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Member Projects => Boomerang's Projects => Topic started by: Boomerang on November 20, 2018, 10:36:51 PM

Title: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18 Completed 24 DEC 2018
Post by: Boomerang on November 20, 2018, 10:36:51 PM
 This has been cut out and roughly shaped.

Fuselage and wing Hard Balsa . Tailplane from basswood.

Using the ID drawings and a plan by Alf Granger.

Picture to follow.

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on November 21, 2018, 11:27:13 PM

Progress so far.

Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: lastvautour on November 22, 2018, 10:03:31 PM
I might just follow your lead. I do not have a Helldiver in any of my collections. Looks great. Lots of colour full schemes available at Wings Palette.

Lou

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/b/765/3/1
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on November 23, 2018, 12:16:27 AM

There are a lot.

I decided long ago to do the RAAF one.

Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: lastvautour on November 23, 2018, 12:33:09 AM
Did not see that one but again all I searched for were USN versions. I down loaded the Vars and Gallery drawings. Wood selection tomorrow.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on November 24, 2018, 09:09:32 PM

This is where the Claude and the Shrike are at the moment. Going away for a few days

Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: lastvautour on November 25, 2018, 01:23:27 AM
Have a safe trip. I looked for the RAAF A-25 and found just one colour scheme that appear to be olive drab over light grey with RAAF roundels. Do you have any other colour scheme?

Lou
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: buccfan on November 25, 2018, 09:50:16 AM
Looking good Gordon, regards Paul J.
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on November 25, 2018, 07:57:23 PM

Only Olive Drab over gray. There are two aircraft A69-4 in Australia and the other is A69 -25 taken in the States. I have the decal sheet for this one
A69 -4  has large wing roundels and a yellow outline to the fuselage roundel.
  That is the one I intend to do.

Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on December 03, 2018, 02:06:51 AM

Decals made up for this and the Claude. Going to try something different with the cockpit on this and the Claude.

Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: lastvautour on December 03, 2018, 08:58:42 PM
I look forward to see how you handle the open cockpit.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on December 03, 2018, 10:09:49 PM

Back for a couple of days and away again for a couple.

Managed to get some work done.

I've made up a paper template for the Claude's windscreen. Still at the fiddle stage.

Claude is Dark green over Orange. Used as a fighter trainer. I'm leaving off the arrestor hook.

Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on December 09, 2018, 03:40:12 AM

Trying something different with pilot and Gunner canopies.

They stand proud of the rest of the canopy so I'm experimenting with thick paper and thin strips of Tamiya tape hit with olive drab.

Seems to be working ok.

Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: lastvautour on December 09, 2018, 11:58:19 AM
Looks great with the frame standing out.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on December 11, 2018, 12:15:15 AM

Thanks Lou.

Its a bit fiddly and not good therapy but it should work out.

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on December 21, 2018, 10:18:13 PM

Hopefully have this completed by years end
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18
Post by: Boomerang on December 24, 2018, 01:25:58 AM

Last minute check of pictures available for A69-4 confirmed my suspicion on the type of under   
roundel. Same as the upper wing.
Made some extra roundels. 

Just finished it.

Pictures to follow.

Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18 Completed 24 DEC 2018
Post by: Boomerang on December 24, 2018, 10:19:15 PM
 Finished.

Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18 Completed 24 DEC 2018
Post by: lastvautour on December 24, 2018, 10:25:29 PM
Very nicely done Gordon. Just in time from Christmas. Your canopy frames really stand out. Congratulations.

Lou
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18 Completed 24 DEC 2018
Post by: Boomerang on December 24, 2018, 10:32:10 PM

Thanks Lou,

The quality control guy got a bit pedantic towards the end but still missed a couple of things.

Mmmmm... Vengeance, Blenheim.... Stop it! you've got a Flycatcher and a CH 1 to finish first then you can choose a new one.


Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18 Completed 24 DEC 2018
Post by: buccfan on December 28, 2018, 10:24:23 AM
Great job Gordon, regards Paul J.
Title: Re: 1/72 Curtiss A-25 ( Helldiver) Commenced 8 NOV18 Completed 24 DEC 2018
Post by: Boomerang on January 02, 2019, 12:30:18 AM

Thank You Paul. Was a bit of fun.

I still have the 1/72 set of decals I bought.

Cheers

Gordon
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