Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72

CallSignOWL · Post by **CallSignOWL** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:29 am

allright guys, shes finished!! Keep an eye out for the finished build thread thats coming soon. It will have more pictures

Post by **Thomas_M** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:27 pm

Lady, this is looking like a "real" aircraft´s scale model! The modifications you made don´t let this one look unrealistic, it is just fine!

BsYamato · Post by **BsYamato** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:52 pm

good touch of realism Owl

great!!
Waiting for the Frankenbird gallery

CallSignOWL · Post by **CallSignOWL** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:30 pm

aww shucks, guys! I had a bit of fun on this build, and im glad to see you enjoyed it too!

official finished thread is here :http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... f=21&t=257

lawman56 · Post by **lawman56** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:02 pm

That's pretty cool work! I'm already amazed at anyone who can detail something in 1/72 scale, let alone as much as you've done.

Post by **Stikpusher** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:16 pm

CallSignOWL wrote:aww shucks, guys! I had a bit of fun on this build, and im glad to see you enjoyed it too!

official finished thread is here :http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... f=21&t=257

It looks damned impressive... and knowing quite well what you started with here makes it even more so!

CallSignOWL · Post by **CallSignOWL** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:50 pm

thank you, thank you!

BGB · Post by **BGB** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:57 am

hello,

Wery nice!!

Cheers
Boris

Sprue-ce Goose · Post by **Sprue-ce Goose** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:22 am

CallSignOWL wrote:I figured since the old forum went kaput, Ill restart this thread here.
So, a little background on this one

While waiting for stuff to dry on my -110 build, I decided to go crazy. I pulled out that 'ol Testors rebox of the hawk SBD--you know the one. The one with no cockpit, no wheel well, and markings scribed on the fuselage....and went to town.

The goal of this one is to see what I can scratch-build from plastic and my spares box.

pics for those unfamiliar with the kit

star insignia scribed into the fuselage? Why oh why?
interior devoid of any detail, with only plastic benched for the crew to perch on. And the Crew? …lets not go there.

recessed panel lines on a ’50s-era kit? aww, yah. But no gear wells?? Awww, no.

next comes the hacking and slashing!

Hack and Slash?

I remember those guys

Sorry I missed your build...................

Kinda nostalgic seeing that kit again..............I built one of those kits a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

CallSignOWL · Post by **CallSignOWL** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:33 am

Sprue-ce Goose wrote:
Sorry I missed your build...................

Kinda nostalgic seeing that kit again..............I built one of those kits a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

this build was a doozy! Won me a club contest though!

SPA Modeler

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