Dauntless progress

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February 24, 2018
Eduard PE flaps and dive breaks.
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February 24, 2018
Eduard cockpit PE. There is more to come 😉
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February 27, 2018
A few hours of PE bending later 😉
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March 5, 2018
Finished painting the cockpit.
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
Nice detail of the engine in the kit. Too bad it won't be seen when the cowl is on.
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
I had to move some of the PE parts to fit the canopy, hence the brass showing through. Have to go over it with a brush and some paint 😉.
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 9, 2018
Riveted and masked.
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March 16, 2018
Some extra Eduard Photo Etch for the bomb and the bomb racks.
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March 16, 2018
All small parts painted up and clear coated waiting for weathering and assembly.
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March 16, 2018
I used patafix to mask the engine in the cowl.
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March 16, 2018
Also the wheel bays were masked with patafix.
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March 16, 2018
Alot of pre-shading.
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March 16, 2018
Under side painted with Mr.Color H338.
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March 16, 2018
Top side painted with Mr.Color H56. Highlights painted with Tamiya XF-18.
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March 17, 2018
Decals done 🙂
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March 17, 2018
I need to assemble 30 of these little levers... Tedious work, but I think it will be worth it 🙂.
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March 17, 2018
A little sneak peek of the plane in its current state..
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March 19, 2018
My simple jig for attaching the flaps/dive breaks.
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March 19, 2018
Flaps/dive break levers attached.
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March 19, 2018
Final result of assembly of flaps/dive breaks. Now there is only one side left to do..
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March 22, 2018
It's finished 🙂
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
Nice PE detail for the rear gunner from Eduard.
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
The PE flaps/dive breaks from Eduard were really nice.
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March 22, 2018
The kit engine was really detailed. And if I could redo something it would be to open the vents of the engine cowl to show some of that detail.
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
The riveting is still visible after painting 🙂
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March 22, 2018
Alot of the detail for the cockpit cannot be seen in the finished model.
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
The kit didn't have the small bombs, so I took two from the Eduard Hellcat-kit that I will build without bombs.
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
The eduard detail on the flaps and the lever system is really intricate.
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March 22, 2018

Commentaires

1 24 February 2018, 20:18

Björn Svedberg
There is alot of PE in this BigEd kit for the Dauntless. Flaps and dive breaks and almost the whole cockpit is replaced in the kit. I'm only half way through the PE as of yet. 🙂

24 February 2018, 20:21

Stephan Ryll
A nice choise Björn - I'll take a seat - nice start 👍

24 February 2018, 20:44

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Stephan! 🙂
Did a little more PE bending. Now all the major parts are done. Next step is to paint the cockpit.

27 February 2018, 15:12

Soeren R.
An interesting and nice project Björn! Count me in.

27 February 2018, 16:02

Björn Svedberg
Thanks mates!
I will be taking my time with this build. No rushing 🙂

27 February 2018, 22:56

Björn Svedberg
So I did some more work on the Dauntless this weekend. Cockpit is painted and assembled and also the flaps and dive breaks. Next is assembling the fuselage and seal the cockpit so I can start painting.

5 March 2018, 10:58

Erik Leijdens
Amazing job on the cockpit Bjorn! Really nice work mate. Will be another eye catcher I guess!

5 March 2018, 10:59

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Erik! That was a fast reply😉, I've hardly uploaded the pictures yet.

5 March 2018, 11:01

Erik Leijdens
Well, you were on top of the news list 😄

5 March 2018, 11:04

Stephan Ryll
Coming along nicely 👍

5 March 2018, 17:20

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Stephan! 🙂
Riveting done, and canopy masked. Only a bit of cleanup left before first layer of paint.

9 March 2018, 21:23

Björn Svedberg
I've been busy 🙂. Finished basic paint and assembled and painted most of the small parts.
Next will be a clear coat, before decals.

16 March 2018, 13:45

Soeren R.
Great work with the paint!😉

16 March 2018, 13:48

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Sören! It means a lot! 🙂

16 March 2018, 14:00

Erik Leijdens
Indeed nice work Björn!

16 March 2018, 15:20

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Erik! I'm doing my very best😉

16 March 2018, 15:33

Thomas Bischoff
wow - that's really a lot of PE! Very nice result!

16 March 2018, 18:45

Björn Svedberg
Thank you James and Thomas! I'm glad you like it. 🙂

16 March 2018, 21:01

Björn Svedberg
Still not there yet... Decaling and most of the weathering is done, but still alot of work left with the small parts and the flaps/dive breaks. I have to assemble all the little levers for them first.

17 March 2018, 19:56

Björn Svedberg
Final stretch! I've started assembling the flaps/dive breaks. Only some light weathering left after I've finished this. 🙂

19 March 2018, 09:53

Daniel Klink
Like it a lot Björn! Especially your effort about the Flaps and Airbrakes looks amazing so far 👍

19 March 2018, 12:14

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Daniel! 🙂
I'm taking my time with it. The Flaps/Dive breaks are really worth the extra money/time spent on this kit.

19 March 2018, 15:40

Spanjaard
Amazing details inside and outside, it is looking simply fantastic!

19 March 2018, 17:27

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Spanjaard! 🙂
I'm surprised I haven't dropped any of the small parts on the floor yet. I guess I will have to say a prayer to the PE gods when this is over😉.

19 March 2018, 19:49

Spanjaard
good job on that too! keeping the carpet monster at bay is also a very hard job and shows care and dedication and a certain dosage of luck too😉

20 March 2018, 06:38

Björn Svedberg
Yes you are right! And I don't even have a carpet. The monster must be a shape shifter😉

20 March 2018, 09:46

Spanjaard
oh yes, the cousins of the carpet monster... less ferocious maybe, but still lurking around... the parquet monster, the tile monster..... still to be reckon with 😄

20 March 2018, 22:02

Björn Svedberg
So the Dauntless is finished. 🙂
I really liked building this kit from Hasegawa. No real problems at all. The Eduard BigEd kit did its job for the detailing as usual, although, the cockpit detail in the kit was nice as it was, but the flaps/dive breaks added alot to the finished build in my opinion.
Time to start another one...😉

22 March 2018, 09:45

John Thomas
Nice work

22 March 2018, 12:58

Mike Daniels
Lovely job Bjorn. That BigEd kit is really good.

22 March 2018, 13:46

Daniel Klink
Stunning 👍

22 March 2018, 13:55

Björn Svedberg
Thank you John, Mike and Daniel! 🙂 I really appreciate it.

22 March 2018, 15:36

Stephan Ryll
Very nice work Björn 👍

22 March 2018, 16:03

Thomas Bischoff
very well done 👍 👍 👍

22 March 2018, 18:43

Spanjaard
superb job Björn!

22 March 2018, 19:09

Christoph Schnarr
Looks vers good 👍

22 March 2018, 19:35

Erik Leijdens
Great model Bjorn! Well done 👍

22 March 2018, 19:40

Björn Svedberg
Thank you so much mates! 🙂 I'm glad you like it.

22 March 2018, 20:31

Michael Phillips
That is just fantastic! This makes me want to build one too, and I am a jet guy!

22 March 2018, 20:49

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Mike! 🙂
I'm also kind of a jet guy after growing up in Linköping and watching all of the SAAB planes (Tunnan/Lansen/Draken/Viggen/Gripen) at air shows several times. They are all on my list for future builds.

23 March 2018, 07:10