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Dr RJH
Russ Haines (Dr RJH)
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Helldiver

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A bit of clamping required... 🙂 
 

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The traditional paint-shop techniques of Blu-Tack, Masking Tape and Kitchen Roll 
 

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The traditional paint-shop techniques of Blu-Tack, Masking Tape and Kitchen Roll 
 

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Shiny paint 
 

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Those yellow bits are not headlights, honest guv. 
 

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Tickle my belly! 
 

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Bit of spraying: NB: this photo was not upside down when I took it! 
 

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Decalling (is that a verb?! No? Well, it is now.) 
 

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Panel wash and smoking 
 

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Done 
 

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Done (ahem, airbrakes 🙂) 
 

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Done (ahem, airbrakes 🙂) 
 

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Done 
 

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Done 
 

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Done (ahem, airbrakes 🙂) 
 

Comments

3 5 January 2018, 23:21
Lost_Erik
Fantastic. I love your speed/air brakes.
16 January 2018, 05:06
Russ Haines
Cheers!
16 January 2018, 15:18
Sebastian Peter
great job, looking fwd myself to building this one. how did u find the PE parts? the look quite fiddley
7 January 2021, 18:15
Russ Haines
Biggest worry was being too ham-fisted with those air brakes and bending them! Wasn't too bad though - deep breaths and patience mostly 🙂
8 January 2021, 06:39

Project info

15 images
1:72
Completed
1:72 U.S. Navy SB2C-4 "Operation Iceberg" (Academy 12545)1:72 SB2C-4 (Eduard CX125)
Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver
US US Navy (1794-now)
VB-3 White 110
April 1945 Operation Iceberg - USS Yorktown
FS15042 FS35164 FS17875
 

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