This
new decal sheet fr om
Yellow
Hammer Decals
includes markings for six different 1/32
SBD-3/4 Dauntless's, some with noseart.
The
first aircraft is a SBD-4 flown with VMSB-233 in Guadalcanal in the
spring of 1943. The paint scheme for this aircraft is Blue Gray on
the tops and sides and Light Gray on the underside. The nose art is a flying
white goose with the word "SISTER" below the artwork.
The number for this aircraft is white 16.
The
second aircraft is a
SBD-3 flown by CDR Harry "Don" Felt, Commander of the Saratoga
Air Group during the Guadalcanal Campaign in August 1942. The paint scheme for this aircraft is
Blue Gray on the tops and sides and Light Gray on the underside.
The number for this aircraft is white 0. There is a kill flag
under the windscreen for a hit CDR Harry "Don" Felt scored on
the Ryujo.
The
third
aircraft is a SBD-3 flown by ENS Leif W. Larsen VS-5 from the USS Yorktown
during the Battle of Midway June 4-7 1942. The paint scheme for this aircraft is
Blue Gray on the tops and sides and Light Gray on the underside. The
number for this aircraft is black 17.
The
fourth
aircraft is a SBD-3 flown by LT Richard H. Best with VB-6 from the USS
Enterprise during the Battle of Midway on June 4th 1942. The paint scheme for this aircraft is
Blue Gray on the tops and sides and Light Gray on the underside. The
number for this aircraft is black B1. LT Richard H. Best is famous for
sinking the Japanese carrier Akagi.
The
fifth
aircraft is a SBD-4 flown by Maj Frank E. Hollar VMSB-144, Commander
Munda, Solomon Islands in November 1943. The paint scheme for this aircraft is
Blue Gray on the tops and sides and Light Gray on the
underside. The "artwork" is text that reads
"PUSH PUSH". The number for this aircraft is white 119.
The
sixth aircraft is a
SBD-3 flown by LCDR C. Wade McClusky, Commander of the Enterprise Air
Group during the Battle of Midway on June 4th 1942. The paint scheme for this aircraft is
Blue Gray on the tops and sides and Light Gray on the underside. The
number for this aircraft is black GC.
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images below to see larger images
The instructions are clear
and include 2 views of each aircraft and an extra 2 pages of text
instructions with a small bit of info about some of the planes as well as
helpful tips for decal application and line drawings showing stencil
placement. The decals are beautifully printed on 2 decal sheets. One
complete set of stencils is included along with a tail hook stripe decal and
prop tip stripes in decal form.
A
very nice decal sheet that captures this often forgotten aircraft
that turned the tide of the War in the Pacific.
I
would like to thank
Yellow
Hammer Decals for providing me with this review sample.
Steve
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