Curtiss SB2-C Naval aircraft modification unit „ NAMU"
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33 28 January 2018, 21:12
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After my motivation finally returned from being on strike, I managed to put some effort into the beasts cockpit interior and gunners seat
14 January 2019, 16:26
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Thank you all, welcome aboard mates !: Wheelwell door hinges added to Gearstruts, fixed part of hydraulic break line still to come. Next task will be the dive breaks.
Acki: Ich mag's eben gern bunt....😄
11 February 2019, 18:31
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Hier geht es weiter!🙂 Turtledeck-Mimik & Kanzelschiene: sehr schön!
6 May 2020, 12:25
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wunderschön die Details! ... ich frage mich aber gerade, ob die gelbe NAMU Maschine nicht unbewaffnet unterwegs war. Die Fotos zeigen meiner Meinung nach ausgebaute Flügelkanonen.
25 May 2020, 19:01
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Thank you Thomas ! I think you are right, the two original pictures show no armament, neither guns in the wings, nor rocket racks under the wings.
Mine will be unarmed too.
@ Jorge : Sorry mate, unfortunately I don't speak or read spanish
25 May 2020, 20:34
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Hydraulik actuators and mimik for flap drivers installed ( 62 parts ) . Second half still to come.
9 June 2020, 18:56
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Cool details in comparison with pics during restoring of a SB2C...
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16 June 2020, 19:11
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Cowlflap actuators, gearstrut-crankshaft and more detailing for the divebreak-mechanism done.
Trimtab actuators added, fixed clearparts installed. Almost ready for paint now........
17 September 2020, 16:40
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Schön dass es weiter geht! Welcome back at the work bench! Nice details, especially cowling inner side. I'm watching for paint especially yellow. 🙂
17 September 2020, 19:28
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Pic 36: die Sturzflugbremsen jetzt schon festgeklebt oder nur temporär via Drahtstücke? Übrigens sieht SEHR gut aus!
21 September 2020, 15:27
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Dankeschön ! Erstmal nur mittels Draht probegepasst..... PE fehlt noch, zusammen mit der ganzen Verstellmechanik. Würde beim Flächeneinbau sonst nur kaputtgehen......
21 September 2020, 16:47
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Thank you Daniel ! Momentarily this beast is driving me up the wall, wing fit is fubar, making this a lot more
work than I expected........🙂
21 September 2020, 17:03
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Freut mich sehr das Gelb! 🙂 Hast du alles in EINEM Rutsch geairbrusht? Oder in mehreren Sessions? Wenn in einem Rutsch wie gehalten? 37 und 39: die Betonung der Blechstösse mit Glanz ist gut zu sehen. Sehr gespannt auf das gesamt Ergebnis!
10 October 2020, 18:11
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Danke Dir ! Es waren insgesamt 5 Durchgänge, Schattieren eingerechnet. Vorne durchgebohrt für Styrolrohr zum Halten.
10 October 2020, 18:22
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Thx Ben, in reality it has a ltlle more orange to it, got swallowed up by the camera
11 October 2020, 09:25
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Good to read the yellow is more orange in real life as the pictures indeed are a bit pale compared to the shots of the real bird.
9 November 2020, 18:04
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Thanks Patrick, you're right, looks a bit pale.... I think reality is somewhere in between, these old Kodakchrome colour photographs are generally a bit more orangy than the real thing used to be
9 November 2020, 18:14
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That's why it always looks so much sunnier on those old pictures. 🙂
9 November 2020, 18:16
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On Monday this project almost came to an early and violent end : The Helldiver decided to live up to its reputation being a Divebomber and dove off the workbench...... Only to crash onto the floor, breaking both legshafts, the antenna mast and one diveflap, damaging several actuators.
Aaaaaarghhhh ! As one can imagine, I was veeery close to hammering the whole thing into the bin,which I'm glad I did'nt, because the project has grown too far and consumed too much time to be dumped.
But, the upside of this downfall is, that I am now able to correct some details I was not quite satisfied with, for instance the position of the legshafts.
Keeping calm and carrying on ! 🙂
9 December 2020, 16:14
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Hanno: don't give up! don't give up!!don't give up!!!don't give up!!!!don't give up!!!!!don't give up!!!!!!don't give up!!!!!!!don't give up!!!!!!
9 December 2020, 17:39
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we are all holding our breath behind you. go for it Hanno! one step at a time....
9 December 2020, 18:57
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Youtube Video
This is what I would have to say, only Kate and Peter are way better at it. 😉
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17 December 2020, 23:18
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I love your evil genius in super detailing the flap actuators. Definitely don't give up. You have way to much invested into this project.
18 December 2020, 02:32
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Aaaawwww, thanks Patrick, I have already repaired most of it. Could have been worse. We'll all see this one finished shortly 🙂
Thank you Clifford and A.J. !
18 December 2020, 07:51
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Calling this one done, right on time to give 2020 the boot in a whole !
This project was not sailing under a good star, like so many other things this year.....
After its divebomb attack on the floor this was not due to become a mastepiece anymore but still I think
it's ok-ish. In the end I'm glad I did'nt bin it like my first rage tempted me to. 🙂
A happy and healthy 2021 for all of you, see ya'll next year !
31 December 2020, 11:52
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I'm very happy to see the finished yellow Beast (just in time before 2020 ends🙂 ). Great job and result!
31 December 2020, 11:52
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Thank you Clifford, Daniel Thomas, Maciej and Ben ! I'm glad that you like my yellow beast ! 🙂 @Thomas : Your rescue Helldiver was the inspiration for this. 🙂
4 January 2021, 22:56