AWESOME "When Hell Freezes Over!" Groupbuild...

For the flaps, there is an inner and outer flap. So the portion painted red (in above pic) is the inner set of flaps.

Well, it's a good thing I'm not yet to the flap part but right now I'm thinking of keeping the plastic flap structure, drilling it out and then mounting the PE flaps (the top flush with wing surface, the bottom dropped).  But it seems like too much flap structure for the real bird but in the above photo by pzl, it just doesn't look "right", like the flaps should be flush to the ailerons.

What's the skinny???

Hans?  Hans?  Hans?

I think so, Hans jump in on this one!

So if I want the top flap closed and the bottom "dropped" open then I would leave that plastic piece and just glue the others in proper position?

Im doing mine closed. But my kit was a low priced kit due to it not having the PE and decals, I have the Eduard set so I will have to modify it to be closed since the Eduard was meant to be open.. 

So if you want them closed leave the plastic there, if you want them open buy the Eduard set, it is really nice!!

pzl66

 

Okay, I'm confused on this bird.  Never having used PE before, did I misunderstand one of the build reviews that you are supposed to cut away all of the plastic "flaps" on the wings to make way for the PE flaps?  In the pic above it looks like pzl painted the plastic which was to be removed (if using the PE) red, or am I missing something?

troublemaker66

 

VanceCrozier:

 

Has anyone thought of trying the SBC Helldiver???

 

YES!  I thought about a whole lot...was also thinking about the price tag on one of those Classic Airframes kits....YIKES!  Does anyone else offer the SBC in 1:48 ?

 

Not sure about 1/48, but Heller kitted it in 1/72.

VanceCrozier

Has anyone thought of trying the SBC Helldiver???

No...

Has anyone thought of trying the SBC Helldiver???

WOW---I'm impressed at your work here...

Good work doing the sludge over the decals.. Lotta guys do their birds up with all kinds of weathering, but forget that little detail...

Looking great pzl!

Here is an update:

Oh no! A sludge mess!!

*Phew wiped clean...

Thanks Ninetalis and Manny, added some stencils and touched up the flaps, gotta let them dry, shoot more gloss and Wednesday gotta add some grime and then shoot some flat and then add the main gear and rear turret.... Its getting close now!

Sprue-ce Goose

Reasoned:

Sorry Hans, didn't see any SB2C's in the basement of the LHS.

 

Give  Ad-Venture, America's Best  or RAM Hobbies a call when you're in Chicago.......if you're serious.

Ad-Venture might have an old kit from a collection at a lower price, but the others may be hobby shop price and outside a Hammer price

 

Made it only briefly over to Al's on Sat pm, didn't even see anything I must have.  Selection was a little less on the a/c side...... or maybe my stash is too big.

Very nice...this scheme is one of my favs...

Great looking Helldiver Pzl66! Totally loving that one!
Ca'nt wait to see it finished!

With regards, Ninetalis.

This is where I am at:

(^not run in paint just a drip of decal set..)

Reasoned

Sorry Hans, didn't see any SB2C's in the basement of the LHS.

Give  Ad-Venture, America's Best  or RAM Hobbies a call when you're in Chicago.......if you're serious.

Ad-Venture might have an old kit from a collection at a lower price, but the others may be hobby shop price and outside a Hammer price

Nuts!

Sorry Hans, didn't see any SB2C's in the basement of the LHS.

Well, one never knows if there's some kind of family crisis, or even tragedy, when it comes to Ebay sellers, so I don't wanna get mad too soon, ya know.. I had it happen to me once...

I'd sold a pair of German Jackboots to this guy and they day after he bought 'em, before I could even think about shipping them, a very close buddy of mine was KIA in Iraq and I had to leave town that DAY to get to their home... Ended up having to hang around for almost two weeks to help the family get everything done and when I got home, I had some pretty nasty emails to answer... And he'd only had to wait three days longer than what the last ship-date was...

So.. Patience.. For now..

Hans von Hammer

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

Hans von Hammer:

 

Manstein's revenge:

What's going on in here???

 

 

No Ebay kit yet..

 

That excuse is wearing thin...

 

 

 

So's my patience...

But it's not like I'm gonna start it the day it arrives, lol.. I'm gonna let it wind down a bit farther...

 

I wonder if you are also having issues with the USPS too..

 

I dunno.. I popped off another email to the seller, but haven't heard from him on it from the first time... Gonna wait until Monday, then call the Resolution Center...

Sorry to hear that Hans, I have bought five kits from that seller and received all kits at different times in about a week.. Hope things get worked out...

Manstein's revenge

Hans von Hammer:

Manstein's revenge:

What's going on in here???

 

No Ebay kit yet..

 

That excuse is wearing thin...

So's my patience...

But it's not like I'm gonna start it the day it arrives, lol.. I'm gonna let it wind down a bit farther...

I wonder if you are also having issues with the USPS too..

I dunno.. I popped off another email to the seller, but haven't heard from him on it from the first time... Gonna wait until Monday, then call the Resolution Center...

Thanks Manny but pzl66 showed me a link to the Revell version instructions..... which seem a lot easier reading to boot!

Reasoned

EDIT: Disregard, thanks to pzl66! 

HELP!!!  So I open the box of my:

 

and the instructions are incomplete, every other page is blank .  Does anybody have the complete instructions for this kit they would scan & email me?  Thanks

EDIT: Disregard, thanks to pzl66! 

HELP!!!  So I open the box of my:

and the instructions are incomplete, every other page is blank .  Does anybody have the complete instructions for this kit they would scan & email me?  Thanks