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Heller 1/72 DC-6B Super Cloudmaster

Started by Spiros Pendedekas · 107 ≡ · ↻ 1 year ago · 1/72, DC-6B, Douglas, Heller, SAS

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Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years ago:

Thanks my friend @eb801! Some masking to be done indeed! In the meantime, som more filler, as some seams still persist...
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years ago:

Excellent save on the canopy, Spiros @fiveten
A lot of work did pay off.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb! The engine rear louvers are provided "open", but the innards are totally empty. I decided to glue four pieces of sheet styrene, to sort of replicate the oil cooler rear faces that presumably are there 😄😄...
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years ago:

What a wonderful idea, Spiros @fiveten
Gives quite some more detail to the engines.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb!
Erik Gjørup said 2 years ago:

I think it is safe to say there might just be oilcoolers there 🙂

All those small scratchbuilt details make the finished plane all the more interesting - very nice my friend!
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years ago:

Thanks my friend @airbum!
George Williams said 2 years ago:

I’m sure those engines needed oil coolers, Spiros @fiveten.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years ago:

They surely did, my friend @chinesegeorge!
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years ago:

I decided to add some "ribbing" into the bays, to make them look more busy...

Two cylindrical pieces were also added in the main bays, to represent the hydraulic reservoirs...

An aerodynamically shaped tail light is located at the tail's end, but is not provided by the kit, so it was fabricated from a clear piece...

...and sanded smooth...

Thanks for stopping by!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years ago:

Those are really great improvements, Spiros @fiveten
For sure I'm going to try this taillight as well.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb! Looking forward to see your Cloudmaster receiving a tail light!
Erik Gjørup said 2 years ago:

Splendid!
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years ago:

Thanks my friend @airbum!
George R Blair Jr said 2 years ago:

You are really raising the detail level, Spiros (@fiveten). They will make a big difference on the finished model.

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