While trying to decide what to work on next I pulled a 1/32 Matchbox SBD Dauntless from the stash[8D] I am looking for any suggestions or information on this model[^] Have any of you built this particular model and were there any major problems[?] Is there any information on the after market products from Eduard or Waldron for this plane[X-)] Any and all help will be greatly appreciated[:D]
Richard
Eduard produces two photo etched sets.
#32042 exterior
You’ll find pics of the frets plus the instructions here:
http://www.eduard.cz/
Enter the product numbers into the search (at bottom left of the page).
Hope this helps, have fun and good luck with the kit !
not too sure on that one richard being a oop matchbox , but i know that revell/ monogram bought all the old presses from matchbox so i would check if theres a revell/monogram kit , if there is i’m sure there will be some aftermarket stuff for it
Hi, a friend gave me the Matchbox Dauntess SBD-5 kit to build for him. Was there an article that explains the steps in completing this model? Thanks.
Richard,
I’ve never seen the kit, but there is a review of it in Squadron’s SBD Dauntless in Detail and Scale. Their basic conclusion is - if you’re looking for a really accurate kit out of the box… this ain’t it. They give a whole laundry list of inaccuracies to correct. They say the overall outline of the kit is OK, but there is alot of detail either missing or just plain wrong.
So it’s a fixer-upper - don’t let that stop you. Model On Man !
Chris