Having noticed that there is a complete lack of Welsh Models DC-7s on the interwebs, I've decided to get my model out of its endless holding pattern and get to work finishing it. I had a lot of difficulty getting the wing roots to fit without gaps. Densil designed the model with seperate upper wing root surfaces and a very deep cutout in the fuselage side they're supposed to fit into. I think that he got one of the cutouts slightly too tall because when I sanded out the wing root pieces, the left one had a 2mm gap at the leading edge of the wing. I stalled building the model until I figured out a fix, which I hope works. Here's the model as it sits today:







The fuselage is together, with the wing root problem hopefully fixed.

The remaining parts still need sanding down.






The very tarnished pweter wheels and a set of Aeroclub props


The instruction sheet




Decals for 1960s vintage Pan Am

DC 7C airliners just coming out of the closets and off the shelves!

Well you know how it is, you just can't stop with one...

They're like Ruffles potato chips..."You can't have just one...:
"Q"

Are you insinuating anything about my DC-7's private life?

Don't ask don't tell. . .please don't tell.

That's been repealed. So if my Douglas likes other Douglases instead of Boeings, that's her business.

I have the 1/144 Welsh Vickers Viscount 800. I put the project on hold as I am now building the HiPM 1/48 Shenyang J-6.

Like the fact that Welsh did not include seperate resin parts for the tail. That was the biggest problem on my Viscount. If I do decide to tackle another vac airliner, which I will eventually Ill go that route and not get the resin version.

I liked your other DC-7 build.