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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Warplane Art => Topic started by: No.1 on May 18, 2014, 09:01:01 PM

Title: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 18, 2014, 09:01:01 PM

Just start this, very interesting machine and if I am correct it have great influence in creation of German dive bomber. I have just start work on art and this time I show the basic drawings as start point.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on May 19, 2014, 08:49:32 AM

That is a plane i realy like!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 19, 2014, 10:58:58 AM

I like it too, very interesting construction ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Second Air Force on May 19, 2014, 04:56:53 PM

Udet was very impressed by the concept of dive bombing as practiced in the U.S. in the thirties. The Curtiss would definitely seem to be the "father" of the Stuka theory.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 20, 2014, 10:08:26 AM

Who could guess this plane would have such influence ;) And from my side- all shapes are completed and now start work on other elements, first to see is cockpit and the hinge line behind gunner on fuselage.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on May 20, 2014, 10:50:24 AM

Nice! It's getting into shape!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 27, 2014, 08:24:22 PM

I was a bit away from work and now back and hope I will complete this fast.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on May 28, 2014, 10:26:47 AM

I'm looking forward to it!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 29, 2014, 06:33:41 PM

Thanks mate, I hope I will start with shadows tonight.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 29, 2014, 07:55:17 PM

Shadows started  :-razz

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on May 30, 2014, 08:26:50 AM

looks good already!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 30, 2014, 08:32:07 AM

Indeed and I am sure that today it will get most of its look. Little work this morning ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 30, 2014, 11:16:54 AM

More and more shadows and still there is much to do in details

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on May 30, 2014, 12:43:00 PM

That looks even better - Nice work!

regards
lauhof

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 30, 2014, 04:32:00 PM

Thank you mate :) More progress and it is possible that tomorrow will be completed ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Second Air Force on May 31, 2014, 07:24:29 AM

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.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Nico Braas on May 31, 2014, 03:04:25 PM

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!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on May 31, 2014, 09:00:47 PM

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.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on June 01, 2014, 07:54:47 AM

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

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on June 01, 2014, 08:42:55 AM

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!!!!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on June 01, 2014, 10:32:58 AM

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

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Second Air Force on June 01, 2014, 01:54:09 PM

Bravo! I like these a lot.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: mfg495 on June 01, 2014, 02:05:32 PM

Detail is excellent as always No.1  :-ok

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on June 01, 2014, 02:47:42 PM

Thank you friends :))

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Post by: lauhof on June 01, 2014, 09:19:28 PM

Splendid result!! :-salut

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on June 01, 2014, 09:36:57 PM

Thank you :)

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on June 02, 2014, 10:18:09 AM

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

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: mfg495 on June 02, 2014, 12:05:29 PM

 :-ok

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Post by: modellius on June 06, 2014, 10:46:45 AM

great !

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on June 06, 2014, 10:54:51 AM

Thank you friends :))

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 25, 2015, 07:34:56 PM

One more

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 25, 2015, 09:56:53 PM

New one

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Second Air Force on December 25, 2015, 11:05:16 PM

Both fine looking machines!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on December 26, 2015, 12:15:14 PM

wonderful work!!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 26, 2015, 03:35:16 PM

Thank you friends :) More material will to come ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 28, 2015, 05:24:26 PM

One more :)

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Post by: Second Air Force on December 28, 2015, 05:37:44 PM

I like this later paint scheme--the Marines kept flying these quite a while, into 1943!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 28, 2015, 05:40:48 PM

It look like good plane, no matter it is biplane.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on December 28, 2015, 06:57:52 PM

Lovely profile of the SBC! :-love

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 28, 2015, 06:59:18 PM

Thank you :)

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Jicehem on December 29, 2015, 08:43:39 AM

Hello,

Very beautiful profiles. Bravo !

Have you at least one French ?

Jicéhem :-wave

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 29, 2015, 08:51:04 AM

Thanks mate :) No French machine is order but as well I have somewhere excellent images, sample could be made ;) Did they have French or US paints (similar to French machines)?

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Jicehem on December 29, 2015, 09:07:03 AM

Quote from: No.1 on December 29, 2015, 08:51:04 AM

Did they have French or US paints (similar to French machines)?

They have been painted in the USA but wore French paints.

Jicehem :-wave

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 29, 2015, 09:09:44 AM

Thanks for info, will have that in mind ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Jicehem on December 29, 2015, 09:49:12 AM

Quote from: No.1 on December 29, 2015, 09:09:44 AM

Thanks for info, will have that in mind ;)

Have you got the Heller kit ?

Jicehem :-wave

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 29, 2015, 09:56:02 AM

No, I have Matchbox kit and I think I start build long time ago but have to put it away under pressure of reviews of publications orders :(

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Jicehem on December 29, 2015, 10:06:59 AM

Quote from: No.1 on December 29, 2015, 09:56:02 AM

No, I have Matchbox kit and I think I start build long time ago but have to put it away under pressure of reviews of publications orders :(

It's also a pretty kit.

Jicehem :-wave

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Second Air Force on December 29, 2015, 04:05:18 PM

I've always wanted to build one of the French airplanes, a really attractive idea to me.....especially after seeing a photo of the "homeless" aircraft sitting on Martinique.

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on December 31, 2015, 03:41:24 PM

And this could be last one for this year ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Second Air Force on December 31, 2015, 11:32:54 PM

Wow, it's a good one!!!

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: No.1 on January 01, 2016, 09:17:03 AM

Thanks and Happy New Year to you all :))

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: Second Air Force on January 01, 2016, 03:20:35 PM

Happy New Year to everyone also! :-flo

Title: Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Post by: lauhof on January 01, 2016, 07:17:21 PM

Happy New Year Everybody! :-tri