Hey guys, here is my most recent completed build. It’s a 1/48 Revell Dauntless dive bomber. The kit was pretty simple and I thought the detail was ok for a 48 year old kit. The decals were a little thick and took a while to settle down. I might find an Accurate Miniatures Dauntless just to see what I missed out on.
I also built a tamiya mototug that had been sitting around for a while. It’s a pretty neat little vehicle. I decided to add some battle damage as if it sat out on the deck of a carrier during an attack.
…the U.S. insignia is out of round. Is that intentional? (The Navy did do overpainting on stuff from time to time)
And for a little extra realism, chipped paint detail should avoid being ‘evenly spaced’ on the airplane’s surface. I do 'bunched up concentrations of ‘wear-off’ where crewman and tools did most of their work…
Still, yours is dang convincing. Luv the cart too…
Thanks for the comments. On this plane the stars were enlarged by hand (thats how the decals were). Apparently during the battle of Guadalcanal the crews crudely made the stars larger after coming from the Atlantic. Next time I’ll try to make the chips look a little better.
