@henrik-steffensen look at my 1942 files. I think i did a fine job and you can print it in any size because its vector artwork.
SBD-1 Dauntless Marine Version
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Don’t think that’s Marine specific, rather standard naval aircraft scheme from 1925 untill late 1940.
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@Mr-Kell I couldn’t confirm that only the Marines used this color scheme. It just seemed like all the pictures I looked at were from Marine squadrons so I attributed this specific scheme to the Marines. Perhaps because of their better media exposure they have more pictures than the Navy squadrons? Anyway, I do like the final output, and the canopy turned out really nice. I just don’t have the hand-eye coordination that some do to paint these so I have to rely on other methods. And I am creating a DIY decal set for the Dauntless game piece and is due out soon.
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Nice those look very good!
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@grdhou Hope I didn’t come off as being negative, just info for correct marketing.
Nice even dive brake holes. If I could make stuff like that I’d never frame canopies by hand again.
Haven’t framed my Stukas or Il-2syet.
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How did you get the red stripes on, so perfectly, on the fighter?
Is it a decal made for it, or did you have to cut the stripes down to size?
Great job on these planes.
John Brown
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@Mr-Kell I’m working on Ju-87’s now. Will be available shortly. Still fussing with the canopy to get it looking as good as the Dauntless. I will post pictures here when I’m finished.
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@John-Brown All the colors except for the nose cone, is a decal. Both the cowling and fuselage stripes are decals. I could not paint such a straight line myself so I resort to decals. The end result, in my opinion, is excellent.
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Here is the rest of my Dauntless line up. The pre-war version is here as we’ve been discussing. I also have an early-war and mid-war variants painted with an Intermediate Blue upper color for historical accuracy and a lighter underside color. The late-war version might seem boring in comparison, but the dark sea blue color really makes them “pop” when loaded on an aircraft carrier.
I always include insignia on both sides of the fuselage and on upper and lower wing surfaces. After seeing planes from other custom painters, I found that not everyone does this. It does take longer to produce but I think the end result is worth it.
Here is my 3D print CV-9 Essex loaded with an F4U and a late war Dauntless.
Here is my HBG version of the Essex class carrier CV-11 Intrepid loaded with a late war F4F Wildcat and Dauntless.
I think these planes look great and I hope you do too.
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Once again, well done sir. I really like the dark blue ones.
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Well done!
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