Douglas A-24B Banshee

[BarryW]

This is the US Army version of the Dauntless.

I have tried to capture a fairly grubby worn appearance without going over the top. It is the Trumpeter 32 scale kit and is without a doubt the best engineered kit I have ever built and I do not exclude the Tammy Mustang. Such a pity that the decals also happen to be the worse ever.... Nevertheless it was an enjoyable build and I recommend it but, with aftermarket decals.

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[CDW]

I like that Barry, really nice and tidy and with some impressive detail.

Shame about the decals though, what happened - did they fall apart or just not want to go on properly??

 

[BarryW]

They disintegrated Colin.... dreadful things....

 

[CDW]

They disintegrated Colin.... dreadful things....

Thats a real shame, i take it the aftermarket set was easy to get???

Just noticed you're onto the Junkers JU88 next, did that myself impressive kit, just a few niggles ...... you'll enjoy building it though, i'll guarantee that!!

 

[Vaughan]

A great build with some subtle weathering well done Barry.

Vaughan

 

[BarryW]

Colin - I have decided to do the Wildcat next and leave the JU88 for a bit. I will be doing the Wildcat as a Marlett III.

I did have a fair few problems in getting the right decals and in the end found some old ones in the spares box that needed some treatment before use. They are not exact but near enough not to be noticeable to the casual observer.

 

[mobear]

love this plane barry,if you did more weathering i think it may have spoilt it,first rate mate

mobear

 

[chameleon 2009]

Very nice Barry 5* looks very impressive, are you putting this on a dio

Mike

 

[Caledonia]

I like that a lot Barry,they look to be very busy cockpits with a lot of your hard work hidden. 5 star from me too. Cheers Derek

 

[papa 695]

Hi Barry some great work there and it shows the high level of work you put into your builds well worth 5 stars

 

[stona]

Great job and very realistic.

Love the weathering too,nicely judged.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Ian M]

Very nice.

The used but not tatty look you where after worked very well.

Five big shiny ones.

Ian M

 

[BarryW]

Thank you all.....

 

[flyjoe180]

Great looking Banshee Barry, I really like it. I thought it looked like a Dauntless so I looked it up and it turns out the A24 Banshee is the US Army equivalent of the more common Navy SBD Dauntless.

 

[michaelm]

Great job Barry, weathering is spot on 5*

 

[mossiepilot]

Nice one Barry, a cracking build and paint job.

Hadn't realised that the Army Air Corps flew these, great choice of scheme.

5 stars mate.

Tony.