SBD-3 Dauntless – Hasegawa 1/48
Hello everyone, this is another of my old builds, completed sometime around 2007. I wanted to show the plane in the dive-bombing position, so I cut off the dive brakes and drilled out all the holes with a pin-vise. I also cut off the propeller blades to make them look like they are spinning. I originally was going to put an acrylic rod through the bottom, but I found some clear plastic stands to use instead. I used Tamiya acrylics and a fine tip marker for the panel lines. Thanks for looking!
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Spiros Pendedekas said on December 8, 2020
A lot of work in this Dauntless, Christopher!
I love the Hasegawa Dauntless and the scheme you chose is one of my favorites.
John vd Biggelaar said on December 8, 2020
Nice to see this Dauntless in diving position, Christopher.
Those dive brakes do look very realistic.
Greg Kittinger said on December 8, 2020
Another nice one!