Finished Photos of Merit's 1/18 Scale SBD-3 Dauntless (Coral Sea)

Geezer

Member since
October 2012
From: Mt. Washington, KY

Posted by Geezer on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:52 AM

very well done, Phillip. Outstanding work.

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Texgunner

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February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:35 AM

Yes sir, that's one big beauty! Well done all the way, and yes indeed, the canopy work looks fantastic. Bow Down

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Phillip1

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December 2010

Posted by Phillip1 on Monday, June 23, 2014 7:25 PM

Darren Roberts, fox, Reasoned, Senormodeler, plasticjunkie, mississippivol-Thanks for the compliments. They are appreciated.

Phillip1

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Darren Roberts

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January 2003

Posted by Darren Roberts on Monday, June 23, 2014 3:16 PM

NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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fox

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January 2007
From: Narvon, Pa.

Posted by fox on Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:03 PM

Outstanding build! Bow Down

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Reasoned

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February 2011
From: Bent River, IA

Posted by Reasoned on Sunday, June 22, 2014 4:48 PM

Wow! The canopy work alone is fantastic.

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Señormodeler

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March 2014

Posted by Señormodeler on Sunday, June 22, 2014 12:43 PM

Amazing!

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plasticjunkie

Member since
November 2008
From: Central Florida

Posted by plasticjunkie on Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:32 AM

That is one mighty fine looking build. You will have a field day if you enter this one in a model show! A winner for sure! Toast

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r13b20

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April 2014

Posted by r13b20 on Saturday, June 21, 2014 11:26 PM

Looks like a mama and baby! The 1/48 is awesome also. Thanks for the info. Phillip1 :) Bob

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mississippivol

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November 2003
From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)

Posted by mississippivol on Saturday, June 21, 2014 10:18 PM

Great build!

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Phillip1

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December 2010

Posted by Phillip1 on Saturday, June 21, 2014 9:02 PM

lawdog114, Buckeye, bvallot, Fly-in-hi, cnq, Raualduke, r13b20, MAgather-Thanks for the compliments.

r13b20-The wingspan is 27.6875" and the fuselage length is 21.75" (two inches bigger-both ways than Monogram's 1/48 scale B-17G!). The photo below shows some of the kit parts beside a Monogram 1/48 scale SBD-3.

Raualduke-The base upper surface color blue is Model Master U.S. Navy Blue Gray (enamel).

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Thanks

Phillip1

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, June 21, 2014 7:38 PM

Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

Joe

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Buckeye

Member since
February 2007
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye on Saturday, June 21, 2014 6:38 PM

Very nice build!

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bvallot

Member since
June 2013

Posted by bvallot on Saturday, June 21, 2014 6:23 PM

I was just talking about a Dauntless from this battle on Lawdog's thread. =] You've definitely got a nice one here. It is nice to see the softer side of weathering a hard working warplane like this one. =]

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