1/48 Eduard (Accurate Miniatures) - Douglas Dauntless No 25 Sqn RNZAF

I'd heard many good things about the Accurate Miniatures Dauntless, alas my experience wasn't that positive.

Some issues, but not all, were definitely of my own making but others weren't. Vague instructions , lots of flash, lots of pointless PE coupled with the odd Anders Error (AE) resulted in a build that I was glad to see the back off.

The RNZAF only operated the Dauntless in combat for a short time (less than 6 months IIRC). This aircraft was flown by the Commanding Officer of 25 (Dive Bomber) Squadron,  Squadron Leader T. J. McLean de Lange.

If you're interested in finding out more check out Peter Mossbergs excellent RNZAF in the Pacific Dauntless page here.

The Kit

• Eduard boxing of the Accurate Miniatures SBD-5 Dauntless including PE sets, resin gun sets and resin wheels

Aftermarket

• Model Master barrels

Decals 

• Aeromaster RNZAF in the Pacific
• Kit Stencils

Painted With

• Mr Color Lacquers
• Tamiya Acrylics 
• Testors Glosscoate
• Testors Dullcoate
• Vallejo Acrylics for details

Weathered with

• Oil paint wash
• AK Interactive enamel products
• Coloured Pencils

Build Threads

• Britmodeller
• Kiwi Modeller
• Aussie Modeller

The Pictures