@gblair, @eb801, @chinesegeorge, thanks a lot all. It will indeed be an exiting moment but I am pretty confident in the construction, although this lady did surprise me more often already.

@airbum, thanks a lot, Erik. That fully corresponds with the delays and technical issues I had during the build 🙂

Great that the landing gear holds the weight, my friend @johnb!
Your DC-6 looks superb!

So that was the sound I heard - wondered where that came from. Congrats John, she is looking fantastic already!

Might I suggest to let it rest on a open-top box while you add the last few details? Just to be safe 🙂

@fiveten, thanks a lot, Spiros. Currently off her feet to give her some rest.

@eb801, thank you, Eric.

@airbum, thanks a lot, Erik. For sure I will not perform the last steps while she is on her feet. Thanks for pointing this out.

@stephen-w-towle, thanks, Stephen. Correct, an entire orchestra was present. You can not imagine the joy when I took my hands off and the landing gear did hold.

She looks great, @johnb.

Propellors are added, just two antennas left. As you can see, some touch-up on the front windows is needed.