Model Aircraft – September 2019

A

ccurate Miniatures are well known

for their excellent line of kits they

released in the late 1990’s and early

2000’s. One of the lesser known

aircraft in their range was the

Vought Vindicator, a carrier based dive-bomber

from the 1930s. The kit is well detailed with

only one drawback. The rear fuselage, which is

fabric coverd on the real plane, has a sink mark

all around the middle and a smaller one a bit

more to the front. This was quite tricky to ill

and sand without ruining the surface details. It

took a while to ix but it good enough. Overall,

the surface detail is very nice with ine recessed

panel lines and some rivet or screw details

visible in places. The cockpit is very detailed

with very nice side panels, radios,

instrument panels and seats

with etched seat belts included

in the kit. All the parts were

primed with Alclad Black

Primer and airbrushed with

Alclad Aluminium. The

details like radios,

instrument panels,

Manufacturer: Accurate Miniatures

Scale: 1:4 8

K i t Ty p e: Plastic injection moulded

Kit Number: 480200

SB2U-1 Vindicator

THE COCKPIT IS VERY DETAILED

WITH VERY NICE SIDE PANELS

Rene Van Der Hart builds the 1:48 Accurate Miniatures SB2U-1 Vindicator

Naval

Dive Bomber

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