AD1 Project (72)
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XBT2D-1 prototype b/n 09096 c. 1945
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Old kit! c. 1968
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Re-box, c 1982
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Re-box, c. 1996
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160410: Crude folding wings fused and filled.
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160410: Folding wing seams hidden.
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160410: Separate dive brakes, but good fit.
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160413: Primed (rattle-can grey) and ready for paint. Home-made canopy masks.
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160413: Paint is MM Acryl dark sea blue (ANA607).
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160413: Paint is MM Acryl dark sea blue (ANA607).
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160413: Unmasking canopy rails
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160413: Unmasking canopy rails
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160413: Unmasking canopy rails
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160413: Unmasking canopy rails
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160413: Demo shot
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160413: Demo shot
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160428: Nat'l insignia from spares box, Tail markings printed (Canon inkjet on white decal sheet).
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160502: Prop needed re-shaping.
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160503: Prop markings
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160503: Prop markings
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160504: Complete
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160504: Complete
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160504: Complete
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3 6 December 2021, 00:27
Album info
Skyraider XBT2D-1 prototype BuNo 09096, first flown May 8, 1945. 1/72 scale.
From the really, really old Airfix kit, bought for $2.00 at the vendor tables at the Richmond VA IPMS Regional show.