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Marine SBD-1 1/48 Pushing Forward
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phantom II
Master at Arms
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Sure does not look like an SBD to me :facepalm
Ok, it's an SBD this time :S
Sure does not look like an SBD to me :facepalm
Ok, it's an SBD this time :S
fightnjoe
Active member
Marine SBD-1 1/48
So far not a lot of time but I did get through steps 1 and 2a as well as part of 2b. These are constructing the cockpit and all the little details provided. i added the detail to the port and starboard as well as most to the floor. There are some things that I will not add until after I get some paint on this.
Does not seem like much but on the last few this would have taken about four to six weeks.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
So far not a lot of time but I did get through steps 1 and 2a as well as part of 2b. These are constructing the cockpit and all the little details provided. i added the detail to the port and starboard as well as most to the floor. There are some things that I will not add until after I get some paint on this.
Does not seem like much but on the last few this would have taken about four to six weeks.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Looking good to me
Looking good to me
ij001
Well-known member
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Very interested t see what you do with this, Joe. I've had the SBD-2 kit in my stash for a few years now with some Pre-War (Yellow Wings) decals to go with it, the kit looks so good just on the sprues that I feel nervous about building it (and doing it justice) !!
Ian.
Very interested t see what you do with this, Joe. I've had the SBD-2 kit in my stash for a few years now with some Pre-War (Yellow Wings) decals to go with it, the kit looks so good just on the sprues that I feel nervous about building it (and doing it justice) !!
Ian.
Marine SBD-1 1/48
fightnjoe
Active member
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Many thanks all for looking in.
Ian I did up a -2 a few years ago, cannot remember the mfg. I did not do it justice in my opinion but I am a bit harsh on my own work. This kit looks very good sa far, I just hope I do not mess up on the paint work.
Mike I had hoped you would pop in. I remembered our conversations about the other build from this set and how the interior was unpainted. I really do not have much on this type of aircraft so anything you think would be of help is appreciated.
Joe
Many thanks all for looking in.
Ian I did up a -2 a few years ago, cannot remember the mfg. I did not do it justice in my opinion but I am a bit harsh on my own work. This kit looks very good sa far, I just hope I do not mess up on the paint work.
Mike I had hoped you would pop in. I remembered our conversations about the other build from this set and how the interior was unpainted. I really do not have much on this type of aircraft so anything you think would be of help is appreciated.
Joe
Jeeves
Well-known member
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Hi Joe...
This article is one of my most favorite resources...and this page in particular pertains to us--
http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/interior-colours-of-us-aircraft-1941-45-part-iii/
According to it, pre-war to early war (depending on when they got around to changing things)-- the cockpit area was aluminum lacquer and the rear area was either interior green or green zinc chromate...so it is really a matter of speculation. Thing is-- the Accurate Miniatures team was always pretty good about doing their homework and their instructions are nearly flawless in information-- so I am curious as to what they say?
Hi Joe...
This article is one of my most favorite resources...and this page in particular pertains to us--
http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/interior-colours-of-us-aircraft-1941-45-part-iii/
According to it, pre-war to early war (depending on when they got around to changing things)-- the cockpit area was aluminum lacquer and the rear area was either interior green or green zinc chromate...so it is really a matter of speculation. Thing is-- the Accurate Miniatures team was always pretty good about doing their homework and their instructions are nearly flawless in information-- so I am curious as to what they say?
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Just want to echo Mike, interior was aluminum lacquer in the cockpit area and zinc green, interior green or bronze green in case of the Grumman folks.
Just want to echo Mike, interior was aluminum lacquer in the cockpit area and zinc green, interior green or bronze green in case of the Grumman folks.
Jeeves
Well-known member
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Yeah I would think that the pilot side wouldn't have had the change in color until soon after...although fact is, there were already -2's and -3's coming off the assembly line to replace the -1's anyways as the -1s weren't deemed suitable for combat. So they were probably just at that point used for training and probably weren't repainted.
Yeah I would think that the pilot side wouldn't have had the change in color until soon after...although fact is, there were already -2's and -3's coming off the assembly line to replace the -1's anyways as the -1s weren't deemed suitable for combat. So they were probably just at that point used for training and probably weren't repainted.
fightnjoe
Active member
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Sorry for a late response.
Been taking this all in. I went with the aluminium premis. I sprayed Alclad Airframe Aluminium and then hit it with a highly thinned Black wash to try to tone down the shine and enhance the shadows. I will show pics I hope in the next day or so.
Joe
Sorry for a late response.
Been taking this all in. I went with the aluminium premis. I sprayed Alclad Airframe Aluminium and then hit it with a highly thinned Black wash to try to tone down the shine and enhance the shadows. I will show pics I hope in the next day or so.
Joe
Swordsman
Active member
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Ok as a budding sheet metal man We usta anodize the aluminum ... this is what gives the aluminum a zinc green color ... that being said if these planes were to be used in a Salty environment (Pearl Harbor)... I think they would be Zinc green or Interior green ... Just saying Joe ... :hmmm
Ok as a budding sheet metal man We usta anodize the aluminum ... this is what gives the aluminum a zinc green color ... that being said if these planes were to be used in a Salty environment (Pearl Harbor)... I think they would be Zinc green or Interior green ... Just saying Joe ... :hmmm
phantom II
Master at Arms
Marine SBD-1 1/48
Ok, this is what I read . Nothing about anodizing :
General
In the immediate pre-war period, many Navy aircraft, e.g. F2A, F4F, SBD, TBD show silver cockpits in photos, most probably Aluminium lacquer. Sometimes, silver cockpits were carried over to the initial weeks of the conflict.
Zinc chromate is yellow . Tinted Zinc chromate is anywhere between apple green to a greyish green ( that I am more familiar with )
Cheers, Christian B)
Ok, this is what I read . Nothing about anodizing :
General
In the immediate pre-war period, many Navy aircraft, e.g. F2A, F4F, SBD, TBD show silver cockpits in photos, most probably Aluminium lacquer. Sometimes, silver cockpits were carried over to the initial weeks of the conflict.
Zinc chromate is yellow . Tinted Zinc chromate is anywhere between apple green to a greyish green ( that I am more familiar with )
Cheers, Christian B)