Probably one of the most successful aircraft of all time. Ed Heinemann's first success in a long line of brilliant aerioplanes was really a Northrup BT with prettier dancer's legs. She was most famous for the being the primary weapon that sank four Japanese carriers and a battleship off the island of Midway in June of 1942. This battle sealed the fate of Japanese expansion and gave time for the tremendous manufacturing capability of the United States to gear up for the long slog ahead. She served in every theatre of WWII and was also flown by the New Zealanders and the French. I am sure our esteemed forum historian, Mr. Boose, will be along shortly to add to my thoughts and provide some books to read about this splendid little aircraft and the men who flew her.
This is the Thai Paperwork (Nobi) kit released in 1:48 but shrunk by the mad mangler yours truly to 1:100. It portrays a SBD-3 at the Battle of the Coral Sea which took place in early May of 1942. In conjunction with the TBD's of USS Lexington and USS Yorktown they sank a light carrier and severally damaged a CV of the Japanese that would have been at Midway a month later.
The plan is to do the Full Monty on this lil' gal and give her a cockpit and a canopy so her aircrew can see those dastardly Nips over the horizon. So set your Way Back Machine to 1942 and let's get started!
This is the Thai Paperwork (Nobi) kit released in 1:48 but shrunk by the mad mangler yours truly to 1:100. It portrays a SBD-3 at the Battle of the Coral Sea which took place in early May of 1942. In conjunction with the TBD's of USS Lexington and USS Yorktown they sank a light carrier and severally damaged a CV of the Japanese that would have been at Midway a month later.
The plan is to do the Full Monty on this lil' gal and give her a cockpit and a canopy so her aircrew can see those dastardly Nips over the horizon. So set your Way Back Machine to 1942 and let's get started!
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