Helldiver finsihed PICS....... finally!

Ibuild, chukw.... thanks very much.

Chukw, as I said before it was wulf and you that gave me the kick in rear to get it done. Looking forward to that super detailed beast.  BTW, do youhave a good pic of the brake line on the LG? the pic on Cybermodeler is only a partial view so I kind of guessed atthe rest.  Just curious howe close I got... or didb't get as the case may be.

Marc,

Sweet! Nice Detail.

 Yeh Buddy! Fine lookin' build 'nut!

 The weathering, paint work, and cockpit details are astounding...

  Camo

Marc

Very nice job, its up to the high stanards I have come to expect from you. I hope to build one of these someday.

Sum Btch 2nd Class.

The Dauntless was a better plane by far. The only reason this plane made it to the fleet at all was a political one.

You made this one look great, if there ever was a good looking SB2C.

Thanks Mark and like Nike.... Just Do IT!

Chris, that's the 1/72 scale out last year right?  How is the kit?  I wouldn't mind doing another and it's so  big a 1/72 should be a decent size.

Outstanding build, Marc, and well worth the wait!  The OOB cockpit looks super.  All these Helldivers make me want to start mine.

Mark

Marc,

Yes, the Helldiver is one of my favorites.  I got a chance to see one at a local airshow a couple years ago.  I was told that it was the last one flying (not sure if that's true - but there sure aren't many of them left).  It's such a big hulking thing - very impressive.  After that - I had to wait for the Academy kit to come out in order to model one.

Chris

Very well done Marc. Looks like you did a great job of dealing with the issues as well. I like the detail of the life raft tube above the radios. I could not make it fit on mine so, I omitted it. It was too late to move and adjust the radio boxes. Glad you decided to finish her off. Kudos....

Andy 

Marc, looking good. 

Roy

What a beauty!!!

The model is impressive but I have to rant and rave about the radio boxes. Supurb job on the detailing. A pleasure to look at.

Brent

wing_nut wrote:

Mike, was your dad on a carrier or did he fly the beast?

My dad was crew chief on SB2C Helldivers at El Toro, CA in the Marine Corps in 1944.

He went AWOL to see some "Hot WAC" as he told me only to find out she had shipped out the day before. He lost a rank and they sent him to the South Pacific to help bring wounded home from Iwo Jima, Guam, Saipan, The Marianas Islands, Guam and Quadulane. 

After the war he was an aircraft mechanic at Alameda NAS and worked on F6F's, C-47's and many other radial engine aircraft. My dad was a master mechanic extraordinaire and I am not just saying that because he was my dad. He was really that good and men like him are far and few between these days.  

OK, the old tear ducts are leaking now.

Thnaks guys for the kind words.

Mike, was your dad on a carrier or did he fly the beast?

Mark, I vac the little piece just at the tail and the seciton that house the raft.  The rest is the Falcon canopy but those 2 piece weren't even close as far as fit.

Excellent job, Marc. Most impressive!

BTW, did you vac the canopy yourself?

Marc,

Haven't been around for awhile and maybe it's just me, but I think your painting/weathering skills are getting better (not to say they weren't phenomenal before!).  It looks great! Thank you for showing us this wonderful build.

Another beautiful job! Hope you will bring that one to the Mosquitocon next year, would love to see that in person.

Very nice job Marc! Incredible!

I wish my dad was still here to see it.  

I agree with everyone Marc...this is one of your best. Sure winnwer!!!

Jerry

Thank you all for such nice comments.

The kits the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures rebox.

I had no idea what the raft looks like but the empty tube wouldn't look right.  It is made from fold and rolled lead foil.

Chris, I just noticed your avatar.  Is your opinion jaded

Charles, I was just reading something the other day that said the Helldiver did not perform as well as originally hoped but the wheels had been put in motions and logistically could not be reversed.  

arki30... so ugly it's pretty. 

Hey Marc,

Beautiful job buddy! The quality of your builds are so consistent! The interior is awesome! Museum piece!

Zip