Here is the finished Hasegawa 1/48 Dauntless model. It flew from the the U.S.S. Lexington during WW2.
Apart from the wing roots, it went together well. I added the seat belts and M.G. ammo belts. I made these from thin foil.
The aircraft is brush painted using thinned Humbrol enamels, both gloss and matt.
I applied a coat of 'Klear' followed by the decals, then another coat of 'Klear', then a final coat of Vallejo matt varnish, thinned with distilled water.
The weathering, oil stains and and panel lines are all done with my trusty 5B pencil.
The 'chipping' was achieved with a sewing needle dipped in aluminium paint.
As I was well chuffed with my background watercolour painting for my D.Day Omaha Beach landing dio. I have done one for this too, but with a bit more detail on the destroyer, fading to the carrier on the horizon.
It shows a Kamikaze attack on the U.S. Fleet in the Pacific. Luckily, the dive bomber has missed it's target and is heading for the 'oggin....
You will notice the aircraft has been turned through 180 degrees, this is due to the flight deck crew moving the Dauntless away from danger but being disturbed by an attack and legging it for cover, leaving it all alone on the flight deck!
The flight deck is an old roofing slate I found behind my shed.
I have tried to depict a well worn, battle weary and sea sprayed dive bomber....
I hope you like the model and the selection of photos and all comments, even physically painful ones are more than welcome.
Cheers,
Ron
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Apart from the wing roots, it went together well. I added the seat belts and M.G. ammo belts. I made these from thin foil.
The aircraft is brush painted using thinned Humbrol enamels, both gloss and matt.
I applied a coat of 'Klear' followed by the decals, then another coat of 'Klear', then a final coat of Vallejo matt varnish, thinned with distilled water.
The weathering, oil stains and and panel lines are all done with my trusty 5B pencil.
The 'chipping' was achieved with a sewing needle dipped in aluminium paint.
As I was well chuffed with my background watercolour painting for my D.Day Omaha Beach landing dio. I have done one for this too, but with a bit more detail on the destroyer, fading to the carrier on the horizon.
It shows a Kamikaze attack on the U.S. Fleet in the Pacific. Luckily, the dive bomber has missed it's target and is heading for the 'oggin....
You will notice the aircraft has been turned through 180 degrees, this is due to the flight deck crew moving the Dauntless away from danger but being disturbed by an attack and legging it for cover, leaving it all alone on the flight deck!
The flight deck is an old roofing slate I found behind my shed.
I have tried to depict a well worn, battle weary and sea sprayed dive bomber....
I hope you like the model and the selection of photos and all comments, even physically painful ones are more than welcome.
Cheers,
Ron
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