Completed Revell 1:48 Early SBD Duantless

I have this kit in the stash. Looking forward to seeing you get it done. Or is it done already?

BK

BrandonK

I have this kit in the stash. Looking forward to seeing you get it done. Or is it done already?

BK

 

Toshi

To BrandonK,

The only thing I'm omitting are the pilots and figures.  Every time I try to replicate a figure, they look like "The Walking Dead"!  LOL!

Other than that, if you're doing a OOB like I am, then you have the choice of the two types of Dauntless decals.

USS Wasp Guadacanal 7, August, 1942 or the Squadron #25 RNAZF Seagrove, New Zealand, July 1943.  I hope this helps.

Toshi

Current update.

I'm about at that same point in that kit from around a year ago.  Now you are going to make me dig her out and finish.

goldhammer

I'm about at that same point in that kit from around a year ago.  Now you are going to make me dig her out and finish.

 

Toshi

Here is an idea I thought would enhance the look of this kit.  I just have the holes drilled.  I have to still clean it up a bit but, it looks good to me overall.  I'm glad I bought this tool from Harbor Frieght Tools, a generic Dremmel set for $10.00.  As you can see it works great.

Toshi

So you drilled out the dive flaps... nice touch!

stikpusher

So you drilled out the dive flaps... nice touch!

 

This should enhance the Dauntless a bit.  Thank you so much stikpusher for the interest and the support.  I greatly appreciate it!

Toshi

Toshi,

You made me rush into my hobby room closet (my aircraft stash and some ships) to check my 1/48 SBD-5 by Accurate Miniatures just to see if I'd have to be drilling all those holes. Fortunately, for me, that kit has the holes already made.

I expect to see your finished model in 72 hours or so - LOL

I'll be watching this thread along with, I'm sure, many others since it's fascinating how you work so quickly yet so well with all the models you build.

I'm in between ships right now and I usually build an aircraft between them as a change of pace. I'm about to embark on my HobbyBoss 1/48 F4U-4 Early. I wish I could up my skill level as quickly as you have.

Mike

1943Mike

Toshi,

You made me rush into my hobby room closet (my aircraft stash and some ships) to check my 1/48 SBD-5 by Accurate Miniatures just to see if I'd have to be drilling all those holes. Fortunately, for me, that kit has the holes already made.

I expect to see your finished model in 72 hours or so - LOL

I'll be watching this thread along with, I'm sure, many others since it's fascinating how you work so quickly yet so well with all the models you build.

I'm in between ships right now and I usually build an aircraft between them as a change of pace. I'm about to embark on my HobbyBoss 1/48 F4U-4 Early. I wish I could up my skill level as quickly as you have.

Mike

 

Toshi

I remember building that same kit, it was Monogram back then, on my bedroom floor.  The hobby shop had one built sitting in a display case and I really admired it and talked my parents in getting me the kit.

I now have the Accurate Minitures kit, but it is a lot work to build.  I liked the old Mongram, now Revell kts because they don't have a huge part count.  

Cant wait to see it finished Toshi.

scottrc

I remember building that same kit, it was Monogram back then, on my bedroom floor.  The hobby shop had one built sitting in a display case and I really admired it and talked my parents in getting me the kit.

I now have the Accurate Minitures kit, but it is a lot work to build.  I liked the old Mongram, now Revell kts because they don't have a huge part count.  

Cant wait to see it finished Toshi.

 

 

Toshi

Here's a couple of photos from today's progress.

Toshi

Coming along nicely there Toshi. I have the same kit as a perpetual work in progress for many many years. But I am doing a lot of dress up work on it ands sideline it for long periods of time when that gets too monotonous...

stikpusher

Coming along nicely there Toshi. I have the same kit as a perpetual work in progress for many many years. But I am doing a lot of dress up work on it ands sideline it for long periods of time when that gets too monotonous...

 

I probably could have this build done yesterday, but I am pacing myself between building the SBD Dauntless and addressing my other hobby passion.  The collecting of rare and hard to find football cards.  So there's a nice break I look forward to when I need it.  

Either way, as you and many forum members have mentioned, the most important key initial point is to just have fun of which I am doing so.  That's the best advice I've been given to this point in not only my passion of model kit building but just life in general.  Thank you so much sir for your support, visit, read, and especially your replies/comments.  I've learned so much from you and the many FSM forum members.

Toshi

To my fellow forum members of FSM Forum,

Please don't laugh at my meager attempt to mask my canoppies of the SBD Dauntless.  I've never done it this way before, placing Tamiya tape over the entire canopy and then cutting the frame work out free hand.  

I've purchased Eduard pre-cut masking and also had the opportunity to cut masking that has been outlined on all the WWII Tamiya 1:32 aircraft series.  I just hope my end result is such that I can be happy with, if not, I'll have to start over from scratch and just paint in the frame work free hand.  Well, here goes. 

Toshi

I decided to put down a coat or two before turning into bed.  Here are the results.

Toshi

Great work on the masking, that to me is the hard part of any build.  Its practically impossible to see the frames under the tape and you need a extremely sharp blade.

scottrc

Great work on the masking, that to me is the hard part of any build.  Its practically impossible to see the frames under the tape and you need a extremely sharp blade.

 

Toshi

She sure looks good, Toshi. Your airbrushing skills are certainly improving rapidly. It looks nice and even. Good job.

BK

BrandonK

She sure looks good, Toshi. Your airbrushing skills are certainly improving rapidly. It looks nice and even. Good job.

BK

 

Toshi

Here is the completed Revell 1:48 Early SBD Dauntless.  The challenges were drilling out the dive brakes and painting the interior of the dive brakes red without it bleeding through the drilled holes into the exterior of the dive brakes.  This would cause the blue and gray dive brake exteriors tinged with red.  I just didn't know what to expect.  Luckily utilizing the dry brush technique helped with that.

By the way, I've never heard nor utilized the dry brush technique until I joined the FSM Forum.  I learned so much from you all.  I want to thank everyone as well as a really big thank you for reading and replying to my builds.  Sharing my builds with forum members gets me very excited to do better with each and every build, it also gets me to look forward in builds each day.

Until I started this wonderful hobby, extreme amounts of pain, delirium, and depression was all I had to look forward to each day.  Now I look forward to creating something from nothing but pieces of bits of plastic styrene!  How ironic is that?  Life is very good to me now.  I have so much to be thankful for.  Please view my completed project below and LMK what you think good or bad!

I love you all forum members,

Toshi

Toshi, you are building for all the right reasons. Damn this one looks good. You did really good again. Nicely done !!

BK

BrandonK

Toshi, you are building for all the right reasons. Damn this one looks good. You did really good again. Nicely done !!

 

BK

 

Toshi

Toshi - Another fine build, the finish looks great and what a nice touch with the drilled dive brakes. Very nicely constructed, a craftsman job, you made a great tribute to a fine old warbird. You're quite a determined modeler.

I know you consider the hobby not just fun, but very beneficial therapy as well. At the rate you're advancing your skills, I'll bet you are seeing positive results in your overall recovery. Good job and I truly enjoy seeing your posts, brings out a smile when I see you complete another build.

Huge change and improvement, when I compare your later builds with your first attempts. Good on 'ya, mate. Thanks for sharing your work.

Patrick 

Outstanding job Toshi,  you builds just keep getting better. 

patrick206

Toshi - Another fine build, the finish looks great and what a nice touch with the drilled dive brakes. Very nicely constructed, a craftsman job, you made a great tribute to a fine old warbird. You're quite a determined modeler.

I know you consider the hobby not just fun, but very beneficial therapy as well. At the rate you're advancing your skills, I'll bet you are seeing positive results in your overall recovery. Good job and I truly enjoy seeing your posts, brings out a smile when I see you complete another build.

Huge change and improvement, when I compare your later builds with your first attempts. Good on 'ya, mate. Thanks for sharing your work.

Patrick 

 

I must agree, I too have gone back to see my past builds only to laugh and see my growth move in a positive manner.  This only happened due to the support I get from yourself as well as other forum members.  Thank you so much for everything you've done for me.

Toshi

To modelcrazy, 

Thank you sir for your support!  Also thank you for the read and reply!

Toshi