BarryWilliams Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 25 Squadron Espiritu Santo Island Spring 1944 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted April 8, 2018 Members Share Posted April 8, 2018 Gorgeous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Lovely finish. Are those the kit flaps? I've seen a few of these done with the Eduard ones, but if those are the kit ones they look very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryWilliams Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 They are the kit ones. They needed a bit of work but turned out well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Fran Posted April 9, 2018 Administrators Share Posted April 9, 2018 Love it!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjetmec Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 This is a fantastic looking NZ SBD. Really really nice job! Could not do better myself. I am being asked to build this SBD in 1/32. I will be using the Trumpeter kit also. What if anything is not included in the kit? I saw the response regarding the FLAPS. Nice flaps OOB. ANything that I should know about this kit before I jump in. Do you know if all the Trumpeter SBDs are of the same quality, same mold, or were there improvements made with newer releases? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Well done Barry a beautiful build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolly15 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Love it! lovely detail and not over- weathered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryWilliams Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 On 14/04/2018 at 4:07 PM, jjetmec said: This is a fantastic looking NZ SBD. Really really nice job! Could not do better myself. I am being asked to build this SBD in 1/32. I will be using the Trumpeter kit also. What if anything is not included in the kit? I saw the response regarding the FLAPS. Nice flaps OOB. ANything that I should know about this kit before I jump in. Do you know if all the Trumpeter SBDs are of the same quality, same mold, or were there improvements made with newer releases? I went very light on the aftermarket just the masks and rest was out of the box. This is my second 1/32 Trumpy Dauntless, the first one being built as a Banshee, see below. I am not aware of any changes between releases other than the parts needed for the version depicted. I would say just jump right in - this is an excellent kit with a Tamiya standard of fit. The painting instructions, as always with Trumpy, are a bit sparse, so I would just do some on-line research to beef up the interior painting. Built as per the instructions the kit would have the flaps (dive brakes) open but the photos of this particular aircraft showed them closed on the ground so I modified the kit to that as I was not convinced of the 'look' with them open as I depicted them in my first build. A pic of that Banshee below: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Barry.... that's real NOICE... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis.E Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Fantastic finish Barry - are those fuselage markings decals or painted on? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Beautiful!..... Harv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 The OD finish definitely sets it apart, Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryWilliams Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Dennis.E said: Fantastic finish Barry - are those fuselage markings decals or painted on? In that case, the od Banshee, decals as it was before I tried masks, the RNAF aircraft masks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Drop dead gorgeous Barry, never built Trumpeter bar one AFV............love the subtle weathering of your Ziwi bird....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DannyVM Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Nice work, congrats with the result Regards Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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