Curtiss SB2-C Naval aircraft modification unit „ NAMU"
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33 28 January 2018, 21:12
Hanno KleineckeAfter my motivation finally returned from being on strike, I managed to put some effort into the beasts cockpit interior and gunners seat
14 January 2019, 16:26
Hanno KleineckeThank you all, welcome aboard mates !: Wheelwell door hinges added to Gearstruts, fixed part of hydraulic break line still to come. Next task will be the dive breaks.
Acki: Ich mag's eben gern bunt....😄
11 February 2019, 18:31
Bernhard SchrockHier geht es weiter!🙂 Turtledeck-Mimik & Kanzelschiene: sehr schön!
6 May 2020, 12:25
Thomas Bischoffwunderschön die Details! ... ich frage mich aber gerade, ob die gelbe NAMU Maschine nicht unbewaffnet unterwegs war. Die Fotos zeigen meiner Meinung nach ausgebaute Flügelkanonen.
25 May 2020, 19:01
Hanno KleineckeThank you Thomas ! I think you are right, the two original pictures show no armament, neither guns in the wings, nor rocket racks under the wings.
Mine will be unarmed too.
@ Jorge : Sorry mate, unfortunately I don't speak or read spanish
25 May 2020, 20:34
Hanno KleineckeHydraulik actuators and mimik for flap drivers installed ( 62 parts ) . Second half still to come.
9 June 2020, 18:56
Bernhard SchrockCool details in comparison with pics during restoring of a SB2C...
[img1]#mw-jump-to-license
16 June 2020, 19:11
Hanno KleineckeCowlflap actuators, gearstrut-crankshaft and more detailing for the divebreak-mechanism done.
Trimtab actuators added, fixed clearparts installed. Almost ready for paint now........
17 September 2020, 16:40
Bernhard SchrockSchön dass es weiter geht! Welcome back at the work bench! Nice details, especially cowling inner side. I'm watching for paint especially yellow. 🙂
17 September 2020, 19:28
Bernhard SchrockPic 36: die Sturzflugbremsen jetzt schon festgeklebt oder nur temporär via Drahtstücke? Übrigens sieht SEHR gut aus!
21 September 2020, 15:27
Hanno KleineckeDankeschön ! Erstmal nur mittels Draht probegepasst..... PE fehlt noch, zusammen mit der ganzen Verstellmechanik. Würde beim Flächeneinbau sonst nur kaputtgehen......
21 September 2020, 16:47
Hanno KleineckeThank you Daniel ! Momentarily this beast is driving me up the wall, wing fit is fubar, making this a lot more
work than I expected........🙂
21 September 2020, 17:03
Bernhard SchrockFreut mich sehr das Gelb! 🙂 Hast du alles in EINEM Rutsch geairbrusht? Oder in mehreren Sessions? Wenn in einem Rutsch wie gehalten? 37 und 39: die Betonung der Blechstösse mit Glanz ist gut zu sehen. Sehr gespannt auf das gesamt Ergebnis!
10 October 2020, 18:11
Hanno KleineckeDanke Dir ! Es waren insgesamt 5 Durchgänge, Schattieren eingerechnet. Vorne durchgebohrt für Styrolrohr zum Halten.
10 October 2020, 18:22
Hanno KleineckeThx Ben, in reality it has a ltlle more orange to it, got swallowed up by the camera
11 October 2020, 09:25
Patrick HagelsteinGood to read the yellow is more orange in real life as the pictures indeed are a bit pale compared to the shots of the real bird.
9 November 2020, 18:04
Hanno KleineckeThanks Patrick, you're right, looks a bit pale.... I think reality is somewhere in between, these old Kodakchrome colour photographs are generally a bit more orangy than the real thing used to be
9 November 2020, 18:14
Patrick HagelsteinThat's why it always looks so much sunnier on those old pictures. 🙂
9 November 2020, 18:16
Hanno KleineckeOn Monday this project almost came to an early and violent end : The Helldiver decided to live up to its reputation being a Divebomber and dove off the workbench...... Only to crash onto the floor, breaking both legshafts, the antenna mast and one diveflap, damaging several actuators.
Aaaaaarghhhh ! As one can imagine, I was veeery close to hammering the whole thing into the bin,which I'm glad I did'nt, because the project has grown too far and consumed too much time to be dumped.
But, the upside of this downfall is, that I am now able to correct some details I was not quite satisfied with, for instance the position of the legshafts.
Keeping calm and carrying on ! 🙂
9 December 2020, 16:14
Bernhard SchrockHanno: don't give up! don't give up!!don't give up!!!don't give up!!!!don't give up!!!!!don't give up!!!!!!don't give up!!!!!!!don't give up!!!!!!
9 December 2020, 17:39
Spanjaardwe are all holding our breath behind you. go for it Hanno! one step at a time....
9 December 2020, 18:57
Patrick HagelsteinYoutube Video
This is what I would have to say, only Kate and Peter are way better at it. 😉
17 December 2020, 23:18
A.J. MadisonI love your evil genius in super detailing the flap actuators. Definitely don't give up. You have way to much invested into this project.
18 December 2020, 02:32
Hanno KleineckeAaaawwww, thanks Patrick, I have already repaired most of it. Could have been worse. We'll all see this one finished shortly 🙂
Thank you Clifford and A.J. !
18 December 2020, 07:51
Hanno KleineckeCalling this one done, right on time to give 2020 the boot in a whole !
This project was not sailing under a good star, like so many other things this year.....
After its divebomb attack on the floor this was not due to become a mastepiece anymore but still I think
it's ok-ish. In the end I'm glad I did'nt bin it like my first rage tempted me to. 🙂
A happy and healthy 2021 for all of you, see ya'll next year !
31 December 2020, 11:52
Bernhard SchrockI'm very happy to see the finished yellow Beast (just in time before 2020 ends🙂 ). Great job and result!
31 December 2020, 11:52
Hanno KleineckeThank you Clifford, Daniel Thomas, Maciej and Ben ! I'm glad that you like my yellow beast ! 🙂 @Thomas : Your rescue Helldiver was the inspiration for this. 🙂
4 January 2021, 22:56
