt of Aircraft in Miniature in the UK to do some some engines for me and he ended up creating a full conversion set. This set whilst looking much much much nicer was still quite challenging for this hamfisted modeller to complete, made much more difficult because of all of the damage I had caused by removing the previous conversion pieces off and getting the kit bits ready to accept the the new conversion, the hours of filling and sanding were uncountable though to be fair I would not persist for very long putting the whole shebang away for weeks and months at a time. Since I got back from the UK and 2 weeks of hotel quarantine in October I gradually built up steam towards completing a few models.
This is not quite done I am toying with doing a bit of weathering and exhaust staining then finishing with a satin clear top coat before I run a couple of HF antenna wires from stub aerials to the fin. I am pausing for a rest and just looking at it now. Way way from perfect but it is close to good enough from a metre.
