Trumpeter SBD-5 RNZAF up

[JohnB]

This is next. I was inspired by the great colorized photo to do one of those birds. Should look good!

 

[Peterpools]

John

Terrific choices for your next build and I'll be front and center for the journey which is always like flying on the Concord. 

 

[JohnB]

  On 7/26/2022 at 5:06 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Terrific choices for your next build and I'll be front and center for the journey which is always like flying on the Concord. 

 

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LOL Peter. It should make a really nice model. A little out of the usual.

[Bomber_County]

Looking forward to this, haven’t seen one these Trumpy kits in the build stage…… 

[JohnB]

  On 7/26/2022 at 7:08 PM, Bomber_County said:

Looking forward to this, haven’t seen one these Trumpy kits in the build stage…… 

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They aren't bad kits at all Phil. I built their -3 and it came out nice with no big issues at all.

[GazzaS]

As usual….  I’ll try to keep up with the updates.

[JohnB]

  On 7/27/2022 at 3:36 AM, GazzaS said:

As usual….  I’ll try to keep up with the updates.

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[k5ikl]

Okay, but what happened to the Skyraider??  Put it back on the SOD?

Jerry

[JohnB]

A little bit of progress. The nav chart I found on line. Rescaled it and printed it out. The decal sheet has one but it's pretty poor in my opinion.

[JohnB]

  On 7/27/2022 at 4:34 PM, k5ikl said:

Okay, but what happened to the Skyraider??  Put it back on the SOD?

Jerry

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[Peterpools]

John

Nice to see the SBD is underway and scaling down the chart is a nice detail and touch.

 

[JohnB]

  On 7/27/2022 at 5:27 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Nice to see the SBD is underway and scaling down the chart is a nice detail and touch.

 

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Thanks Peter. I did that on my -3 build also. Adds a nice touch I think.

[Peterpools]

John

Absolutely is a nice touch for sure - I'm pretty sure in WWII it was called a plotting board.

 

 

[JohnB]

  On 7/27/2022 at 5:45 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Absolutely is a nice touch for sure - I'm pretty sure in WWII it was called a plotting board.

 

 

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You are correct Peter but the CHART laid on the PLOTTING board. 😄

[Peterpools]

John

Thanks for the correction.

 

 

[JohnB]

  On 7/27/2022 at 6:18 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Thanks for the correction.

 

 

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Kind of splitting hairs I guess. LOL

[JohnB]

A little more progress.

 

[Peterpools]

John

Looking so good and you're cruising along at your normal speed: always in high gear.

 

[JohnB]

  On 7/28/2022 at 12:00 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Looking so good and you're cruising along at your normal speed: always in high gear.

 

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Thanks Peter. So far this build is easy peasy LOL.

[Peterpools]

John

Now that's what I like to hear.

 

[Bomber_County]

  On 7/28/2022 at 2:46 PM, JohnB said:

Thanks Peter. So far this build is easy peasy LOL.

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You’ve put the hex on it now John…….

[JohnB]

  On 7/28/2022 at 4:10 PM, Bomber_County said:

You’ve put the hex on it now John…….

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I hope not Phil! We will see soon I suppose. LOL

[JohnB]

Some more progress. Test fit the nose pieces and they seem to fit well.

[Peterpools]

John

Your progress is amazing and looking mighty good

 

[JohnB]

  On 7/28/2022 at 10:27 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Your progress is amazing and looking mighty good

 

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Thanks. It's coming along okay so far but their instructions could be a lot better, especially for the engine mounts and related items. Test fitting is a must for those.