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John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverFlying20-Jan-11 08:48
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The helldiver, climbing, at a good rate, in a tight turn.
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked10-Jun-10 18:02
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John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked10-Jun-10 18:01
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Re-uploading a smaller image because the previous version did not display.
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked10-Jun-10 17:55
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I will have a flight report in a couple of days.
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked10-Jun-10 17:54
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Panel lines, details and weathering were done with pastel pencils.
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked10-Jun-10 17:51
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The prop, spinner and adjustable thrust mechanism come from Gizmo Geezer.
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John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked10-Jun-10 17:47
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Dumas Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver. The finished weight is 107.8g. This is a little heavy for a 30" model, but there is a lot of wing area.
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked09-Jun-10 17:23
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I build the SBC-3 with the gear up because this is going to be an outdoor flyer and also because it is pretty complicated to make a good representation of gear down. The wheel is a balsa disc sanded into a donut shape.
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked09-Jun-10 17:19
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The insignia are printed on white Japanese tissue with a laser printer
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked09-Jun-10 17:17
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The crew is now seated. I air brushed the model with acrylic paint thinned with ethylene glycol (wiper fluid).
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked09-Jun-10 17:13
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All of the wings are removable. There is a paper tube in every wing component through which a balsa spar goes. This is done mostly for storage reasons, but will also limit damage in a bad crash.
John CooperDumas Kit #305, Curtiss SBD3 HelldiverParked09-Jun-10 17:09
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The crew, Ensigns Thomson and Thompson are carved from foam and covered with tissue. They turned out a little more portly than I intended.
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