Small Scale Military Headquarters

Interesting....Jim, any updates on a Merit pilot and crew figure for the Dauntless ?

Good to hear from you Jim!...any clues or hints on what the next release will be? Will it be a Dauntless or a new aircraft?

Very nice work, look forward seeing the underside when you are all done.

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Matthew, count me in for one set of the panther skirts please.

Nice work!...& have fun at College

Jay, the Hobby Boss kit is what Merit may have based their Dauntless on
HBB81802
HobbyBoss 1:18 - US Navy SBD-3/4A Dauntless
BUT there is no release date or any other details...
every site that HBB81802 shows up, lists it as, "unavaiable"

Great work, welcome back!

As for the edition size of the Midway Dauntless I can not find any mention...did Jim at Merit ever say how many were being planned?

Hi do335pfeil, I think some confusion you are experiencing about the corsair discussion from members here is the fact that the JSI corsair IS a 21st Century corsair…same mold, warts and all, (just a little better paint job), thus why the term 21st /JSI corsair is mentioned…old members here know the ...

DO335PFEIL First off welcome aboard! I do hope you will create another post with some pictures of your 1/16 Tempest, La, & YaK models, as they sound fantastic. I must say I agree with much of your feelings toward previous releases, but am confused when you make the statement, “ I expected more detai...

Great find Corey! Yes the Dauntless is a fine model and well worth every penny.

Great work stang81! And welcome aboard

I hear you Big Mike....BUT when Jim @ Merit said "something else" it may not be a S3 Dauntless...either way we will know before December so you can make an informed decision and a few sellers should still have a S1 & S2 still around.

Welcome aboard Walt!

Dangummit....I will just have saved enough $ by the end of Aug. To get the Midway Dauntless...now if Merit makes an SBD-5 with radar and stars-n-bars....I will have to start saving all over again...and find room for another dauntless...welcome back 1/18!

Outstanding job

Nice work Jon!

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Tman, I concur with flyboy. if not too deep future will do wonders...it flows into all the imperfections and makes plastic look like glass...the stuff is the bomb. Been using it for years and never a problem. One quick example, if you own a 1/18 BBI F16, pop the canopy and give the cloudy HUD/gun si...

15tango...This should fix the cloudy canopy.....I always dip my canopy & clear parts in Future floor wax which is an acrylic that really adds clarity to plastic canopies..makes them look like glass..(.and also great for a base coat for decals.) As for the best method of aplication, you can dip, brus...

Thanks Guys for the kind words, I was very happy with the way it turned out. Dauntless, 2-B-2 was off the Lexington and has quite a history...here is the background of 2-B-2 ...The large roundel's were on it for the raid at Lae-Salamaua New Guinea 1942 here is the story and a even more detailed link...

Dragon53...from what I read they had a total of 4 kills together at Coral Sea & Sail 12 went down with Lady Lex. Found this but lacks details... " Lieutenant John Leppla who,with his gunner D. K. Liska,had flamed four Japanese planes the day before during the bombing attack on the carrier Shoho,now ...

After receiving the incredible Merit 1/18 Dauntless last week, I thought I would dig my little BBI Coral Sea Dauntless out of mothballs…(I had put the BBI away a couple of years ago to make room on display when I got the Hobby Master Dauntless)…I forgot what a great 1/32 Dauntless BBI produced, espe...

WOW....Pictures of Richard H Best's Dauntless are up on Merits site...outstanding job Merit