I finished this a while ago and have fianlly got arround to doing the pictures.
I'd heard many good things about the Accurate Miniatures Dauntless, alas my experience wasn't that positive. Some issues, but not all, were definitely of my own making but others weren't. Vague instructions , lots of flash, lots of pointless PE coupled with the odd Anders Error (AE) resulted in a build that I was glad to see the back off.
The RNZAF only operated the Dauntless in combat for a short time (less than 6 months IIRC). This aircraft was flown by the Commanding Officer of 25 (Dive Bomber) Squadron, Squadron Leader T. J. McLean de Lange.
The Kit
Eduard boxing of the Accurate Miniatures SBD-5 Dauntless including PE sets, resin gun sets and resin wheels
Aftermarket
Model Master barrels
Decals
Aeromaster RNZAF in the Pacific
Kit Stencils
Painted With
Mr Color Lacquers
Tamiya Acrylics
Testors Glosscoate
Testors Dullcoate
Vallejo Acrylics for details
Weathered with
Oil paint wash
AK Enamel products
Pencils
Build Thread Here
The Pictures
More photos at my blog