Monogram 1/48 Dauntless

Very nice work!  Keep up the good work!

Good looking Dauntless. Remindes me of the one i built so many years ago. Lost it in the war,gonna have to build another some day !

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That looks fantastic.  I like how you drilled out the dive brakes.  Very cool!

Toshi

Man, your Dauntless looks great ! 

i like how used light wash around the panel lines and rivets instead of a dark wash. it looks like salt spray from the ocean.

well done  

Thanks for the compliments everyone 

Boy, does that bring back memories.  I built one when it was first released.  Thanks for the memory!

The weathering is very nice.

I wouldn't have guessed that was an old Mono kit if you hadn't said so. Very nice indeed. Awesome work.!

BK

Looks fantastic!

With the right touch, those old Monogram kits can be turned into jewels. Looks great!

Thanks all, I really enjoy the old kits. They make you work and think.

Nice looking Dauntless!

Nice finish!  You show that we can make a nice model of the subject, with the old Monogram kits, whatever some contemporary modelers may say.

Drilling out the holes in the dive brakes is almost meditative, don't you find?

Thanks Baron, yep the old monogram kits have the shape. Just a little reworking of panel lines and some added details make them shine. Drilling out the dive brakes was the most tedious part but I did not mind

Thanks lawdog, it took around an hour to drill out the dive brakes and flaps. 

Hey B_One

Love the Dauntless!!

What colours did you use to get that faded blue look??

Thanks!!

Well done! Looks like you didn't lose too much of the raised details. That's no easy task.

Excellent paint!  :)

So nicely done!  The old kits have a certain charm to them, but it does take work to make them look as nice as what you have done there.  Really nice subject too!

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks all, as far as the color goes I used tamiya medium blue lightened with some sky blue. I then used some white oil paint over the sealed paint job to fade it. As far a preserving the raised details it took some strategic sanding.

Built one of these back in the 60's. It didn't look nearly as good as yours, but the bomb dropped and the 30 cal moved around. I had a drinking glass that posed as a "smokestack" that I dropped the bomb into! Great fun!

Ken

Great job B_one. I also enjoy working to make these old things come together. I actually have one of these in the back of the cupboard and you've inspired me to have a go.

Cheers

Thanks for all the compliments everyone