1/48 Hasegawa SBD-3 Dauntless

by Ralph Koziarski

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This is Hasegawa's SBD built straight from the box for the 2008 PACAIR Group Build on ARC. It is a rather simple model, and went together with almost no problems. The most time consuming aspect of this build was the drilling of the 360+ holes in the dive breaks, something I will never do again!!

The finish was achieved by first spraying the whole model black and then applying successive mist coats of Tamiya and Polly Scale paints to simulate fading and shading. A very thin wash of artists oils was applied as well.

The decals are from the box and represent an SBD from the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway.

Ralph

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Photos and text © by Ralph Koziarski