Yellow Hammer Decals

1/32 SBD-1 Dauntless decal sheet

Product # YHD32016 for $16.99

Product Article by Steve Bamford on May 4 2007

 

 

 

This new decal sheet from Yellow Hammer Decals includes markings for four different 1/48 SBD-1 Dauntless in the colourful pre-war paint schemes.  

The first aircraft is a U.S. Marines SBD-1 with VMB-2 Squadron Commanders aircraft based at Quantico, Virginia in 1940.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is overall baremetal with a red engine cowl ring and a red rear fuselage band.  The rudder is red/white/blue and the topside of the wings are yellow with red stripes.  The artwork on the side of the fuselage consist of a USMC emblem.  Code letters on the side of the fuselage are 2-MB-1.

The second aircraft is a U.S. Marines SBD-1 5th Section Leader with VMB-2 based at Quantico, Virginia in late 1940.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is overall baremetal with a green engine cowl ring and a green rear fuselage band.  The rudder is red/white/blue and the topside of the wings are yellow with red stripes.  The artwork on the side of the fuselage consist of a USMC emblem.  Code letters on the side of the fuselage are 2-MB-13.

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The third aircraft is a U.S. Marines SBD-1 2nd Section Leader with VMB-1 based at Quantico, Virginia in the spring of 1941.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is overall baremetal with a white engine cowl ring and a white rear fuselage band.  The rudder is red/white/blue and the topside of the wings are yellow with red stripes.  The artwork on the side of the fuselage consist of a USMC emblem.  Code letters on the side of the fuselage are 1-MB-4.

The fourth aircraft is a U.S. Marines SBD-1 3rd Section Leader with VMB-1 based at Quantico, Virginia in the spring of 1941.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is overall baremetal with a blue engine cowl ring and a blue rear fuselage band.  The rudder is red/white/blue and the topside of the wings are yellow with red stripes.  The artwork on the side of the fuselage consist of a USMC emblem.  Code letters on the side of the fuselage are 1-MB-7.

The instructions are clear and include views of each aircraft and an extra 2 pages of text instructions with a small bit of info about all 4 planes as well as helpful tips for decal application.  The decals are beautifully printed on 2 decal sheets.  One complete set of stencils is included along with a tail hook stripe decal and prop tip stripes in decal form.

 

 

Also included are painting masks for the wing chevrons and rudder stripes if you chose not to use the rudder decals.  A very nice decal sheet of the colourful pre-war Dauntless.

I would like to thank Yellow Hammer Decals for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford