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Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless |
 SBD-3
BuNo 4687 Black B-1 of Bombing Six, flown by Lt Richard H. Best and Chief
Radioman James F. Murray, USS Enterprise (CV 6), June 4, 1942 Model by
Mike Gawell |
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by Mike Gawell |
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by Mike Gawell |
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SBD-3 Dauntless BuNo 4647 VS-2, Pilot ENS. Leppla and ARM-3c Liska May
6-8, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea.Model by Mike Gawell |
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by Mike Gawell |
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by Mike Gawell |
 SBD-3
BuNo 4687 Black B-1 of Bombing Six, flown by Lt Richard H. Best and Chief
Radioman James F. Murray, USS Enterprise (CV 6), June 4, 1942 Model
by Tom Matloz |
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by Tom Matloz |
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by Tom Matloz |
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by Tom Matloz |
 Maj. Lofton Henderson's SBD-2, Midway Island, June 4,
1942. Maj. Henderson, as is
well known, was the CO of VMSB-241. He was killed in action leading his
squadron to attack the Japanese Carrier Fleet. |
 The kit is the Hasegawa SBD-3, with the KMC
interior set and the rear machine gun from an AM SBD-3 kit, plus some
scratch building to add various radios and control levers to the cockpit.
Bomb is a left over from the AM B-25 and the rear
machine gun is from an AM SBD-3 kit. |
 Paint was Model Master Navy Blue Gray enamel,
with a "pinch" of Green
Zinc Chromate added, over Model Master FS 36440 Flat Gull Gray. |
 Painted
out Markings - Red dots are Insignia White, rudder stripes, and task
letter, were PRU Blue lightened with Insingia white, badly faded areas are
Navy Blue Gray with lots of Insigna White added. |
 In
room (incandescent) light, the model is slightly darker in hue than the
photos indicate: Lighter than FS35189, a little darker than FS 35190, and
a near match, but slightly darker, to FS35177. Haven't checked it out
outdoors yet - It's been too damn cold here in Wichita, an frequently
overcast as well!
Model by Amos Terrell. |