Curtiss SBC Helldiver

[Second Air Force]

Coming along nicely! You've captured the airplane perfectly.

One thing about this machine I always find peculiar--putting that big 1820 engine on this airframe has always given the nose an oversized look that doesn't quite fit the fuselage. Same thing with the Wright-powered Hawk 75 and a few other Curtiss products.

[Nico Braas]

In fact the Helldiver was one of the last of its biplane kind! You can already more or less recognize the tail of the WW II Helldiver!
You can also state that the Helldiver biplane just had one wing too much!
As you know the Grumman F4F Hellcat started originally as a biplane as F4F-1!
Monoplane version became the F4F-2!

[No.1]

Thanks for comments and you are right, this is very interesting aircraft in its structure. I work on tiny details and there is just few hours left until complete.

[lauhof]

It's nice to see it grow. Looking forward to the finishing model!

[No.1]

Thank you Here you are almost completed, need some 15 minutes to complete layout and then to do one color profile. Very complex machine to do!!!!

[No.1]

And very first one. To regret I can not see four digit number on vertical

[Second Air Force]

Bravo! I like these a lot.

[mfg495]

Detail is excellent as always No.1 

[No.1]

Thank you friends

[lauhof]

Splendid result!!

[No.1]

Thank you

[No.1]

Another one SBC and I will take a break of this type, must start work on another type.

[mfg495]

 

[modellius]

great !

[No.1]

Thank you friends