SBD-2 Dauntless "Black B-1" Lt. Richard H. Best VB-6 Uss Enterprise Group Build

[lesofprimus]

Same here as Im gonna have to do the same thing in a month or so.....

 

[Wayne Little]

Mmm...sounds like you're having fun Chris!

 

[ozhawk40]

Wow! those LIFE pics are absolute classic! Great post.

We are all hanging on Njaco - just like the last episode after a season of CSI. You know the one - when that guy is buried alive in a coffin and eveybody thinks he won't survive. 8)

pics!

Cheers

Ozhawk40

 

[Njaco]

Well, here ya go then!

Remember, work in progress and still fiddling with touch-ups. And this is before the gloss coat when I can go for the panel lines, etc.... I am actually very happy how this is turning out.

One thing: Before those pics from James I had started to apply the decals. Got to one and then saw those pics. So there is only one star so far and it needs some fixing after my working it over. No problem.

 

[Airframes]

Absolutely fantastic Chris! The fading looks really authentic, great job mate!

 

[Lucky13]

Outstanding Chris!

 

[Catch22]

Looks fantastic Chris!

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

looks great Njaco

 

[109ROAMING]

Real nice weathering mate!

 

[A4K]

Beautiful job Chris!! What size and type of star do you need, btw?

 

[Njaco]

I think I have it covered Evan. I have an old F4F decal sheet that has the exact size. Thanks.

 

[Wayne Little]

Very nice work Chris, well done mate..

 

[D.James]

Out-freakin-standing job on the weathering, Chris! Absolutely smashing!

 

[ccheese]

Really looks good, Chris. Bravo Zulu !!

Charles

 

[Sweb]

You're on to something with that. Perfect Pacific grunge going on there.

 

[javlin]

I think you might be on to something there Chris,look's very convincing Sir.Cheers Kevin

 

[lesofprimus]

Looks the real deal Chris.... Did u have a gloss coat on there before doin it??

 

[Njaco]

No, Dan, no gloss coat. I wanted to keep layers down and since this looked like a few coats of paint and weathering, I tried to minimize that. Plus I don't have an airbrush to thin paints so thick is thick! Wanted to get a base coat of the blue with major weathering and decals then a gloss coat for fidgy pastel weathering, panels lines and any touch up.

I started with the decals on one side. The two white dashes on the rudder disintegrated when out of the water (I thought a decal from 1967 would be ok?) so I hand painted the lines although I don't think I made the angle of slash as deep as they should be. Hard to tell without the gear showing the proper angle but its ok. Once I get the other decals on, I will put the gloss coat and then the finese painting.

 

[rochie]

looks great Chris, well done mate