Revell 1:48 SBD Dauntless, Gray

Enjoyed every moment! Very easy build. Painting instructing were more flexible if you did your own research. Tip: don’t place flaps/speed brakes untill wings have fully cemented. The flaps/speed brakes move all at once, very cool. However our cement glued late and dripped on flaps.

Nice model, would of liked to be little bigger.

I bought this kit under the Monogram brand as a middle schooler in the late 70s/early 80s. I bought it again this month as it seemed like an easy build for re-entering the hobby, and a negligible investment for experimenting with different painting techniques (in fact, I used Amazon reward points to buy this and a Revell P-51, which also appears to be a former Monogram kit). Both times I could get neither the landing gear nor the dropping bomb to work properly, so I glued them both in place. No problem, since I plan to display it on a shelf anyway. I was presently surprised that the mechanism for opening all five flaps does indeed work by merely pulling down the lower middle flap, although the closed position leaves something to be desired. As of this writing, I am still working on completing a professionally painted canopy, so I didn't provide any pics. The first time I bought this kit, it was molded in midnight/navy blue. This time it was molded in medium/light gray, for better painting I presume. Pieces were sealed in plastic bags, and there is a cardboard brace inside the box to prevent crushing. Although I the kit has its issues, I'm giving it 5 stars because it exceeded my expectations, and because of the prompt delivery.

too simple for me. I ll spice it up best i can. compared to the tamiya corsair it a childs snaptite.I bought it for the pilots and the dive flaps. for that it gets an extra star

The model was perfect as it should be. Thanks again Amazon for your prompt deliverys.

It arrived early and was exactly what I ordered.

Enjoyed this model. Pieces fit nicely

When I first opened the box and looked inside, I noticed the words "copyright 1960" engraved on one of the parts. This model used molds designed in 1960. This is the oldest model I ever built so far. Putting together a model designed in 1960 is challenging. The model was design to be played with. It had retractable landing gear, a detachable bomb, and movable rear machine gun. This made it challenging to put it together because the movable parts kept falling out before I glued it. Also the cockpit interior doesn't look realistic. It has just a plan blocky interior with no extra parts to make it realistic. I didn't like the fact that you are forced to add their figures in the model so you can hide the interior. But, once I finished the construction the model look realistic. If this was a recent model designed a few years ago, I say don't buy it. But, hey, this is 1960's technology. You can't go wrong with the price. For those of you who are serious modelers you definitely want to rebuild the cockpit interior, replace the figures, and putty all the voids caused by the injection of plastic into the molds. I truly enjoyed building and painting this model and I would recommend it for the beginner who doesn't care too much for authenticity. I also recommend this to the advance modeler who wants to challenge their skills to make an old school model into an authentic looking dive bomber from World War II.

Embalaje y contenido perfecto. Entrega rápida

Kit buono ..prezzo qualità di discreto

Old Kit A Lot of work Good plane

Buen producto

good model