Moving on up......Douglas Dauntless - Academy 1/48

rickoshea52

SMF Supporter
Joined
Dec 20, 2011
Messages
3,947
Points
113
Location
North West
First Name
Rick
Every aircraft build I have ever done have all been 1/72 so it is about time that I stepped up a scale and tried my hand at 1/48 when I get my Dakotas out of the way. Here's a preview of my first model in this scale - Academy's Douglas Dauntless. I got it a few weeks ago and have been itching to get started, you can see it's already been sprayed with interior green when I had another model on the workbench having the same colour applied.

So, once my two Dakota's are (nearly) done I'll be getting started on this one proper. It's nice!

View attachment 87731

View attachment 87732

View attachment 87733

View attachment 87734

View attachment 87735

View attachment 87736


Also in the 1/48 stash are two Mig 21's, Jaguar GR3, Tornado GR1, Phantom FGR2, Seaking HAR3, Avenger and Japanese torpedo bomber that I can't remember the name of.

image.jpg

image.jpg

image.jpg

image.jpg

image.jpg

image.jpg
 

flyjoe180

Joe
SMF Supporter
Joined
Jan 18, 2012
Messages
12,393
Points
113
Location
Earth
First Name
Joe
Looks to be a nice kit Rick. Look forward to seeing this one, the Dauntless is one of those aircraft that is often forgotten but was so vital and hard working in the early part of the Pacific War.
 

spanner570

SALAD DODGER
SMF Supporter
Joined
May 26, 2009
Messages
12,910
Points
113
First Name
Ron
Good luck Rick. It makes up into a nice model...I did the SDB-3

Be aware mind, fixing the canopies was a real ball ache - if you want the sliding elements open. And enjoy painting the canopy frames.....I didn't!
 
Top