Rear gun on SBD

• Mar 13, 2013

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futuredogfight

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I know that the twin .30 collapsed into the fuslage but how did the rear canopy retract? Any anwser would be appericiated,

Thanks, FD~

 

• Mar 13, 2013

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Njaco

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I don't have a direct answer but it may lie among the pics here...

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aircraft-pictures/sbd-dauntless-color-35992.html

 

• Mar 13, 2013

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vikingBerserker

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You can see it on Post #13, pic #7

I had no idea how it did until seeing that pic myself.

 

• Mar 13, 2013

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Aozora

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From Kinzey, SBD Dauntless in Detail and Scale, D&S Vol 48, pages 28 29.

 

• Mar 14, 2013

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VBF-13

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Njaco said:

I don't have a direct answer but it may lie among the pics here...

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aircraft-pictures/sbd-dauntless-color-35992.html

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In Post #1 in that thread you refer to your Dauntless Group Build. Can you link me to that? I'm looking for a good kit on one of these to recreate an SBD-5 off a photo I have. If I can find one, my little nephew is going to put down his iPhone (whether he wants to or or not), and we're going to give it a whirl. Or, I'm hoping...

 

• Mar 14, 2013

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Njaco

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Unfortunately, I never finished it, but it might help you....

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/2-...letin-6-uss-enterprise-group-build-18174.html

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/sbd-dauntless-17761.html

 

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• Mar 14, 2013

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VBF-13

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Njaco said:

Unfortunately, I never finished it, but it might help you....

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/2-...letin-6-uss-enterprise-group-build-18174.html

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/sbd-dauntless-17761.html

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Yeah I saw when things started to pile up on you. Once I started reading the threads I couldn't stop. I'll find something that will work for us. Right now I'm just feeling like a young boy who's about to try on his first pair of long pants.

 

• Mar 15, 2013

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futuredogfight

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Thanks much guys