JohnB Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 This Williams Bros. 1/72 C-46 languished on my SOD for many years. I worked on it but put it up several times over the years so now I decided to go on and finish it. There were several problems that couldn't be corrected, the windows for one which were already installed. The cockpit glass is cracked also. No getting around that. At any rate, I decided to finish it off. Decals are Caracal and it's painted with Testor's MM. It's nice to "save" a model from the SOD. 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Fran Posted July 23, 2023 Administrators Share Posted July 23, 2023 Love it!! Good work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Fran said: Love it!! Good work! Thanks Fran! I appreciate the comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Looks perfect to me, congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Looks perfect to me, congrats I'm glad you like it Phil. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Nice one, John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Another great one John! Poor plane was probably wondering what it was doing on the SOD - came out great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 53 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Nice one, John. Thanks Gaz! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 12 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Another great one John! Poor plane was probably wondering what it was doing on the SOD - came out great! Thanks Mike! I'm glad I could finally puts it's worries to rest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Beautiful subject and looks terrific from here. Nice work, as always, John! There's another badge to add to your collection: SOD rescuer! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 13 minutes ago, CANicoll said: Beautiful subject and looks terrific from here. Nice work, as always, John! There's another badge to add to your collection: SOD rescuer! Thank you Chris. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Nice work, John! They have a real one on display at the Curtiss Museum not too very far away from me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Bill_S said: Nice work, John! They have a real one on display at the Curtiss Museum not too very far away from me. Thank you Bill. That's one big airplane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 John Don't know how I missed your completed Williams C-46 - awesome work on a a very old and tough kit. 🏆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Peterpools said: John Don't know how I missed your completed Williams C-46 - awesome work on a a very old and tough kit. 🏆 Thanks Peter. I'm glad I was able to save this one from the SOD. It turned out okay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 John More then just good, just a badly engineered kit from back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Peterpools said: John More then just good, just a badly engineered kit from back in the day. Poorly engineered kit for sure Peter. Too bad but I see Valom released one a while back but I don't know much about it. Might be a knockoff of the Williams Bros. kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Congrats on the recovery! She looks terrific. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 12 hours ago, CANicoll said: Congrats on the recovery! She looks terrific. Thank you Chris. It was way over due to be finished, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Looks Great, John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said: Looks Great, John! Thanks Paul! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 19, 2023 Administrators Share Posted September 19, 2023 Great build, John. Odd to see one in green, though. Brings back memories, and trust me, if it’s below freezing, DON’T step off the walkways. That wing IS slippery and you WILL slide all the way down to the trailing edge and shoot off the edge at about 400 mph. I did a beautiful plop on to my ass and still feel it to this very day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: Great build, John. Odd to see one in green, though. Brings back memories, and trust me, if it’s below freezing, DON’T step off the walkways. That wing IS slippery and you WILL slide all the way down to the trailing edge and shoot off the edge at about 400 mph. I did a beautiful plop on to my ass and still feel it to this very day. LOL Ernie. I'm glad you like it. I initially planned to do it in NMF but decided on the OD/Gray instead. I'm going to see about the Valom kit and if it's a better kit I'll see about getting one and doing it in NMF. Should look good next to this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 20, 2023 Administrators Share Posted September 20, 2023 13 hours ago, JohnB said: LOL Ernie. I'm glad you like it. I initially planned to do it in NMF but decided on the OD/Gray instead. I'm going to see about the Valom kit and if it's a better kit I'll see about getting one and doing it in NMF. Should look good next to this one. I have a Valom kit on the way, and will use a set of Leading Edge decals that were given to me. The birds I flew were boring. One was natural tarnished aluminum, and the other was painted with a brush and roller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 11 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: I have a Valom kit on the way, and will use a set of Leading Edge decals that were given to me. The birds I flew were boring. One was natural tarnished aluminum, and the other was painted with a brush and roller. Sounds like some marginal airplanes Ernie. How was their mechanical condition? Let me know how the Valom kit stacks up as I don't want to waste any $$$ on one if it's as crappy as the old William's Bros. kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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