Vertical Vengeance: A Dive into History. Dive Bomber Group Build

[Pantherman]

Great job, as always, PM
Is that as Academy kit?

Thanks Gary. Yes, academy kit. PM

 

[Littlemarten]

This one. Pantherman

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I'll be using that on mine. It will be interesting to see if I get the same effect.

BTW, I'm not implying that the paint actually used on the aircraft was not metameric. I just find it ironic that for years paint manufacturers tried to avoid metamerism as a flaw of the coating, and now it is a sought property for military camouflage, and even on modern cars.

 

[TimM63]

Well this is where I'm at with the build. Got to fit the clear parts and do some touching in to the painting.

Canopies and aerial wire to sort then I think that will be it. Pantherman
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Really nice. Well done. I like how the dive brake came out

 

[TimM63]

I have a few little things to finish up the I'm pretty much done with this one.
I got the open canopy painted, I need to add a couple bombs to underwing, finish the prop, and the aerial wire.

 

[GaryG64]

I have a few little things to finish up the I'm pretty much done with this one.
I got the open canopy painted, I need to add a couple bombs to underwing, finish the prop, and the aerial wire.

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Very nice, Tim!

 

[GaryG64]

Ha ha

 

[Littlemarten]

Ha ha

How I wish it was that simple. You could have included one more: "all of the above!"

 

[TimM63]

Very nice, Tim!

Thank you Gary.

 

[Pantherman]

Really nice. Well done. I like how the dive brake came out

Thanks Tim. I have refitted them at least twice where my sausage fingers have broken them off. CA to the rescue. Pantherman

 

[Pantherman]

I have a few little things to finish up the I'm pretty much done with this one.
I got the open canopy painted, I need to add a couple bombs to underwing, finish the prop, and the aerial wire.

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Nice. PM

 

[GCB]

Well this is where I'm at with the build. Got to fit the clear parts and do some touching in to the painting.

Canopies and aerial wire to sort then I think that will be it. Pantherman
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Nice!!!

 

[GCB]

I have a few little things to finish up the I'm pretty much done with this one.
I got the open canopy painted, I need to add a couple bombs to underwing, finish the prop, and the aerial wire.

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Great job!

 

[TimM63]

Great job!

Thank you

 

[Pantherman]

Nice!!!

Thanks GCB. PM

 

[Bear43]

Looking very nice, guys!

 

[Pantherman]

Just couldn't get the individual canopies to fit, especially the last small one so I am going to mask up the full canopy and use that. Pantherman

 

[TimM63]

I'm calling this Vindicator done. The aerial wire will have to wait until I get the UV glue.
I enjoyed this GB a lot and the kit went together really well. The only fit issues were self induced by a misaligned instrument panel. I will post one final pic when the aerial wire is done.

 

[BarleyBop]

Beautiful, love that underside colour.
Inspiring me to try and leave the rear gunner canopy open on my SKUA as well!

 

[TimM63]

Beautiful, love that underside colour.
Inspiring me to try and leave the rear gunner canopy open on my SKUA as well!

Thank you

 

[Pantherman]

I'm calling this Vindicator done. The aerial wire will have to wait until I get the UV glue.
I enjoyed this GB a lot and the kit went together really well. The only fit issues were self induced by a misaligned instrument panel. I will post one final pic when the aerial wire is done.

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Great build, I agree with barely, really like the bottom colour. PM

 

[TimM63]

Great build, I agree with barely, really like the bottom colour. PM

Thank you PM.

 

[BarleyBop]

A bit more... I thought I was good with the sparse interior, but looking at reference photos, and the sublime builds of this GB , I just had to add some extras.

Still the control panels to build, harnesses, rear gun and detail painting.

 

[Pantherman]

A bit more... I thought I was good with the sparse interior, but looking at reference photos, and the sublime builds of this GB , I just had to add some extras.

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Still the control panels to build, harnesses, rear gun and detail painting.

You're starting down the rabbit hole, PE kits looming I think..... Pantherman

 

[Edbert]

I just had to add some extras.

I guess you did not see the finished pics to see that none of it is visible?

But thanks to digital photography and the intardnet, we all get to see "it is in there!"

 

[BarleyBop]

Painted them up...

 

[Down Time]

I am actually getting some work done on this thing, blue wash over the gray I had originally, drilled the dive flaps. It's getting there.

 

[GaryG64]

It's getting there. Got the gear down and the tail hook, I went with the chrome hook and black and white stripe.
Also got the bombs painted as those are the next step

 

[Tommergun]

Gloss coat done on the Helldiver. I used Krylon gloss clear polyurethane.

 

[Pantherman]

Gloss coat done on the Helldiver. I used Krylon gloss clear polyurethane.

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Looking good. Pantherman

 

[Littlemarten]

Gloss coat done on the Helldiver. I used Krylon gloss clear polyurethane.

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Shiny!