Dauntless question

in article snipped-for-privacy@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com, snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.net at snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.net wrote on 10/18/07 7:43 PM:

Standard USN aircraft colors in 1942 were Blue-Gray uppers and Light Gray lowers. The Light Gray is virtually identical to FS 36440 Light Gull Gray. Blue-Gray is a grayish-blue with some green in it. FS 35189 is a decent approximation. It's available in Testors Model Master enamels and Polly Scale acrylics; probably other brands as well.

Pip Moss

'IF' it's the old Monogram 1/48th kit I think the indentations on the bomb were there just for the swinging and dropping feature.

Some pre-war Navy schemes did not carry stars on the fuselage. Some had two different sizes on the wings. Perhaps the 'raggedly painted' stars are there to represent hastily repainted markings. I'd check some photo references if the instructions are too quiet on the subject.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

its the same old kit I built in the early 1970's. the instructions don't say squat about the different decals. from the design it looks like the a/c was painted grey over the blue. not sure why that was done if this was a 1942 version of the plane. but what the heck. its a simple build in a weekend kit.... oh, and then I guess I have to fill in the bomb indentations..

thx - Craig

Regarding the roundel, that was a rather hasty repaint to cover up the yellow circle used for Operation Torch. The SBD in question was blue/gray over gray.

Ken