Hello
Steve and fellow modelers, here is my 1/144 Minicraft Douglas C-54. After a
while in my workshop I finally decided to finish this gem with the WWII 1944
USAF livery, so while I was looking for some information related to the DC-4 I
found this very attractive scheme. Immediately I began with to work on my own
decals on the Illustrator. I think the pictures speak for them selves.
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I'm
including a picture of the real thing so you can compare with the 1/144
model. I
have added some details from scratch like the antennas and aerials. For
example the nail-shape antennas on the top are made from a couple of an
old 1/48 F-20´s Pitot tubes. Of course these had to be reshaped to fit
with the scale. Decals are custom home made and the tiny shine on windows
is a drop of Future on each one. Leading edges on wings are painted with
Revell´s Anthracite. I painted the model with the Model Master Light Gray
for the lowers and the upper surfaces are painted with Humbrol 86 lowered
with some drops of white. I pre-shaded the model and accentuated the panel
lines with drawers ink. Model is finished with Pebeo´s Matte Lacquer.
Above
photo is a DouglasC-54D USAAF wartime markings Chico CA 08.10.92
Hope
you like it and enjoy the pictures.
Happy
modeling to you all and see you soon.
José Alvarez
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