Pan Am "Dixie Clipper"

Michael Kohl
Oh, that looks vintage. Let´s see, what you make out of it. 🙂

Spanjaard
i am curious about this.

Alex K
Watching with pleasure...

Ogre-Trombone
Thank you for indulging me. I hope I won't disappoint.

Alberto
Nice work! The tool is only 56 years old 🙂

A.J. Madison
Good work. And good luck. I got so frustrated with the outer vertical stabs, that I filled the ejector holes, sanded the crap out of one of them, then using the un-abused stab as a guide, to re-scribe all of the panel lines and the trim tabs. Then sanded the other stab, and then used the restored lines from the first stab as a scribing guide. Not suggesting others follow my method, but I was in a git-er-done mood.

Treehugger
I find that gently slicing off the sprue goo with a sharp blade is much faster than trying to sand it all off, if having used too much sprue goo. Also, when trying to sand down a bump, there's a risk of sanding past the bump and into the bottom plastic around the bump.

I like using sprue good especially when I want to drill a hole in the plastic, because drilling into a mix of plastic and putty is usually a bad idea, as they aren't equally hard/solid.

Robert Podkoński
Joining the party. Good work so far!

Ben M
Definitely watching!

Treehugger
I can recommend Vallejo putty for smoothing out the seamlines, best applied with a small brush, maybe mixed with a little water drop, but too thin and there's little/no filling power. One can also add on lots of primer but if the gap it too large that won't work.

Carlo
Watching with interest.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Marko
That looks really good, I'm excited.👍

Michael Kohl
Coming along nicely

Ogre-Trombone
I just couldn't get those decals to behave. Everything I did only made things worse, so in the end I decided it was best just to start over. Fortunately I scanned a copy of the decals and will be able to print replacements. This also allows me to mask and paint the black anti glare area and leading edges, which I probably should have done to begin with.

Villiers de Vos
Nice progress.

A.J. Madison
Many years ago, I saw a decal application tip suggested using dilute white glue, aka Elmers. In my case very large decals were going on a flat finish model, The tip is: make a dilute solution of white glue and water. Couple of drops of glue, puddle of water. Apply the solution TO the model. Soak decal till it releases from the paper. Submerge the decal into the puddle on the model. Use cotton swabs to remove the excess water from the decal's surface, but avoid sucking the water out from under the decal with the swab. As you dry the surface of the decal, position the decal as desired. AND, if the decal shifts, or you place the decal incorrectly, and you discover this days later, you can still get the decal to release from the model by application of more water, a damp tissue left ontop of the decal works. Reapply as before. Clear coat the model with the desired type of finish, gloss, flat, semi. I've never had the white glue yellow, even after two decades after finishing the model. I have had aftermarket decals yellow, but not the white glue. This technique works great on models with substantial surface detail. I don't use decal softener, the white glue sucks the decal right down into the recess.

Michael Kohl
@A.J.Madison: never heard of that before. Will surely try it. Thanks for sharing.

Alex K
Thumbs up for persevering - and good luck with the new decals!

Michael Kohl
Nice progress. Beautiful pre- and postshading brings this big bird to life.
Time to change the teaser of you album to one of your WIP pics. 😉
Why didn't you paint the orange area straight away after you masked everything so nicely?

Skyhiker
Thanks for the old school info on applying decals. Sometimes these technics are better than the newer solutions and almost always cheaper.

Ogre-Trombone
@Michael Kohl, it was dinner time!

Afonso Braga
Now that's a classic 😃

Michael Kohl
@Ogre-Trombone: well, that explains - and excuses - everything, of course. 🙂

Bozo
I'm agree with michael Kohl.
For the color orange, look here: Bréguet deux ponts F-RSIN 1/144 completed | Album by bozo
orange mister color C059 on white base.

Ogre-Trombone
Good tip. Thanks, @Bozo Bozo. I happen to have a jar of the stuff on my shelf.

Bruce Huxtable
Learning lots from your endeavours, and am looking forward to the final un-veiling.

Ogre-Trombone
Thanks! I'm learning a lot as I go, @Bruce Huxtable.

Spanjaard
crazy work with that masking, but the orange and black lines is looking awesome. better than any decal

Michael Kohl
Yeah, now it looks the part. Very nice.

Ogre-Trombone
I started weathering but soon realized I didn't have the heart for it. I feel like this old bird deserves to be as bright and shiny as the day she was born.

Thank you all for following along with me!

Ethan Flory
For as old as this kit is you did an amazing job!

Guy Rump
Great job, really impressive build. 👍

Carlo
Lovely result.

Robert Podkoński
Good decision, O-T! Looks beautiful!

Andy Ball
Whistlin' Dixie!

Spanjaard
Otra looks perfect the way she is now!

Bruce Huxtable
She certainly has 'presence', congratulations on your creation.

Alex K
👍 👍

Skyhiker
Congratulations on another top build.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Łukasz Gliński
Very nice, respect for you perseverance 👍