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WIP: 6th and Final Update: Trumpeter 1/32 SBD-3 “Midway Variant”
Well this is the 6th update for my commissioned build of this SBD. It is now completely painted, weathered, and sealed with Vallejo Matte Acrylic Varnish. Started today with the model approximately 90% complete. What remained was the [...]
PLAAF JL-9 Trainer
Built from 1/48 Trumpeter kit.
Enjoy...
WIP: 5th Update for 1/32 Trumpeter SBD-3 Midway Variant
Just some updated pictures capturing the latest progress on the SBD. Most of the progress is resulting from application of Yellow-Wing Insignia decals and squadron/plane markings from the Trumpeter decal sheet. Lots of decal solution and [...]
USS Indianapolis CA-35 Heavy Cruiser 1945 (1/350 Trumpeter)
Finally, after more than 1 year, and 340 hours of work finished the Indianapolis, a model with many errors, to which many improvements were added...Plastruct Improvements styrene sheet, Rod,strip…, Generic PE raillings from Flyhawk, Gold [...]
PLAAF Q-5 Hydrogen Bomb Flinger
It's bulit directly from Trumpeter's 1/72 kit.
Thanks for enjoying.
Update WIP 4: 1/32 Trumpeter SBD-3 Midway Variant
I have conducted an extensive review of the "Faded-Red Dot" concept on the National Insignia. I thank everyone for your wonderful feedback and detailed information related to this concept. I also asked the same question on [...]
Update WIP 3: 1/32 Trumpeter SBD-3 Midway Variant…need to resolve a decal issue.
OK here is my 3rd Installment of the 1/32 SBD-3 Build. I completed the primary camo paint job over the intricate, patchwork, pre-shading. (see 2nd build post: (link)). Bottom color is Vallejo Model Air USAF Light-Gray, Top Camo color is [...]
WIP 2nd Update: 1/32 Trumpeter SBD (Color Challenge Resolved)
OK, here is the update to the last 1/32 SBD WIP Post. Thank You everyone for all your support, suggestions, and feedback provided following my last post on this build. I took everyone's ideas to heart and tried some of them. I ran into [...]
Work-In-Progress: 1/32 Trumpeter SBD
Here are some pictures showing some of the assembly steps I took in building this Trumpeter 1/32 SBD Midway Edition. It is currently completely assembled, or at least assembled enough to start the painting process. Most of it is built [...]
Trumpeter Firefly
I have waited a while for a 48 scale kit that suited my modeling skills, and still I wait! This kit is nicely molded, but the fit is quite “fiddly”. I will post more as I work through this, but I had to remove a lot of locating ribs to [...]
