SBD-1 Dauntless ...Hasegawa 1/48 limited Edition.

[noname]

Looking great Chris. The wash adds nice detail to those fine lines. Looking forward to seeing this finfished.

[Myke]

The subtlety makes all the difference. A perfect layer of wash on that! The key to wiping it off like that is definitely having that smooth future coat on there. 

[Ken Abrams]

Very sharp, nice photos too.

[Chris S]

Thanks fella's 

Glorfindel,Im happy if any of the techniques are useful too you  , and glad you learned something .

Myke ,you are quite correct ,a nice smooth coat does help a lot 

Well ,I've got the Donkey and the undercrackers all fitted up ,also the engine cowling ....pics soon 

Chris.

[the Baron]

Excellent job on the washes, and very instructive!  I'm still getting the hang of them.

[scratchmod]

Chris I can only echo what the others have said. Another great use of the filter and great results as well bro. Waiting to see the dive brakes 

[Chris S]

Baron ,thanks buddy ,hope its useful to you 

Rob ,Thanks bro ,didnt get much bench time today    so maybe tomorrow 

Chris.

[scratchmod]

no prob Chris, neither did I bro.

[Chris S]

Ok chaps ...Im getting there 

The engine .....I decided to give this a simple dry brush with steel ,the hub casing was picked out with a neutral Grey ..as they normally are ,then a dark wash was used to settle the dry brushing a bit and I also added it to the casing but streaked it a bit .
After that the engine was fitted ,at the same time I fitted the gun barrels ,these were just painted black and high lighted with a smear of AK dark steel pigments .



Following that ,I picked out the edge of the firewall with silver ,this was not normally painted on the real thing  as it acted like a heat shield for the exhaust ring ,but was left in the Stainless steel finish ,then ...The cowl was fitted .



Next up was the undercarraige ....very simple on the Dauntless ,just two legs ,these were painted with Aluminium along with the wheels ,then given a dark wash to bring out any detail .The tyres were painted with Vallejo German grey ,personally I think black is too dark .The legs locate positively into the wells ,and once in place I left them to dry up overnight .



Onto the Dive brakes / Flaps .....

These were painted the same way as the rest of the aircraft ,with the exception of the inside being painted Red ,for that I used Tamiya Flat Red ,you'll notice the spar has been left grey ...as it is on the real aircraft ,also the actuator rods are done grey .



To make fitting a bit simpler I fitted the rods to the lower flaps first rather than try to set them in after .The top Dive brake gets fitted first ,then the lower ,and as I had already done a dry fit ,I knew  there was no fit issue ,so everything fell into place 





A dark pin wash was also added around the ribs & spars on the inside faces .


And thats it for now ...I forgot to take some pics of the underside ,but I've more to do there so I'll take some then .

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

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[Scott Girvan]

This is a gorgeous build but man those drive brakes take to an entire new level.

Stunning.

[Chris S]

Thanks Scott ,but I honestly have to say a lot of credit goes to the kit ..its simply a great build and makes the job real easy   I'll get some better pics of the Dive brakes tomorrow ,I was a bit pushed for time when I took them .

Chris.

[TRM]

Wow Chris!!!   Dive Brakes!!!!!   Yeah....just awesome!!!   Still can't get over those cool panel lines too!!!!   Simply sexy!!!!!   

[Chris S]

Thanks bro  ....you're too kind     you doing ok ??

Chris.

[TRM]

All is good...thanks!!! Thinking about the good times and trying to stay away from the idiots in the family starting things!!

[Chris S]

You're just right mate ,lie low and dont get involved ...works for me 

Chris.