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HPH Models: Helldiver Test Build
litespeed
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Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 11:48 AM UTC


HpH Models has been putting together the larger components of their 1/32 scale Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver

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Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 11:51 AM UTC
Exciting. I never ever thought of a 1/32 Helldiver. Dunno why but I am very interested in this.
brekinapez
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Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 12:24 PM UTC
Hope we can see what the interior treatment will be like. The resin kit had a bomb bay but so far these test shots depict it closed.

At any rate, hopefully sales of this kit will guarantee they finish and release the Japanese dive bombers they have planned.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 12:59 PM UTC
I believe this kit was previously released in resin. My understanding it was not an easy build, but resulted in a very nice model. See the article from LSP below. It’ll be interesting to see what price point this one sells at.

https://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=3179

VR, Russ
Lucky13
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Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 05:14 AM UTC
Is the tail offset, or am I just missing it?
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Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 08:27 AM UTC
Yes, I just mentioned in my previous post it was formerly a resin kit. The projected price point right now is 100 Euros.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 02:25 AM UTC
Very nice to see a styrene version in 32-scale of the "Son of a B*tch Second Class." Pilots hated it. Curious to see if it's a good OOB build or needs a lot of AM like Hasegawa kits. Hopefully for a C-note it will be as complete as a Tamiya.
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