1/72 Academy SB2C-3 Helldiver, VB-20, CV-6 USS Enterprise, Oct 1944

[wingnutz]

hey folks,

here's the fourth installment of my "Battle of Leyte Gulf" builds...

it's the SB2C Helldiver dive-bomber to be rendered in the colors of VB-20 bomber squadron assigned to the CV-6 USS Enterprise during october 1944...

 

[ccheese]

Looks like a good build....... Will this be an OOB or are your going to "improve" it ??

Charles

 

[wingnutz]

Looks like a good build....... Will this be an OOB or are your going to "improve" it ??

Charles

i might sir...a bit...props...gunner housing...maybe...

 

[Wayne Little]

Ok get to it then!

 

[Airframes]

Should be good.

 

[wingnutz]

aye sirs...

doing the zinc chromate painting now...mellow yellow...

will post WIP photos progressively...

 

[wingnutz]

hey folks,

did the painting for the internals, which is just amazing for this kit, good enough for me to consider doing an open cockpit finish...

 

[Airframes]

Very nice. The detail is as good as on a 1/48th scale kit - definitely deserves to have the canopies open.

 

[wingnutz]

Very nice. The detail is as good as on a 1/48th scale kit - definitely deserves to have the canopies open.

aye sir...

contemplating on doing that rear gunner housing fold...

 

[Heinz]

Great work so far

 

[A4K]

With Alex!

 

[lesofprimus]

Nice so far.....

 

[Wayne Little]

Excellent start! 8)

 

[wingnutz]

anything to make this build interesting folks...

finally decided to cut out the rear cockpit panels to show a collapsed option, styrene sheets will be used to replace the panels as the original panels are a tad thick...

 

[Wayne Little]

Now that looks like fun!

 

[wingnutz]

test-fitted the rear canopy collapsible panels, made from styrene sheets...

 

[vikingBerserker]

That is really an excellent touch, nice!

 

[Airframes]

Nice work, it's going to look great when fitted and painted!

 

[wingnutz]

thanks guys...

will be spraying over the yellow interiors next with gunze H58 interior green to dull it down, before i marry the fuselage halves together...

 

[Heinz]

Looking excellent