Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: 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 
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Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
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Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: 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!
Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:52 pm
good touch of realism Owl great!!
Waiting for the Frankenbird gallery
great!!Waiting for the Frankenbird gallery
Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: 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
official finished thread is here :http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... f=21&t=257
Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: 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.
Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:16 pm
It looks damned impressive... and knowing quite well what you started with here makes it even more so!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
Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:50 pm
thank you, thank you! 
Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:57 am
hello,
Wery nice!!
Cheers
Boris
Wery nice!!
Cheers
Boris
Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:22 am
Hack and Slash?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!
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
Re: Frankenbird SBD Dauntless 1/72
Posted: 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!
