Douglas DC-6B

[Che Guava 4,687]

Funnily enough, Miggs, it was the rear flimsy joint that stayed put when I had to force the wings up a little to meet the upper fuselage/wing joint, it was the front one that lifted up .5mm. Easily fixed with a bit of a sand down and a shovel-full of Doctor @RWG686's Universal Cure For Recalcitrant Models to make up the gap.
But your advice was timely, The dihedral wouldn't have held without that support. Ta.

[RWG686 35,548]

1 hour ago, Che Guava said:

Doctor @RWG686's Universal Cure For Recalcitrant Models

Damn..now everybody will be wanting some.

Fortunately my assistant will soon have another batch ready

[Che Guava 4,687]

Big bits together, feels solid, especially with a big chunk of lead flashing stuck behind the cockpit....

Now to tackle the joint lines. While this kit seems to have about the same number of components as your average kit, there are positively yards of joint lines  

Edited February 14 by Che Guava

[Jessie_C 11,655]

3 hours ago, Che Guava said:

there are positively yards of joint lines

Wait until you do the 707 :)

[Che Guava 4,687]

3 hours ago, Jessie_C said:

Wait until you do the 707 :)

Ah! Well, you see, @RWG686 gave me a part-built (i.e. all the big bits put together) military 707 (no windows), on which he'd made a pretty good job of the joint lines a couple of years ago. I thought I might just follow the 6b with finishing the 707 (and no, I'm not cutting out all those windows - they can go on the decal sheet stripe I'd have to make up anyway.) 

All good practice for a Brabazon build I reckon.

[Miggers 7,959]

9 minutes ago, Che Guava said:

gave me a part-built (i.e. all the big bits put together) military 707

Seems the good Laird palms all his duffers that he can't be bothered to arse about with anymore onto you Al.....

[RWG686 35,548]

6 minutes ago, Miggers said:

Laird palms all his duffers

You dastardly bouder!  Such a scurrilous allegation.

It was an RAF Sentry which got broken in the house move.

[Miggers 7,959]

Blimey,what had the Laird got at The Old Castle if he had to have this:

Shame the poor fellow got broken in the Castle move eh......

Edited February 14 by Miggers

[Jens H. Brandal 416]

8 hours ago, Che Guava said:

Now to tackle the joint lines. While this kit seems to have about the same number of components as your average kit, there are positively yards of joint lines  

The pleasure of building large models...

[Jessie_C 11,655]

4 hours ago, Che Guava said:

All good practice for a Brabazon build I reckon.

No seams on that one. At least none on the fuselage. Or at least not many. Hardly any, in fact. You might also find the old and long out of production Frsin 1/144 kit which I built fairly long ago. It also has few seams (but no lack of opportunity for filler).

[Che Guava 4,687]

Now, while everyone is wondering how much filler @RWG686 and I will use on two little Fokker S-18s, I thought I'd post this (slow) progress pic.

Granted it looks much like the one a few posts back, but it is now all paint rather than coloured plastic. The props and undercarriage are still in the box, but at least I've got the engines running (smoky ol' sods so they are). Just a third coat of white on top before I can do the blue cheat-line. Just be thankful I spared you the blow-by-blow account of the two-month seam-filling marathon.

[RWG686 35,548]

8 minutes ago, Che Guava said:

while everyone is wondering how much filler @RWG686 and I will use on two little Fokker S-18s

More than I bargained for it seems as the S-11's have grown. 

[Che Guava 4,687]

Blue stripe is going on....

Yards of joint lines are matched by metres of masking.

Revel paints playing ball here by drying much quicker than Humbrol. Still needed three coats of white up top, and two, maybe three of blue.

Inevitably, I knocked the nosewheel off, undercarriage very weak when trying to support heavy model with enough lead in the nose to keep the tail up.

Edited March 30 by Che Guava

[Jessie_C 11,655]

1 hour ago, Che Guava said:

Inevitably, I knocked the nosewheel off, undercarriage very weak when trying to support heavy model with enough lead in the nose to keep the tail up.

You may wish to invest in these.

[Che Guava 4,687]

28 minutes ago, Jessie_C said:

You may wish to invest in these.

I certainly do - I wondered if that sort of thing was available. I'd have to have those for the extra weight of the DC-7C I'm planning nextish, hope the 6b holds out on spindly plastic ones - for now.

[RWG686 35,548]

Here it is in real money

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SAC72016?result-token=m8ynk

[Che Guava 4,687]

On 3/30/2023 at 6:26 PM, RWG686 said:

Here it is in real money

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SAC72016?result-token=m8ynk

Ouch! - £17 plus postage! The kit didn't cost me that. Ok, so I'm a cheapskate. However, I won't get this big lump finished in time now. Nose leg beefed up with a bit of very thin superglued brass rod. One main assembly had already given up in disgust, and while fixing the nosegear, the other main leg fell off - I swear I never even touched it. So, quick pic and will transfer over to the 'In Pro Regress' section.

[Hutch6390 2,495]

This is tough luck, indeed, can you fix it?

[Gorby 18,715]

23 minutes ago, Che Guava said:

Ouch! - £17 plus postage!

Good grief!

I'd learn to solder before I'd ever allow that to happen.

£17 plus postage! I'll probably have nightmares.  

[Che Guava 4,687]

2 hours ago, Hutch6390 said:

This is tough luck, indeed, can you fix it?

Yeh, no probs, never been beaten by a bit o' plastic, though it was a close run thing by a nightclub bouncer....i run and hid in a close 

[DC3 3,879]

On 2/7/2023 at 12:29 PM, Che Guava said:

...within 10 seconds I had the fuselage halves glued together before I could have any more stupid ideas...

There. I feel better now. Onwards and upwards, eh?

[RWG686 35,548]

9 hours ago, Che Guava said:

a nightclub bouncer..

Was that the 'Couples only' guy ? 

[Che Guava 4,687]

And so to Season 2 Flittnext