While cleaning out the old office closet – now Lola’s closet – this afternoon, I came across an old photo album. Inside, I found a picture of what’s obviously a 1/48 Monogram SBD Dauntless. I’m not sure the exact year…the pictures around it place it anywhere between 1990 and 1993, but I’m kind of guessing…
Category: SBD-3 Dauntless
2010 Wrap-up
With 2010 rapidly drawing to a close, I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit the kits that have come off my bench since I returned to the hobby in July. Rather than follow the usual chronological order, I’ve decided to proceed from my favorite to least favorite kit. 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang Tamiya’s superb…
Slow But Done
REPOSTED FROM DAMNED IF YOU DOOGS. ORIGINAL POST DATES FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 2010. The SBD-3 Dauntless is done.
Dauntless Dive Flaps
REPOSTED FROM DAMNED IF YOU DOOGS. ORIGINAL POST DATES FROM AUGUST 20, 2010. For the most part, I’m starting to come to the conclusion that most photo etch sets aren’t worth the money. But Eduard’s SBD Dauntless dive flaps are definitely an exception. The precision and detail versus the kit flaps is just staggering.
Checking in on the Dauntless
REPOSTED FROM DAMNED IF YOU DOOGS. ORIGINAL POST DATES FROM AUGUST 18, 2010. So far the Accurate Miniatures Dauntless has proven a lot more…daunting…of a build than I anticipated. Not difficult, exactly, but somewhat overwhelming, and punctuated along the way with a lot of experimentation and learning. It’s also made me realize, far more than the P-51B,…
The Next Build – Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
REPOSTED FROM DAMNED IF YOU DOOGS. ORIGINAL POST DATES FROM AUGUST 4, 2010. A rather terrible Secretary of Defense once said “you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want…” While those words may have sounded callow and dickish amidst the Iraq war, they were certainly true for the United States…
Doogs Models 