CedB Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Seconded! Great work Cookie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Looking great! The sponge stippling is very effective! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 OK, got the masking paint work cleanup done and started adding the fabric to the coaming with some tissue paper. I noticed that the reference pic I've been using shows that the area under the cowl flaps was bare metal, so masked it up and hoped for the best. Oh, and painted the fabric. It worked! Nearly there now. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Wonderful work Cookie.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Fabulous work Cookie.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Adding the fabric to the coaming? Wow. Superb stuff Cookie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Cookie,thats very nicley painted indeed, top job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 It comes out quite nicely. Very nice one, preshading is well done. Self-made masks are superb. Not enough words to describe it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Wow, I didn't think the tissue would work at this scale, but it actually turned out very realistic Also, the metallic ring looks perfect. What paint did you use for that? Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 That’s a lovely bit of added detail cookie, really sets it off. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Thanks everybody! On 4/5/2020 at 9:00 AM, giemme said: Also, the metallic ring looks perfect. What paint did you use for that? It's Vallejo Metal Color Aluminum brush painted. I'm becoming more and more impressed with Vallejo Metal Color, easy to use and really does give an nice metal finish. Well I've been working away on this a little bit at a time throughout the week. Some red poster paint to fill the dive brakes. At this point in the war, the SBD had blue, yellow and red painted prop tips. All that was left was the canopy and the usual end of build fiddly bits, and I failed to take any pics along the rest of the way. But, here it is. I think it's done! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 That’s an absolute ripper Cookie. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Gorgeous Cookie, just gorgeous I watched 'Midway' (the new one) again this week and it's made me hanker after a Dauntless, one day. Good grief, those guys went through some tough times eh? I hope your veteran likes it and feels able to share some personal stories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Spot on, great touches with the prop tips and the dive brake internal coloring, I'd never have thought of that! Excellent job 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Wow Cookie, impressive job! I think this isbone of the your bests, so far 11 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: It's Vallejo Metal Color Aluminum brush painted. I'm becoming more and more impressed with Vallejo Metal Color, easy to use and really does give an nice metal finish. Ah, great, thanks I definitely need to look into that! I know the shop where I usually go has them; when the lockdown is over, I'll go and see Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Thanks guys! Here's a bonus comparison pic of the Dauntless and the dive bomber that eventually replaced it, the SB2C Helldiver. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 She turned out beautifully mate, nice work Still missing the sliding part of the pilot's canopy though? Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Just now, Stew Dapple said: Still missing the sliding part of the pilot's canopy though? The middle part on this build is the pilot's canopy, it's the tallest one. I couldn't fit the the actual middle piece and gunner's canopy because of the scale 6" of glass they each have! I could barely fit the rear gun portion of the canopy underneath. I thought about masking and painting some more rails to represent the missing sections, but figured that might just look messy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Ah got you, Cookie, I was looking at the instructions on one of the pictures and it showed another piece being fitted to the centre section, I didn't see that you'd gone for the opened option. Agree about the framing, you can't really replicate a frame under another piece of perspex, it would look confusing Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 It looks smashing. The weathered paint and masked markings are great, and the weathering on the walkways works really well. Nice! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I love that, really great finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I hope your Veteran really likes it, Its a winner Cookie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 She’s an absolute treat, great work cookie! also can’t believe you put all those stencils on the helldiver! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Oh my word!!!! How good does that look?!?!?!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Your work is really an inspiration! I absolutely love your painting style, and the faded blues on the SBD have so much color depth to them. So good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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