Minicraft 1/144 Douglas DC-4/C-54 Aer Turas

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Minicraft 1/144 Douglas DC-4/C-54 Aer Turas

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From the shared group build -

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Very smart build. Beautiful rendition of a classic airliner.
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That looks a treat Eric, very nice indeed
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Lovely work Eric.
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Thank you folks. Next up should be the BEA Airtours Comet I'm working on. It will be a couple of weeks before that is finished, I'm estimating.
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Thats an absolute beauty. I would love to complete an airline to this standard.
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I'll tell you something, Eric, that is a great build of a classic airliner. Very well done with it.
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Thanks.

Someone on another forum pointed out that the nosewheel might not be in the right position - and they are correct. I'm in the middle of rectifying the problem and will post a picture when its sorted.
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Beautiful work Eric. Love the different colour behind the engine exhaust.
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I used the new Valejo Metallics for most of the metal areas with Alclad for the tonal differences. I am impressed with the Valejo Metallic paints as they are very robust and can take quite a bit of handling.
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Nice result, looks good.
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Now that's well tidy indeed.
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First class model.
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Some better quality photos taken by a better camera and photographer at my club's monthly meeting.

I had also amended some inaccuracies in the original build.

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That is nice work.
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