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Adria inex DC-6
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uros
Active member
Thanks guys!
Made some progress on this one. Wings are finished and glued to fuselage. I made some changes to intakes on the wings and reatached ailerons. I have to do some work on flaps, but i'm leavig this for later.
I've been working on the wingroot join today an have it almost tamed. Don't have any pictures jet, so till nex time!
Thanks for looking!
Made some progress on this one. Wings are finished and glued to fuselage. I made some changes to intakes on the wings and reatached ailerons. I have to do some work on flaps, but i'm leavig this for later.
I've been working on the wingroot join today an have it almost tamed. Don't have any pictures jet, so till nex time!
Thanks for looking!
Lookin' Good!
Bob
Bob
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Most impressive. This is looking fantastic.
Great stuff Uros, love what you did to those tank vents.
There was a couple of inflight fires with the DC-6 early on and at least one hull loss. There was a tank vent too close to the heater air scoop, and if the tank was overfilled during a crossfeed procedure the vented fuel entered the heater and caught fire. Nasty.
There was a couple of inflight fires with the DC-6 early on and at least one hull loss. There was a tank vent too close to the heater air scoop, and if the tank was overfilled during a crossfeed procedure the vented fuel entered the heater and caught fire. Nasty.
uros
Active member
Thanks everyone!
Jim. thanks for another lesson. It really sounds nasty!
I shot some colur on this one. But first some masking needed to be done. I have precut vinyl masks from 26decals. Unfortunately they don't fit well and I don't trust vinyl anyway. I think it is not sticky enough. I came up with a plan to make my own masks. First I printed window shapes on paper, put some clear tape over it and then masking tape. With scissors I then cut them out one by one. Here are some pictures. I hope they will make more sense.
For cockpit windows, I just made copies of vinyl masks.
First layer of primer, foloved by a few more.
I then sprayed a coat of alclad aluminum and begun with masking for other colours.
Just when I was ready to spray white on the top, felow modeler noticed a mistake. Air scoop in the belly was on the worng side. I thought for a second if I should leave it as it was, but then decided to move it.
I'm waiting for primer to dry, then I will repaint this area.
At last, I then sprayed white on top.
Decals were very yellowed, so I taped them on window and left them(actualy I forgot them) there for a month. They are clear now, I just hope they won't fall apart when I put them in water.
I started with flaps also. This is something I've been putting of as it requires some serious work.
A bit of sandig was needed...
Dryfit.
With flaps started, I hope this project is not going to stall
That's it for now. A bit longer post this time, with a lot of I's in it. Hope I didnt' bore you.
Thanks for looking!
Jim. thanks for another lesson. It really sounds nasty!
I shot some colur on this one. But first some masking needed to be done. I have precut vinyl masks from 26decals. Unfortunately they don't fit well and I don't trust vinyl anyway. I think it is not sticky enough. I came up with a plan to make my own masks. First I printed window shapes on paper, put some clear tape over it and then masking tape. With scissors I then cut them out one by one. Here are some pictures. I hope they will make more sense.
For cockpit windows, I just made copies of vinyl masks.
First layer of primer, foloved by a few more.
I then sprayed a coat of alclad aluminum and begun with masking for other colours.
Just when I was ready to spray white on the top, felow modeler noticed a mistake. Air scoop in the belly was on the worng side. I thought for a second if I should leave it as it was, but then decided to move it.
I'm waiting for primer to dry, then I will repaint this area.
At last, I then sprayed white on top.
Decals were very yellowed, so I taped them on window and left them(actualy I forgot them) there for a month. They are clear now, I just hope they won't fall apart when I put them in water.
I started with flaps also. This is something I've been putting of as it requires some serious work.
A bit of sandig was needed...
Dryfit.
With flaps started, I hope this project is not going to stall
That's it for now. A bit longer post this time, with a lot of I's in it.
Hope I didnt' bore you.Thanks for looking!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Excellent work and great attention to details. Love the exhaust stack idea .
Those flaps look exhausting
Cheers, Christian B)
Those flaps look exhausting
Cheers, Christian B)
Coming along beautifully!
Bob
Bob
What patience to cut out all those mask. 
The black along the nacelles. is that some prep for another color of Alclad or part of the paint scheme?
The black along the nacelles. is that some prep for another color of Alclad or part of the paint scheme?
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Man, I wish I could lay a coat of paint as smooth as yours and as simply as you did it. I had to spray and mask and respray and sand and respray about nine times on my C-118. I still need to re-spray the wings on mine since my metal coat cracked. I just wish I knew how you did this!
uros
Active member
Hey guys! Thanks everyone!
MP, black paint is part of painjob. I only use black base when I want a super shiny metal finish lke chrome.
Duke, It's not dificoult, it just takes time. I start with a thin coat of surfacer 1200 aplied with an airbrush. This way I can see all inperfections and fill them also with surfacer 1200, but applied with a thin brush. I let it dry overnight than sand it and spray another coat of surfacer. This is then repeated until I'm satisfied. Usualy it takes 5-6 coats. after 3rd coat I spray only on parts where I sanded. This way I hope to avoid paint build-ups. For white colour I do the same with white surfacer and in the end spray it with tamiya gloss white. I hope this is helpful.
And here is some progres... Cheatline painted and decals applied :yipee
Landing gear is also finished. I added some details.
I'm working on flaps and props now. I'll show them when I have them finished.
Thanks for looking!
MP, black paint is part of painjob. I only use black base when I want a super shiny metal finish lke chrome.
Duke, It's not dificoult, it just takes time. I start with a thin coat of surfacer 1200 aplied with an airbrush. This way I can see all inperfections and fill them also with surfacer 1200, but applied with a thin brush. I let it dry overnight than sand it and spray another coat of surfacer. This is then repeated until I'm satisfied. Usualy it takes 5-6 coats. after 3rd coat I spray only on parts where I sanded. This way I hope to avoid paint build-ups. For white colour I do the same with white surfacer and in the end spray it with tamiya gloss white. I hope this is helpful.
And here is some progres... Cheatline painted and decals applied :yipee
Landing gear is also finished. I added some details.
I'm working on flaps and props now. I'll show them when I have them finished.
Thanks for looking!
Beautiful! I wondered what the black paint was about!
Thanks for clearing that up!
Bob
Thanks for clearing that up!
Bob
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Thanks for the tips. I'll give them a try, although I have already done at least seven coats already. I appreciate it and I am most impressed with this incredible model so far.