Hi all,
This is my completed Airfix 1/72 Douglas SBD 5 Dauntless - painted in the colours of the French Fighter group (Groupe de Chasse).
Build Summary
This kit is old. 1965 to be exact. The parts had loads of flash, sometimes in difficult locations to remove. It also had mostly raised rivet detail - which to my surprise is very good. The fit also to my surprise is also very good. There is filler required between the fuselage and the front part (covering the engine) to make it all look like one piece. Painting was not too difficult as it was a simple two tone scheme with no camo. The decals on this kit are phenomenal, they really make an average kit turn out to be very nice in my opinion. The canopy was painted using acrylics and kept separate from the rest of the kit, it was not matte coated as I painted it in separate steps and not one go so didnt really want to mask it off correctly and matte coat it, so I left that. It does look a little shinier than the kit itself, but I am happy with it.
The kit was painted with Tamiya enamles and Humbrol enamels. All in all another fun and very satisfying build.
I would like to iterate that this kit is built for pleasure and I am not at all concerned with accuracy, historical or technical (as long as it is built close enough to the instructions I was provided)
Build Thread
Final Video (watch it in HD for best results)
Final Photos
I hope you all like it. All comments welcome.
This is my completed Airfix 1/72 Douglas SBD 5 Dauntless - painted in the colours of the French Fighter group (Groupe de Chasse).
Build Summary
This kit is old. 1965 to be exact. The parts had loads of flash, sometimes in difficult locations to remove. It also had mostly raised rivet detail - which to my surprise is very good. The fit also to my surprise is also very good. There is filler required between the fuselage and the front part (covering the engine) to make it all look like one piece. Painting was not too difficult as it was a simple two tone scheme with no camo. The decals on this kit are phenomenal, they really make an average kit turn out to be very nice in my opinion. The canopy was painted using acrylics and kept separate from the rest of the kit, it was not matte coated as I painted it in separate steps and not one go so didnt really want to mask it off correctly and matte coat it, so I left that. It does look a little shinier than the kit itself, but I am happy with it.
The kit was painted with Tamiya enamles and Humbrol enamels. All in all another fun and very satisfying build.
I would like to iterate that this kit is built for pleasure and I am not at all concerned with accuracy, historical or technical (as long as it is built close enough to the instructions I was provided)
Build Thread
Final Video (watch it in HD for best results)
Final Photos
I hope you all like it. All comments welcome.
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