Trumpeter SBD-3 "Dauntless" 1/32

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Office with Yahu IP and HGW seat belts. Gunze Zinc Chromate C351 paint and Tamyia pin wash used. Some extra stencils from Airscale here and there.
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A piece of engine - I added ignition wires. Painted with Gunze Super Iron and washed with Tamiya black wash. The engine from Trumpeter is pretty nice detailed .
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January 17, 2023
Getting ready for painting. A layer of Gunze black primer 1500. Love this stuff, thinned with Levelling Thinner gives smooth, satin surface.
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Landing flaps from Eduard. Nice adding.
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January 19, 2023
The first attempt of the bottom color of camo. What is suprising the Gunze C338 didn't go well with Levelling Thinner, no matter what thinning ratio but went flawless with Thinner. I am only guessing that perhaps C338 is semi-gloss...No idea...
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Somewhere, in the middle of the road...
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Still haven't found what I'm lookin for...but closer I guess 🙂
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Here I am. Pretty satisified. Now it's time for the gloss coat and some chipping, this gonna be challenging.
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February 3, 2023
Chipping - sponge with Vallejo acrylic Golden Olive - close alike Zinc Chromate? Some further weathering should tone down the starking contrast. Anyway this is starting point.
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February 8, 2023
Dark grey pin wash applied. And now playing with oils... Seems a bit overdone but I plan some filters and then some dirt and stains which should tone down the contrasts.
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Impression from the workbench.
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The final cut...
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Comments

61 14 January 2023, 17:47

Rui S
Great work 👍 I'm in 😎

14 January 2023, 18:03

Alberto
Great interior!

14 January 2023, 19:41

Leszek Cader
Many thanks lads !

15 January 2023, 15:20

Pietro De Angelis
Good job!

24 January 2023, 19:58

Leszek Cader
Thanks Pietro. Still a long way ahead but at least I think I know where to go....

25 January 2023, 20:05

Gerald
👀

26 January 2023, 07:02

Leszek Cader
Hi Gerald, hope to get some pictures tomorrow to show where I am right now. Thanks for watching 🙂

26 January 2023, 18:53

Matthew Stec
Great job

25 February 2023, 19:10

Leszek Cader
Many thanks Matthew !

25 February 2023, 19:30

Rui S
Excellent outcome 👍

25 February 2023, 19:51

Leszek Cader
Thank you Rui for your positive comment!

26 February 2023, 17:11

James C
Awesome looking Dauntless 👍

26 February 2023, 17:30

Leszek Cader
Much appreciation James! Kind of warm up before Corsair 🙂

26 February 2023, 21:51

Gary Victory
Very nice work Leszek. Great job on the worn paint job.

27 February 2023, 07:14

Neuling
A masterpiece.

27 February 2023, 09:51

Jim J
Awesome Dauntless. Super weathering work. Congrats.

28 February 2023, 00:55

Leszek Cader
@ Thank you Jim and Gary - I am really glad that you like my approach to weathering. I am happy with that effect too, though when I have finished the job some new ideas came up to my mind... 😉 We'll see, maybe on the next project.
@ Neulling - still chasing the master! Thank you Neulling.

2 March 2023, 22:17