Hasegawa SBD in 1/48 scale

[dmminiatures]

Hi folks, one of my easier builds. nothing special or anything that made it stand out other than I made this in record speed. perhaps totally only 25 hours.



I think I just moved to my new place, and during one of my trips back home, I managed to squeeze a few hours of work at the workbench to get thia model completed.



I had very little time now. and had to juggle between family and workbench. its a miracle that I could complete this.



Everything was stock OOTB. except for simple seatbelts and drilling the air breaks.

[dmminiatures]

Thanks, JimD. This kit was in my pile for a few years. never touched it because i was looking for some more challenging builds. Then one day I felt so exhausted ( I think was faced a dead end working on tha Trumpy 1/32 MiG-19). Thats when I saw this kit.



what I didnt know...after the kit was almost complete was that the decals were breaking apart when it touched the water. what to do...what to do...



the only that i think is worth showing is the before and after image of the cockpit. nothing fancy, just some preshading and highlights

Before Image



Mid way into the process image



Final images



Hasegawa despite its age, the cockpit had good raised panel details. works like a charm for drybrushing.

[Manny1943]

Nicely done...

[BorgR3mc0]

Nice one! I like the color modulation.

[dmminiatures]

Thanks guys. yeah, I thought that without much scratchbuilding, it was better for me to aim my efforts in getting the painting and finishing

[Fermis]

Yet another beautifully executed build!

Glad you're back!!!

[mlp]

what all the others said, it looks great. I always wonder how you guys get the canopies that clear?

[CallSignOWL]

very nice!