Vought SB2U Vindicator

**Yeti** · #1 11-03-2015, 04:26 AM

I've scratch built this based mostly off of Wikipedia's 3 view. The internal structure of the wings uses the same method I used on Chaiwatkom's P-40.

Though the Vindicator was a dive bomber, the lineage from this plane to the Corsair is very apparent.

The nose is removable so that I can adjust the weight and balance for flight.

**paperengineer** · #2 11-03-2015, 05:09 AM

Very nice! Do you know what scale this is?

**Yeti** · #3 11-03-2015, 06:34 AM

Thanks, Paperengineer! The scale is approximately 1:40.

**Don Boose** · #4 11-03-2015, 06:48 AM

Excellent. I always like to see scratchbuilding, and the SB2U was, to my eye, a very good-looking airplane.

Don

**Yeti** · #5 11-04-2015, 04:09 AM

Thanks, Don! By the way, in the link below there is great interview with a man who flew one during The Battle of Midway. I don't want to spoil the whole story, but his tail gunner ending up shooting down two Zeros with the .30 cal mounted in the back.

Interview with World War II SB2U-3 Pilot Sumner H. Whitten

Canopy on.

**Yeti** · #6 11-05-2015, 05:27 AM

Detachable 500 pounder.

**Don Boose** · #7 11-05-2015, 06:28 AM

Thanks for the link, Yeti.

The SB2U looks great with the canopy. Outstanding bomb.

Don

**Yeti** · #8 11-09-2015, 04:12 AM

Here's my paper rendition of the two-bladed Hamilton Standard constant speed propeller.

**SubhasishSen** · #9 11-09-2015, 04:25 AM

They very nice paper carft work. i am loving this job.

**Yeti** · #10 11-09-2015, 04:30 AM

SubhasishSen, thank you very much, and welcome to the Papermodelers forum!