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Dueling Daves Double Dauntless Dash

razordws

Well-known member
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So, as some of you know that Pesky South Efriken likes to do buddy builds as a challenge to see who can [strike]build a kit the fastest[/strike] finish a build. :hmmm :idonno

This time up is the SBD Dauntless and this will be my entry. Got a long weekend coming up so hope to get some bench time inbetween mountain bike trips and yard work. Though with all the forest fire smoke in the area right now I might just not go outside at all.

I have a sheet of early star roundels without the bar or the red bullseye to replace the kit ones for the fuselage which don't match the Midway time frame. the wing roundels should be fine. I'm hoping that the kit unit markings will work though it seems some of the Midway aircraft just had the aircraft number with no unit markings. Kit is 1/72.

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SADave will jump in with his build when the mood strikes him... :pp
 
Flurry of Dauntlesses in the Midway campaign.....as it should be! :laugh:

I hope to have mine started up soonish.....maybe? :smack
 
First to post progress shots. :pp

Basic cockpit but not as basic as the airfix kit. Added some tamiya tape seat belts.


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Hope to give this a wash tonight and complete the major assembly. :pilot
 
Finally had some time and energy to move this forward a bit. Canopy masked and a coat of primer. If I'm lucky I'll get some more paint on it today.


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Dammit Dammit dammit I better get my hiney in gear Looking great so far mate

Muwahahahaha! :evil: :pp :pp

Thanks Duke, Warren, Pup and Christian. :drinks

Colors are on. Going to clear coat it before going to bed tonight and decals tomorrow hopefully.


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