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SB2C-4 Helldiver
surgeon01
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Berlin, Germany
Joined: February 20, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 11:12 AM UTC
Hi to all,
here are some pics of my recently finished Helldiver from Academy. It's build OOB except the seat belts from Eduard, painting was done with Tamiya acrylics. I think it's a great kit in that scale (1/72).
Thanks for watching.
greetings ro






MrMtnMauler
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Washington, United States
Joined: January 15, 2011
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Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 11:56 AM UTC
Great looking Beast Robert. Thank you for sharing with us.
chukw1
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California, United States
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 03:39 AM UTC
Nicely done, Robert! That's a little jewel of a kit, and you've done it justice. Were the stencils the great big one-piece types for the wings?

Cheers!
chuk
surgeon01
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Berlin, Germany
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 05:10 AM UTC
Chuck,
you're right, the stencils on the wings were the big one-piece-type. I had use a lot of Micro Sol to get them settle .

greetings ro
Siderius
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Tennessee, United States
Joined: September 20, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 10:41 AM UTC
Beautiful! The right scale too! ha ha Russell
chris1
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Auckland, New Zealand
Joined: October 25, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 01:01 PM UTC
Robert
A great build.
Was your kit the special edition with photo-etch dive brakes?
This is one kit I really want.

Chris
surgeon01
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Berlin, Germany
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 08:21 PM UTC
Chris,
no it was not the special edition, could not find it. The dive brakes in photoetch are surely an improvement.
greetings ro
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