Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72

[CallSignOWL]

remember that I said this kit has NO interior? Now it does!

shabam!



all painted up




snug as a bug

[Thomas_M]

Ah! I remember me having asked on clear plastic stock having been used on this build.

[LyleW]

and nice interior it is, Owl. Where are you headed with this one?

[CallSignOWL]

Been outta town all weekend, so I didnt get the chance to update. More soon!!

and nice interior it is, Owl. Where are you headed with this one?

Im planning a destroyer-plane...think canon pod!

[LyleW]

Well, alrighty then! That will be cool. Nice scratching so far.

[CallSignOWL]

Since the engine is larger, I decided that the plane would need a larger tail too. I heightened the tail using some plastic strip, then added a longer fin filet. The rudder was removed and enlarged, too.


Then came the contouring of the dorsal spine and the erasing of engraved markings...yay putty!




all smoothed out

[CallSignOWL]

you might have noticed the clipped wings, yea?

Since im re-figuring the SBD as a ship destroyer--low and fast--the plane would need greater maneuverability at the lower altitudes. That was my thought process, anyway

Attached the new engine and mocked up a new canopy design, too. Obviously some tweaking remains.

[CallSignOWL]

got things shaped and blended in to my liking, then shot it with a base coat of dark brown. Had to touch up a couple of little spots, but soon things were on their way!



Im using the dark base as a sort of pre-shade. Yes, this is by hand


how it looks finished


and topside, using the same methods

[KSaarni]

Wouh, that is smart! Would never ever thought a shampoo bottle cap would be used as very central piece of scratchbuilding!
And good looking interior indeed!

- Kari

[Paul]

Owl, you do have a very fruitful mind. I would never have come up with an idea like that. Good show!