russ c Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hi Everyone, Just finished building my attempt at making a French Naval Helldiver from the Revell/Monogram SB2C-4 Kit for my Brother in Law Completed in the markings of an aircraft flown from the Arromanches Aircraft Carrier and was used to drop supplies to the besieged French Garrison at Dien Bien Phu, Indochina 1954 Had to make a few mod`s to the kit, mainly; extending the bomb bay and bomb doors, reworking the cockpit to incorporate side consoles larger prop` from a Thunderbolt kit and sanding off the canopy frames from the sliding portion. Decals were from and Aeromaster Set 48-358, The Beast Part 2 Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Cracking Helldiver Russ, nice to see the French scheme as well, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 superb !! I like french navy scheme !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 A great looking Beast! I've just bought some leftover decals from the same Aeromaster set for my old Monogram kit, hope they are a good buy? Adam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Nicely done, Russ. Next one inThai Navy marking? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 A great looking Beast! I've just bought some leftover decals from the same Aeromaster set for my old Monogram kit, hope they are a good buy? Adam Cheers Adam, Yes they`re a good buy, no trouble at all with them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thanks Russ, looking forward to starting my one soon. Adam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 another superb build russ, looks great and very nice job on the scheme. nice job on the paint and finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Lovely build Russ. Those markings look superb. Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmarchal Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 very nice build. The paint job looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhizhou Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thanks for sharing your build, you made a stunning model Russ. I need to seek out one of these kits for my collection. Zhizhou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Nice one Russ - it's a big b***er isn't it? Nice to see the French markings - I did the Promodeller one in USN - a great kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Great job Russ, really cracking finish and interesting markings. You really are prolific! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Cracking job all round Russ,nice to see a french scheme, especially impressed yet again with your style of weathering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yet another fine model! Great to see it in a none standard scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 That is superb! Beautiful detailing, painting and weathering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Lovely build, nicely painted as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Excellent model Russ (in future, always assume I add: as always! That will save me writing it every time!!!). You seem to have taken all the modifications into account and I am genuinely impressed! I was thinking of doing the same thing to my 1/72 Academy model as I have French decals, but in the end, I think I will pass... This is possibly a bit over my comfort zone and why ruin a perfectly good kit... Yours is perfect! Congrats! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goon Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Looks lovely. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Lovely aircraft in French colors, great on the weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 very nice Helldiver - subtle weathering. I like it. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_the_drummer Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 What a brute of a machine! Fantastic job - lovely finish. Top work Russ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Another master class of brush painting Russ, your Brother in Law is very lucky to have that as a gift. I just love the looks of the Helldiver don't ask me why but I just do, there is just something about it. Tim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Another master class of brush painting Russ, your Brother in Law is very lucky to have that as a gift. I just love the looks of the Helldiver don't ask me why but I just do, there is just something about it. Tim. Cheers Tim, not quite a gift, he asks me to build for him some times and in exchange I get kits from his stash for myself or other useful bits and pieces. Glad you like it though, thanks for looking Cheers to everyone for looking and kind comments; appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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