Building the Revell Pro Modeler 1/48 Scale SB2C-4 Helldiver Dive Bomber
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- In this 16th amateur model build of the series, we’ll be constructing, painting, weathering, and adding photo etch to the Revell Pro Modeler 1/48 scale World War II era SB2C-4 Helldiver -kit #85-5983.
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CREDITS:
Photos: Helldiver photo images and film stock are Public Domain from U.S. Navy and other governmental agencies.
Movie Clip: “The Screaming Skull” (1958) Public Domain as this movie was never copyrighted or it has lapsed.
Music Credits:
Excerpts from “Glenn Miller Day” public domain - U.S. National Archives
"Long Road Ahead" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons...
“Past the Edge” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons...
“Prologue 2” By BenjaminHarveydesign --Creative commons (CC0) from Freesound.org
ERROR(s) for this video: The right landing gear is crooked at the end. The model structure is weak, but I should have straightened it out for the end shots.
(For those who viewed later): The Answer for Project #17 was -- The U.S.S. Indianapolis heavy cruiser in 1/350 scale.
Thank you sir for the very informative video,great music and pictures.Is this the old Monogram?.Sorry for the loss of your dog, Greetings from Norway,
I actually really enjoy that you sometimes put the relaxed rain sounds when you don't talk and not some obnoxious music. Thumbs up!
Thanks Pug ! 😀
OK, I have to say right off the bat, I really like the little facts you attach to the top of the screen. Good show!
Hi Tom Andrews The Hangar Deck, thanks, I'm glad you like those info banners! I just need to watch out for those occasional typos, I'm the world's worst typist! 😅
Man I first built the Monogram Helldiver in around 1977, glad to see it still around.
Hi oneastrails, as long as there are models and interest in WWII, we'll definitely have Helldivers 😎
"Moonlight Serenade"🎼🎶🎵
Glenn's self composed theme song. It's nice that even Benny Goodman paid homage.
What a GREAT job you did on this. I LOVE build videos of these classic, older kits especially ones from the 1/48th Pro Modeler series. In your capable hands, you prove how good they can look compared to many of the newer kits five times as expensive. In addition, your videos are so well "produced." All the facts and figures you supply on the subject aircraft; your clear, concise construction sequence and techniques; identifying products you used as well as the music you've included. Keep up the good work. I am very glad to be one of your loyal subscribers. THANK YOU!
Thanks so much for the comments Lawrence, it keeps me inspired to make more videos! So glad you're enjoying the format 😃
Max, I'm going to have to jump in here on Lawrence's comment. Hope Lawrence doesn't mind (the rest of the thread seems to be in another place). Fantastic build. Just goes to show what can be achieved , with good techniques, thoughtfully/ skillfully applied. Well done!
You certainly have improved your painting and weathering skills since 2001.....great job....very enjoyable watch and very glad to see a WW2 model (not that I have any issues with the modern ones you build). Your work is full of tips and the facts behind the build are always a point of interest.....thank you!!
Thank you Robert! 🙂
Can we have a tour of all your model builds? I think it would be awesome to see all the amazing models you have made throughout the years and how far your skills have come. I started watching your videos about 2 months ago and it reminded me of when my dad use to built models when I was a kid and how I would play with them and break them (sorry dad). I then showed my dad your videos and he was hooked on watching some videos with me. We then went and bought a model kit which was the f-22 raptor. We began building it having fun but I had to go back home with my mom and I had to finish on my own. It took awhile but I finished it and I’m proud of it even though it looks like it should be burned in fire. I’m now working on the f-14 tomcat model kit and I can’t wait to finish it. I don’t know where I was going with this but I want to thank you for uploading these videos I enjoy every minute of them and I started building some of my own models. I hope you continue and have fun building them.
Thanks Fernando, I'm glad you're having fun which is the most important part and that you and your father are taking time to share the hobby together when you can! I don't have too many of my earlier models, maybe just a handful. I'm always afraid to move them because something always seems to break off. But, I'll keep your suggestion in mind. It may be enjoyable for the viewers to see.
My grandfather served in VMSB-244 this was so cool to see. I just picked up this kit and will be using this video as a guide. Thanks!
Hi sdefrees, that's great to hear and best of fun on your build! 😃
Nice work. I've never seen a whole model painted whilst still on the sprue. I also really enjoyed your chipping technique. Thank you again for sharing your skills.
Hi David, thanks! I try to mix it up a little each time and try different things. Since many of the parts on the sprue needed to have the same paint applied, I just left them on there. 😉
This guy can make a model look real to a newbie like me
Thanks aviation films, I appreciate that comment very much!
I had stacks of boxes of these plastic models in the garage for years that I never had a chance to build or put together. This is fantastic! I just imagine it was me doing this. I would skip many days of lunch just to use my lunch money to buy these at the department store including paint and accessories. Never could afford an air brush. The radio recording during the WWII days is icing on the cake!
When I moved, I had to give up lots these so I took pictures of them before letting them go.
Thanks Kerwin, let me be your avatar 🤭
Thanks for putting this up. My dad was a tailgunner and radioman on a SB2C-4 Air Group 83 on the Carrier Essex for the Okinawa campaign in 1945.
Glad you enjoyed it! Your Dad took part in one of the most significant events in human history to be sure.
Max,
As always, a superb build, particularly the weathering and the techniques used. Also, your video style (commentary, historical information, music, etc) is by far my favorite. I enjoy watching your videos as much as I enjoy doing my own builds!
Thanks for sharing - looking forward to the next one.
Wow, thanks so much Firstname Lastname! 😊
I built this same Pro Modeler kit in the over all sea blue version off the Bunker Hill. It was a beautiful kit then, and I plan to build another in the near future. Same version, but with lots of aftermarket detailing. Along with other books to research, IPMS Stockholm is a great website for research. On the later Helldivers (late 1944 and 45) the cockpit was olive interior green, with everything else inside chromate green. The earlier Accurate Miniatures kit is also great. The cockpit on that one was painted with an in house "Curtiss interior green," or olive drab with some flat yellow in it. This is a great model, and you did a great job on this kit.
Thanks Howard! 🙂
Great, the build, kit, video, and WW2 music, all together you nailed it bud!!! 👍
Hi nigelconnor6960 , that's very nice of you to say. Thank you for the feedback 😊
Great video! Really enjoyed the opening images and the notes that were provided during the build. Great build .... You are a true artist!
Hi Steve, that's awesome, thank you! 😊
Cab Calloway's music Is excellent, i like it.
Thanks Max. Dogs are the best and faithful friends. Thank you for your excellent and useful videos. I will wating for the next. Greetings and blessings for you Max, from Guatemala, the Land of Quetzal Bird simbol of Freedom. Sorry about my bad english.
Hi, no worries! I can understand your comments 😃
Every time I read statistics about how many aircraft our country built for WW2 I am thoroughly amazed. Over 7000 of this type alone in 2 years. Just think about the amount of work and raw materials it takes to do this. What an amazing feat!
Hi Crimson_Ghost, I agree! I was dumbfounded that 7,042 Helldivers were produced in just two years despite the early problems. It is a testament to the will and fortitude of the American people back then.
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I really love this aircraft! Thanks for the post!!
Hi Phil, thanks for watching!
Love the build. Makes me wish I had bought the kit when I had the chance. I have the Monogram version of this kit to build. Interesting note, the Army Air Corp wanted a dive bomber before the war. They placed an order for several of these planes on December 31st, 1940. They made a few changes to the plane. Larger wheels, removal of the tailhook, removal of the folding wing mechanisms and a few other minor changes. The plane was based on the SB2C-1. They were designated A-25A Shrike. Info from Squadron Signal aviation book on the SB2C Helldiver. I was a volunteer at an airshow one year and had the priviledge of keeping the crowd back from a Helldiver as it started up to do flyovers for the show. That prop sent every tiny piece of sand and rocks flying. Glad I was wearing long pants. The best sounds to hear are the sound of a radial engine and merlin roaring to life followed by allison engines when it comes to planes.
Thanks for sharing the story. I got a good dusting from a P-51 prop one time. 🤨
My dad flew Helldivers and may other carrier and land based Navy aircraft from 1942 - 1962.
No matter the plane he told me his favorite was 20mm canon.
Hi Matt, thanks for sharing, it was a different type of flying back then for sure! 😃
I really like the colors of WWII Navy planes.
My favorites too!🙂
Beautiful looking plane!
Hi Frances, Thanks a lot!
Built this kit thirty years ago it’s one of Monograms best kits for its age... great job!
Thanks Zero, I hope you enjoyed yours 🙂
Thank you! wonderful build. Also deeply appreciate your taking the time to explain all you did. It's a great help for someone like myself with very modest skills. Thanks again sir.
Thanks Brian, I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Sorry about your dog Milo. One year ago, my best friend Bruno, a Little Schnauzer, passed away. It's really sad, but, the good moments, that I stay with my dog, are the best in my life, and I will remember forever.
They are truly Man's Best Friend. RIP Bruno🐕🐶
I feel you. I lost my cat, Aku, a couple of months ago... It is a nice tribute to give to your doggo in the video. I did something similar. Since it's kind of illegal or at least not allowed I can't tell.. But I feel you. Also... I really like your builds, the history you give before the build and so on. This build with building the paints from aluminium up is great. I've wondered why nobody does it. Keep it up, looks neat.
Thanks, sorry for your loss as well.
Came for the build, stayed for the music
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Good job! I was surprised to see that Revell fixed that old Monogram kit. I built it back in the 80s with the folding wings and retractable landing gear. Those old Monogram kit's were kind of toy like. But I always saw them as a blank canvas that you could make a masterpiece out of with a little bit of time and detailing. And they were a lot of fun to build when you were a kid. The old Monogram P40 is still one of my favorites and they all bring back a lot of fond memories. 🙂
Hi Steve, thanks! Oldies, but goodies sometimes 😉
This is not the old Monogram kit from 1961. This is the model released by Monogram under their Pro Modeler label as a new tool in 1997. Later issued by Revell after they had absorbed Monogram into their product range.
Really like the weathering techniques you used. Stunning build.
Glad you liked it, much appreciated! 😃
Beautiful build, I love the realistic (as in, attempting to mimic what actually happens to the real plane) weathering technique, I have always wanted to try but never had the guts, and you made it look amazing!
Thanks gnashings, trying to get into he swing of things again. Hope to do better on the next one. 😉
Love the tie-in of Glen Miller music, nice touch. Well done, you inspired me to improve my cockpits.
Thanks Bruce, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😃
1/48 Hellcat. Great build as usual. Many thanks.
Thanks Stephen!
Gonna look up that song "Duration Blues". Awesome!
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Like the kit . Looks the old Monogram kit ,retooled ,Pro Modeler ,Revell /Monogram .
Pretty good for the day 🙂
Lovely video, very relaxing and informative. Made me excited to restart modelling after 25 years.
Thanks so much Rob O, glad you're having fun again 🙂
Beautiful finish, and perfect music accompaniment. Many thanks!
Thanks so much Frances 😃
Lexington.......enterprise..........another great video and build. I love watching your videos, good information, interesting stuff, cool photos and music. Keep up the good work
Thanks Ryan, glad to hear it! 🙂
finally a ww2 plane made by you. cant wait to watch it come together
Hope you like it! 😉
Nice Helldiver excellent weathering now make my kit thanks 🙏 for sharing
Thanks Juan, glad you enjoyed 🙂
Easy way to start off aerial two little nicks in rudder same place glue in whatever you use as aerial wire got a good start on fitting it
Hi Wendy, good idea. I would hope I didn't cut the antenna mast in two trying that😅
Good job Max!
I like that because here is not to much 'weathering' added.
Hi Jernej Funkl, happy that you liked it. There was a bit of groundwork laid down, but I only used a little of it to get the final effects. 😃
@@MaxAfterburner Yeah! All your models are great :)
Well done
Hi Michael, that's very kind to say, thanks 😊
Ahh, the *_"Sonnovabitch-2nd Class! :D_*
Damn.....beat me to it.....!
My grandpa was in the Navy and told us it's true sailor name the son of a gun second class
Nice build and nice ambiance too! Tks!
Hi Michelotto, thanks very much 😃
And Sir, Its the ENTERPRISE!
Really nice presentation 😀
Hi Richard, thanks a lot! 😊
Great musical background! For me, maybe the best music that ever made in the USA. The appropriate background to build an aviation legend, like the "Helldiver". Fantastic building, from the start to the end. Great technique and superb skill on your model. Congratulations for a great work. Thank you for share your skills, in this great video. Greetings from Guatemala, the Land of Quetzal Bird, simbol of Freedom. Have a Happy New Year 2022.
Hi Jayro Humberto Guzmán Valencia, thank you and I'm so glad you enjoyed the presentation! 😃
Nice job thanks for sharing.
Hi Jerry, thanks, I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😊
У вас очень интересный подход к сборке и окраске... Отличная работа!!!
Leha, Спасибо, надеюсь, вам понравилось!
1. 1/48 P38 by Tamiya
2. 1/350 uss Missouri
3. 1/48 Spitfire by Tamiya
(Also thanks for another amazing build, looks great!)
Thanks It's Free Real Estate, and thanks for the guesses. 😊
Interesting kit. It was a rubbish aircraft from a pilot perspective but I’ve always wanted to build one.
Hi TheThirdMan, it's a decent kit, but the landing gear is a little weak support-wise.
verry beautifull workoriginal model congratulations
Hi Patrick, thank you so much! 😀
Super résultat ..Bravo ..
Merci Robert! 😄
Ooooh....a lot of USS Yorktown CV-10 there! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻😍😎
....if I remember correctly, Captain Jocko Clark turned the USS Yorktown around, sailed back to port, demanded the Helldivers to be for swapped SBD Dauntless machines....as the SB2C's wasn't good enough to use as anchors! 😳😲😆😂
Hadn't heard that one, funny story if true. 😃
I really like your videos. Good voice over, good content. I really like the era specific music and radio announcements. Keep up the good work.
Hi Randy, much appreciated of your thoughts on this video. It was a chance to do something a little different 🤗
Excellent video & job building your SB2C-4 Helldiver!
Glad for your kind comments, thanks JackFlemingFan 🙂
I'd say your skills have improved since the first one; as I would expect after 18 years! LOL! I work in aviation radio (Ground Traffic Control) and I have to say, I really like your tone and narration.
Thanks TJ! If anyone's out there who wants me hire me as an expensive voice actor... I'm available 🤪😉
Nice job. The diving brakes did "give the pilots more time". All purpose built dive bombers have them to prevent overspeed in a dive, the cause of compressability.
Yup 🙂
Nice build.
Thanks David 🙂
Brilliant..Great video and build.But don’t know if I enjoyed watching or listening.Excellent idea having 1040’s radio as the soundtrack .!👍
Thanks very much Paul B 😃
It's great to watch ur skill and talent .and the fact you work at aircraft. . excellent
Thanks again Jon! 🙂
its a 1/350 fletcher class destroyer.. Tom, I've been modeling for 55 years and I still learn something new from your builds..always enjoy the background audio and info..only gripe is put some crew figures with the aircraft, they establish scale of the aircraft ( they'rs not UAV's ) lol...as always another great build and video..hope you do the 1/48 L-39 soon..
Hi Peter, as to the Helldiver there was no pilot figure. I have indeed omitted pilots and aircrews in the past. I think figure painting is probably the hardest thing to pull off in the model world. I haven't built up the confidence to try that avenue yet.
If that video was 2 hours long,I would have happily watched it.Great video as well as the wonderful build.I seldom like music on model videos but you had a great choice that was both interesting but not overbearing.In fact some of the tunes help to enhance the view of the build.A balance like that is hard to achieve.Also I liked the camera angles to show the work.They were clear enough to see how the part looked and how it was transformed by picking up on subtle details.Sometimes when the angle of filming is too flat fixed and straight it’s hard to see subtle details like weathering being added by the modeler.Only later when we see a different view we see the effect.
This is my second view of this video as I got this kit in my stash and finally its on my build list.
Hi The majestic magnificent, thanks so very much for your very generous comments, I surely do appreciate them and it helps keep me motivated for the channel's work. Good luck on your build! 😃
Great video again, Max! My guess for the next kit is that it’s going to be either the aircraft carrier Enterprise, a P-51, or a P-38
Thanks for your guesses Isaac! 🙂
Great build,video,and music.Top job😎👍!
Thanks, much obliged Melvyn 😉 👌🏻
Excelent vid, as always, with very good historic background. Thank also for explaining the antenna building
Thanks Miguel, glad you liked it 🙂
Great vid as usual...my guess,
1/72 Sherman firefly, 1/48 mustang or 1/350 Arizona!
Either way, can't wait!
Thanks for the support and the guesses, purplejarvy 😉
Nice.I really want to see this SB2C Helldiver Dive bomber.Keep it up.
Thanks Kyaw 🙂
I loved your work, especially using metal, interior green and then the actual colour which is realistic in my mind and yours. You are the first modeller that I have seen using that method which I have always thought about along the same kinda lines as the way to go. My only comment is that I thought maybe you should have mixed maybe 15 % > 20% white into your sea & intermediate sea blue colours just to simulate the sun fade of the harsh Pacific Ocean sun and salt for a little bit more realistic effect.
Cheers mate 🍻, love ya stuff.🇦🇺
Thanks Graham 😃
Well, from the looks of it the box is pretty big. I'm going to go and hope it's a B-52 (with an x-15?). I love your videos, rain noses are nice as well. You keep making your models better and better!
Thanks so much Aaron 😀 I hid the actual box behind that "curtain" to conceal the size of the model. Could be big, could be average size 😉
B-25J
South Carolina battleship
M4A3 (76) Sherman
Beautiful build max ! 😊
Thanks Alexander 😃
Nice work friend!
Awesome build - great video!
Thanks Darryl, much appreciated 🙂
Great video! Excellent job !!
Thanks Uncle Tats 🙂
Great work on the Hell Diver. My guess on the No: 17 build: Eduard 1/48 P-51 Mustang or Tamiya 1/48 P-38 Lightning.
Thanks tomcatter11 and good luck with those guesses 😄
i loved glueing plastic models when i was a child. until i have realized they have to be painted first.
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SO FREAKIN COOL
Hi R34DLINE Gaming, thanks again! 😃
Fabulous looking Helldiver mate. What a difference 18 years of experience makes aye?
You've given me some cool ideas for when the time comes to build my RNZAF Dauntless and Ventura!
A small tip re the aircraft canopies. I like to paint the exterior of the clear parts with the interior colour first and then paint the exterior colour over the top. This gives the effect of looking like the interior was painted from the inside as well which is very tricky to do.
As for the mystery model... at a guess I'd say possibly either a 1/48 scale Grumman Avenger or Hellcat, or if a 1/350 scale ship.... perhaps the USS Missouri?
Thanks James, I'll have to try that sometime. And thanks for your guesses 😃
looks awesome
Thanks B-MAN 67 😃
Wow nice job thanks for sharing......
Thanks Juan! 🙂
outstanding job thank you for the video
Thanks Scott, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
1/350 Scale ship is my guess. Excellent work as always!
Thanks Carlos! Which one? 😀 😉
@@MaxAfterburner USS Lexington
Hi Carlos, thanks for the guess. Did you see the recent footage when they found the Lexington?
Max_Afterburner Ya they found it in March. The underwater footage is crazy.
Sweet
Thank you TPB Buzzelli 🙂
Cab Calloway was having a hell of a time trying to get that audience going...
Epic
Thanks Stephen 🙂
Have you seen the HPH model's 1\32 Helldiver resin kit,they have thier instructions to all thier kits on site.Good for basic interior references.Just used thier Fw189 instructions for GWH \48 fw189 kit.Great channel.
Thanks Darron, wow, what a "Beast" of a kit. I had no idea there was a 1/32 scale Helldiver out there. 😮
HPH are a great place to 'borrow' research,thier 'instructions' are really well done,Rochm model's is same if you like German Armour.
I always thought Promodeler rendition of this plane has an exaggerated wing dihedral angle. That's why it has been in my stash for past 20 years but your techniques are great! I'm still searching for a way to correct the wing issue or perhaps build them in folding wing configuration, that's another 20 years to think about it. 😂😂
Hi vin10954, if you ever get a chance to build it, watch out for the main landing gear. They're a bit weak.
@@MaxAfterburner Thanks for your advice, I will write down on instruction sheet.
Nice build and end result. Not the way I would build but I can appreciate the process. Still, stealing a few ideas though👍
Forgot to add, if you see this check out the Infiniti helldiver 1/32 and all the extras. I have one with all the extras but this may well take over a year to build… it’s intimidating😂
Hi Bill, good luck with the monster of a build! 😃
1. 1/48 AV-8B II Harrier Plus
2. 1/48 F-35B
3. 1/48 F-117
4. 1/72 Haunebu II
5. F-15J
Excellent model but I have some constructive criticism:
When don’t use text if you also use your voice. There’s nothing wrong with you voice. If you want music you don’t have to turn of the music completely when speaking but just turn it down.
For the thumbnails, first when I stumbled across this channel i saw the thumbnail a thought is was some low quality video with a average modeler. I found later that you where a skilled and talented modeler and entertaining videos. The thumbnail is what will make you video be noticed, and you deserve those views!
Anyways, you a skilled modeler and I’m still learning from you
I love the old radio programs and period music though. Speaking should only go over instrumental music. Great job on the model!
Thanks, I usually don't employ ducking because I can then change the music track. Thumbnails are hard to judge, I like to keep up the mystery of the final outcome, so I prefer a screenshot from the video rather than add a bikini clad gal that really isn't in the video for click bait.
I recommend you look at quick kits thumbnails. Make you wanna click on them without revealing the finished model :)
1/48 scale Plane for sure !
Hi AzuAlx Ex, but which one? 😀 😉
@@MaxAfterburner Oh man, I think its either the P-63 Kingcobra or the P-40 Warhawk. Those 2 planes are so good looking and so unpopular with the modlers, myself included sadly.
Interesting, two have guessed the P-63 which I think would be slightly unusual to pick.
@@MaxAfterburner That's because everyone builds a P-47 or a P-51 hahaha
Love it
My gueeses
1 USS Missouri
2 USS Midway
3 a b-29 superfortress
Based on my own experience building a 1/350 USS Essex I kinda hope it is not a carrier. So much patience is required for them, the US strategy of guns everywhere means so many tiny pieces to glue and paint.
If you are doing a warship I hope you have more luck than I did with the vast number of 20 mm aa guns.
Hi Nathan, thanks for the guesses 🙂 A carrier certainly can be quite a build and a lengthy project 😏
Hey, thanks for making your videos with such attention to detail with little factoids and period footage/audio.
I have a question about decals if anyone can help. I’ve been having problems with decals that bond too quickly and tightly, after only a couple seconds (even with plenty of liquid around) so they become unworkable and stuck in the wrong position. Are there any tricks for these problems? It’s almost impossible to slide them on perfectly the first time and they slide and bind randomly while trying to get them aligned right.
Hi Captain Cruise, if I have this kind of problem, I tend to use a lot more water from the decal dish. The model will be dripping wet in the area, but I can easily float the decal still and not have it bind. On the other hand, this will dilute/wash away any decal setting solution you've pre-wetted the model with.
Max_Afterburner
I see. Thanks for the tip; I’ll give it a try next time!
I’m gunna stick with the navy theme, 1/48 scale Corsair. Maybe revelle? If not it’d be pretty cool to see the whistling death
We are poor little lambs who have lost our way...baa, baa, baaaa!
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