Popular Post Nanond Posted June 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2022 Hi! This is my latest finish just in time to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the battle of Midway. It is the old Hasegawa kit released in 1992 or so. It is still very nice externally. The cockpit is rather basic and the canopy is provided in a close position only. The new Flyhawk version is an improvement in every way. I started this kit many many years ago. Along the way, I added a set of PE flaps from Eduard. Finally, I added my own 3D printed bombs to replace the badly shaped and oversized original. The markings are masked and painted on, except the B1 and number on the wings. Nanond 87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 This is beautiful, for 1/72 it is exquisitely detailed, the staining, weathering, everything is on point! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelingEdmontonian Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Wow how is that 1/72!? Impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Your weathering on this is superb. Love the staining around the cowling and the overall colours used. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithA Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 That's a beautiful build - really impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 If you had told me that was 1/32 not only would I have believed you, I would have thought you’d done an outstanding job on it. This is simply exquisite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Pretty neat model! Kudos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Durbon Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I‘m truly not a fan of the Dauntless. But your crisp build of these speedbrakes and this realy nice paintjob are worth to look at. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Absolutely amazing!! Very well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 You really went an extra mile to detail this kit and achieved a superb result. 👍 I love how you detailed the dive brakes which surely involved a lot of effort. Since it includes the option to build it with open dive brakes the new Flyhawk kit is certainly an improvement as you have pointed out above and I hope that they will release all the other SBD versions and the A-24 as well. Still, the Hasegawa kit is a nice kit and was a great leap forward when it was released back in the 1990s. At that time the only other Dauntless that was available in 1/72 scale was the ancient Airfix kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Excellent, and really well weathered! A 1/72 gem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Volksjager said: Your weathering on this is superb. Love the staining around the cowling and the overall colours used. Well done 8 hours ago, KeithA said: That's a beautiful build - really impressive. 7 hours ago, lasermonkey said: If you had told me that was 1/32 not only would I have believed you, I would have thought you’d done an outstanding job on it. This is simply exquisite. 7 hours ago, Zigomar said: Pretty neat model! Kudos. 22 hours ago, ModelingEdmontonian said: Wow how is that 1/72!? Impressive. 7 hours ago, Pantherhawk27263 said: Absolutely amazing!! Very well done. Thank you all. I'm glad this small model looks convincing enough to you guys. 7 hours ago, Taylor Durbon said: I‘m truly not a fan of the Dauntless. But your crisp build of these speedbrakes and this realy nice paintjob are worth to look at. 👍 Yes, I can see that this is not a very interesting plane. With the canopy closed and no bomb attached, it looks almost like a boring trainer. 6 hours ago, 112 Squadron said: You really went an extra mile to detail this kit and achieved a superb result. 👍 I love how you detailed the dive brakes which surely involved a lot of effort. Since it includes the option to build it with open dive brakes the new Flyhawk kit is certainly an improvement as you have pointed out above and I hope that they will release all the other SBD versions and the A-24 as well. Still, the Hasegawa kit is a nice kit and was a great leap forward when it was released back in the 1990s. At that time the only other Dauntless that was available in 1/72 scale was the ancient Airfix kit. Thank you. The flaps are really what make the biggest difference in this build. It is also the item that put me off for a long time. Flyhawk Dauntless is a gem of a kit. The plastic flaps are thicker but should be good enough. I hope someone will release a TBD Devastator in 1:72. Hard to believe Airfix is still the only option in 2022. 4 hours ago, Toryu said: Excellent, and really well weathered! A 1/72 gem. Thank you! I hope the weathering is not too heavy. Nanond 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Beautiful work, Nanond, especially the flaps. I've built this aircraft from the same kit, or at least I got 95% done then snapped a landing gear leg just as Flyhawk announced their new tooling, so it's gathering dust now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Very nice, Nanond. Bravo ! Cheers Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 This was well worth the wait. An impressive work of art. I like it!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Delightful Dauntless, superb build ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slowbuild Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Lovely model, very well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Really good model again Nanond, I think you've captured the colours brilliantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Fantastic work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 12:59 AM, Jackson Duvalier said: Beautiful work, Nanond, especially the flaps. I've built this aircraft from the same kit, or at least I got 95% done then snapped a landing gear leg just as Flyhawk announced their new tooling, so it's gathering dust now. I was pretty much in the same situation as you do when I pulled this one out and finished it. Now I'll have to do the Flyhawk one quickly. It will look good side by side. I think I'll finish it as one at the battle of the coral sea. Thanks all for your kind comments! Cheers! Nanond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohoppy Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 What everyone else said about scale... Really remarkable work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 For a 1/72 kit it looks superb, it looks more like 1/48 scale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 That is very impressive. How on Earth do you get your canopy framing so sharp and the transparent parts co clear? I do struggle with that, especially on aircraft like this with such a 'greenhouse' affair. Thanks for sharing your work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 so nice !! love your paint and weathering !! congrats !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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