1/48 Hasegawa USN SBD-3 Dauntless

by Darren McGuinness

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Hello,

This is Hasegawa's 1/48 Dauntless built with a few additions. This is a lovely little kit, however, if you want it to look realistic, it takes a little work. Firstly, if you want to build this aircraft OOB then get the Accurate Minatures kit-its much better. It's what I would have done had I known!

This model goes together well, however it is cut short on detail. To remedy this, I cut away and drilled out the airbrakes, then made cuts to the canopy so to pose it in the open position. I also added PE seat harness's and stretched sprue. The aircraft is finished in the markings of VS-2 Sqn, US Navy.

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Happy modeling,

Darren

Photos and text © by Darren McGuinness