That’s quite a build, Toshi. Really nice job on blending in the nose cone. That didn’t look fun, but you certainly pulled it off.
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Well done, and BRAVO, my friend!!
You are certainly doing very well with the silver finishes! Love how you blended that canopy piece in.
Again, VERY well done. 
Thank you Pawel. I’m honored that you are following this thread. This was my very first time dealing with a complicated canopy seam and nose as they both connect at the same point. It was very interesting as I studied past members builds WIP on how they handled similar circumstances. Thank you for your support in my project. You have a nice day as well!
Toshi
Thats looking really nice Toshi. And impressed that you re-scribed it, thats somthing i still need to try.
Thank you BrandonD! The nose cone took me a week to mess around with. It wasn’t really that bad as the canopy seam. The canopy seam was the most work as I’ve never had to sand down a clear part so aggressively.
For the nose cone, I went back to my first build of which was the Revell P-61 Black Widow to see how I blended in the nose cone on that WIP, and used that as a reference. I recall the nose cone on that older mold was really bad! LOL! But that’s to be expected on such an older kit. Thank you for your support!
Toshi
Thank you M.Brindos. The silver finishes tip I got on how to prep it and paint it was from you and other forum members. The canopy was also something I learned from you and forum members. I have to thank you all in teaching me these techniques to me.
The toughest and one that took most patience was blending the nose cone in as the front landing gear bay is part of the nose cone. Aligning that area was tedious at best, but with a little patience, it turned out great. That’s something I really needed to learn. Patience! LOL! Thank you for your support in my WIP!
Toshi
Thank you Bish. The rescribe I did was with some frog tape for guidance and a X-Acto Zerconium tipped blade. I use this type of blade only for scribing and cutting out canopy masking from Tamiya tape. The blades I use are very sharp and holds an edge for a longer use time frame, although after each job, the blade gets placed in the everyday use category.
To me, it’s nothing to be impressed about compared to your most recent finished armour build. Now that was a piece of art!!! I’m just building a model kit with the help of you and forum members. You forum members create an art form out of styrene media and other paraphernalia. Now that is not only imppressive but astounding! Thank you for your support in my WIP threads!
Toshi
As you can see, three thousand feet of Frog Tape and newspaper were used to mask the Skymaster for the black stripes. At least that’s what it felt like. LOL! But seriously, a lot of taping procured a huge amount of patience.
What would it look like after I remove the masking was the real question in my minds eye. So here are some photos of what was done this evening.
Toshi
Looks to me like your patience paid off. The black looks perfect! You are doing a great job on this project,
Thank you ManCityFan. Patience is truly a virtue that I truly must acquire. LOL! At times I do things in such excitement that I’ll forget to do things and have to go back and correct any issues done mistakenly by myself.
As for the black, (I’m assuming the black stripes are either just black paint or wing de-icer’s) I try my best to make it look perfect like the FSM Forum members here but I fell short on that as I accidentally bumped a wing tip against my paint booth and scraped off some black from one of the wings. I had to go back and touch up a few spots as well as some black somehow got onto the NMF. I touched up the NMF as well on the spot mentioned. I was shocked at that, with all the masking I did! Oh well, there is always something to correct or go back to fix in the world of modeling.
I now am in the process of removing all the window masking and I am going to seal the C-54 to prep it for decal placement. And then it’s off to cleaning up a few things and to seal the decals in. Finally to add things like the landing gear tires etc.
Your kind comments humble me sir. That’s very nice of you. I will continue to try and do my best on this exciting and wonderful project build. Thank you for your support, read and reply!
Toshi
Happy New Year Toshi.
This by far may be your best work yet. You have nailed the tricky de-icer boots on the first try. Great job!
Scott
And a Happy New year to you as well! Thank you so much for your praise in my abilities. I try my best to show all of my FSM Mentors here that their teachings to me has not gone to waste. It is with great joy that I write these words in that you’re wishing me a Happy New Year as well as the praise you give me in regards to my meager attempt in the wing de-icer boots.
It was quite the challenge as I experimented. Instead of utilizing my special Tamiya tape to do the radius, I tried to replicate that by cutting Frog tape into thin strips for the radius. It worked out well, not great but well. I will continue to endeavor in my builds. Thank you for your support in my builds and always following my threads!
Toshi
To my fellow forum members,
I would like to share these photos of the windows and cockpit Canopy.
Toshi
Here is a photo depicting post-masking in regards to a very tiny window. This was a difficult cut to do.
Toshi
Coming along nicely! Looks like I’m in for a lot of window masking, lol. I usually just paint on some Elmer’s glue or similar with a small brush, then peel it off after painting.
Happy New Years to you and your family Keyda81. Yes, there’s a lot of little airline type of windows to mask and there are three really teeny tiny ones that need great attention to detail. Keep an eye on those.
Have you opened your kit yet? Do you know which C-54D you’ll be making? I’m excited to see which one you’ll choose to build! This is a really great kit! If you have any questions LMK, and you can PM me and I’ll do my best to help you to the best of my abilities. Keyda81, thank you so much for your support in my threads. I greatly appreciate it!
Toshi
Happy New Year to you and your family as well! I did open it up, and had a look see. A bit overwhelming at first, lol. So many options with this one. I noticed you even have the option of extending the flaps with this kit, I’ve never seen that before. I like the fact that it has such detailed painting instructions as well. It’s definitely a more involved kit than I’m used to, but I am glad that it is. Seems the B-17 I got for Christmas is the along the same lines as well, and it was my MIL that got me the models for Christmas. Hubby refused to get me anything modeling related, lol. He said he wasn’t going to feed that addiction!
I’m doing the same version as you are, when I get to it anyway, lol. I have to stick to smaller stuff that will fit in my homemade spray booth for now.
Yes, I was blown away by the parts and the detail included with each part. I do agree with you that the instructions are awesome in paint and assembly process. If the B-17 is the Revell 1/48 kit, it does not come close to the detail and parts count of the C-54D. Still it’s a lovely kit to assemble. I did the Visible B-17G, I blew through with the interior of the B-17G with a complete photo etch set by Eduard. It’s in the forum here as a WIP. You can search for it and utilize it as a template for your B-17G build. Only if you have the Revell 1/48 kit. I’d be very honored if you did.
The version I chose that you will build as well is a historic aircraft. Being that it provided consumables and supplies for the Berlin Airlift. You see, my dad was stationed in Weisbaden Germany where he flew as a passenger in the C-54D. He used to tell me stories of these flights, hence I’m building this kit in memory and honor to him. Thank you so much Keyda81 for this wonderful conversation. I’m humbled that you would follow and support my C-54D WIP. I also look forward to your WIP threads. By the way, what are you working on now? Or are you going to work on something now? I’d love to see it if that was the case as a WIP thread here.
Toshi
To my fellow forum members,
Happy New Year!
This is what was done for the for the first day of 2017. It took some time but that’s ok for me. It’s a first for me to add brake lines.
Next up are details in the landing gear area. Then on to the next step! Thank you forum members for visiting my threads and giving me the support and belief in me.
Toshi
