**** DONE: GB-46 1:72 C-46 Commando - WW2 Eastern Front / Twin Engine A/C, Transports and Gliders

[T Bolt]

Ordered the masks today.

I joined the wings to the fuselage this afternoon.

The fuselage/wing joint looked really good, but.....

the underside joint is pretty bad and will need a lot of work.

Also glued together the engine cowling parts and finished cleaning up the horizontal tail parts.

 

[fubar57]

Looking good Glenn

 

[Crimea_River]

Nothing you can't handle Glenn.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far Glenn!

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

Seem to be getting there Glenn

 

[T Bolt]

I've been chipping away at it little by little over the last month but haven't had time to take pictures so this morning I took a lot of pictures and here's a lot of catch-up

The main assembly all filled, filed, sanded, polished and ready for paint once I get the masks on

The prop hub assembly before (don't pay any attention to the seat) and after. Lots of cleanup

The prop blades before and after. again, lots of cleanup and all the detail had to be cut into then with hobby knife and needle file.

The engine cowlings cleaned up and ready for paint

Gear doors painted and ready to go

Landing gear struts and wheels done except paint the rubber

Engines and exhaust stubs ready to go

The directional antenna football was a mess with a big molding step in it and a base shape that had no basis in reality. A lot of tedious filing and sanding and it looked better. an un touched one is on the left.

And now for the reason for the long delay in updating. I've been working building a retaining wall to prevent the washing out of my driveway pictured in post #30. All done myself with my pick, shovel, and aching back. Still 2 levels of block to go!

 

[Donivanp]

Nice work Glen. Those Williams Brothers models do take some work, but they're the only ones you can find in the subjects. I've got a couple of B-10s.

 

[T Bolt]

Thanks Don. I build the B-10 quite a few years ago, and their Boeing 247 also but I don't remember either one of them needing as much work as this one did

 

[rochie]

Really nice Glenn, and the landscaping !

 

[Donivanp]

That Glen is why women have a second and third child, they don't remember it being that bad. Oh I'm going to He77 for that one!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Glenn!

 

[A4K]

Echo Karl's post!

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice update Glenn. I'm very impressed with your retaining wall work and hope it stands up to the next episode. Retaining walls scare me a bit.

 

[T Bolt]

Thanks guys
The prop blades have been painted and assembled to the hubs. They look much nicer than I expected with what I started with.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Donivanp]

Lovely

 

[A4K]

True dat.

 

[fubar57]

Turning out nicely Glenn, as is the model