Repaint of Nobi's SBD Dauntless VS-37 by John Bowden

**ashevilleangler** · #1 05-30-2016, 02:54 PM

This is a re-color of Nobi's SBD-5 done by John Bowden. It's for an SBD of VS-37 assigned to the Atlantic Fleet in February 1944. It was tasked with anti-submarine warfare (ASW) duties.

The model went together very nicely without any real issues at all. I expect that will also apply to Nobi's original model. While the model is not especially detailed for 1/48 scale it does capture the lines of the SBD quite well.

Hope you like it. As for me I'm just happy to finally have finished a model after a very long period of started, but not completed efforts.

John has not as yet released this model but probably will do so sometime soon.

Curt

**Don Boose** · #2 05-30-2016, 03:20 PM

Beautiful job, Curt!

I a am big fan of John Bowden's work and am glad to see this model.

Don

**John Bowden** · #3 05-30-2016, 05:10 PM

Thanks Curt.......your build does wonders for my recolor! I'd like to use the photos for the Ecard listing if you don't mind......

Thanks Don........recovered from you marathon model build?

**ashevilleangler** · #4 05-30-2016, 08:08 PM

Thanks Don and John! John, please use the pics for the ecardmodels listing. That way I feel better about not yet starting on the other SBD.

Curt

**YOAVHOZMI** · #5 05-30-2016, 10:24 PM

cute model and good work

YOAV

**NOBI** · #6 05-31-2016, 10:19 PM

Awesome build :-)

**rockpaperscissor** · #7 06-01-2016, 08:36 AM

Very nice!

**Don Boose** · #8 06-01-2016, 12:31 PM

Especially nice work on the antenna. White glue droplets for insulators? What kind of wire/thread/stretched sprue did you use for the wires, Curt?

Don

**ashevilleangler** · #9 06-01-2016, 10:02 PM

Nobi and RPS Don,Thanks!

Don B., I'm actually not that happy with the radio mast and antenna wires. I had some glue staining on the mast and the wire coming down into the fuselage is kind of wonky. I used CA glue for the most part to attach some 6/0 fly tying thread to a floral wire post on top of the rudder and to the radio mast. I wrapped some thread around a small floral wire post and embedded it into the fuse for the down wire. Then I just took a few turns around the upper wire to simulate an insulator/connector. The only white glue used was for sealing the opening in fuselage for the downward wire.

Curt