Wolfgun33 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Hey all. I have this boxing of the Helldiver and I had a question about it. Is the Revell boxing the same kit? There's a lot of aftermarket for the Revell kit and I wanted to see if it wold work on the Monogram one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CardsFan Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I believe that is the old, original Monogram kit from the '60s with the toy-like features such as a dropping bomb, movable landing gear, et al. Not to be confused with the beautiful Monogram Pro-Modeler/Revell kit from the early 2000s, for which the abundant aftermarket items were created. Others may know more. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
metroman Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 'Tis the ancient one. RUN AWAY! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Always loved that box art Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Definitely not the Revell/Monogram/ProModeler kit. Accurate Miniatures also released a variant of the later kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Thanks everyone for the replies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 That reminds me to pick up one of the Accurate Miniature kits on ebay. I keep on hoping that someone will come out with a state of the art kit, but I seriously doubt it. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 The Accurate Miniatures kit is very much state of the art. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, DonSS3 said: The Accurate Miniatures kit is very much state of the art. Don, I have a few Accurate Miniature kits in my stash, and all are excellent kits, but not for the faint of heart. Their SBD Dauntless series uses a complex PE set of parts for the dive brakes and I've never gotten the nerve to build my kit yet, so the old Hasegawa kit is still alone in the display. I'm going to be building their Vindicator SB2U-3 this year OOB, and I'm really looking forward to it. My 1/48 scale USN WWII SBD collection has a SBD-3 Dauntless, a TBD-1 Devastator, & a TBF-3 Avenger with several more versions to go when I get in the mood to add another aircraft to that collection. Joel Edited December 16, 2017 by Joel_W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Joel_W said: Their SBD Dauntless series uses a complex PE set of parts for the dive brakes... Wait...what? As probably mentioned earlier the AM Helldiver release was molded by Monogram for their Pro Modeler line and is very much state of the art. That kit has PE dive flaps but are designed to be fitted closed so there's little difficulty in building. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 29 minutes ago, WymanV said: Wait...what? As probably mentioned earlier the AM Helldiver release was molded by Monogram for their Pro Modeler line and is very much state of the art. That kit has PE dive flaps but are designed to be fitted closed so there's little difficulty in building. Ken Ken, I'm partial to having them open on all my dive bombers. The AM kit uses PE hinges that really look like a "tough nut to crack" as I'm not the greatest with PE other then bits and pieces cut off a sheet and glued directly to a piece of plastic. but I'm going to have to give it a try and see what happens. I guess the worst case scenario is that I end up closing the flaps. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 You will have your hands full if you plan to fit Helldiver flaps open. The interior structure is molded solid and closed so you'll have to hack it all out and replace with aftermarket, if there's anything available. Or scratchbuild, which would be a different kind of handful. The Accurate Miniatures SBDs have styrene flaps & actuators-which is what caught my attention Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nachtwulf Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 That is the old monogram kit from the 1960's. I remember building one with my dad when I was 4 in 1968 and playing with it in the bath tub! Happy days indeed. Build it! it would be good experience, bath tub landings optional. Dale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 9 hours ago, WymanV said: You will have your hands full if you plan to fit Helldiver flaps open. The interior structure is molded solid and closed so you'll have to hack it all out and replace with aftermarket, if there's anything available. Or scratchbuild, which would be a different kind of handful. The Accurate Miniatures SBDs have styrene flaps & actuators-which is what caught my attention Ken Ken, I'm not doubting you as an old man's memory isn't the most reliable thing in the world. As for the Helldiver, if the dive flaps are molded close, then I'll most likely leave that that way. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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