Templates for the canopy framing of the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator carrier torpedo aircraft in 1:48 scale. They cover the glazing from both sides and are matched to the clear parts of the Great Wall Hobby kit.
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In 1937 the Douglas TBD was the most modern thing the US Navy had on a deck. An all-metal monoplane with folding wings, it replaced biplane torpedo carriers and carried a crew of three under a long glass tunnel no other type of the day had. Within five years, though, technology had overtaken it, and on the morning of 4 June 1942 that cost the crews their lives: the torpedo squadrons attacked the Japanese force without fighter cover, flew slow and low, and one of them came back with a single survivor. The attack nevertheless occupied the Japanese defenses so much that the dive bombers arrived over practically uncovered decks.
The glass tunnel of the Devastator is the most conspicuous part of the model and at the same time the most laborious, because it contains many longitudinal and transverse frames. The templates included are applied straight onto the glass and the boundary between the transparent area and the camouflage then runs exactly where it should.
It pays to spray the interior shade of the cockpit first, let it cure thoroughly and only then move on to the outer camouflage. An extensive glazed area gives away every imperfection on the inner side and there is no correcting it once the canopy is closed.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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