Infinity Models SB2C-4 Helldiver update

[LSP_K2]

I'll be interested in seeing reviews. I wonder how much this beast (see what I did there?) will cost?

[D.B. Andrus]

[Jack]

On 4/21/2020 at 9:34 PM, LSP_K2 said:

I'll be interested in seeing reviews. I wonder how much this beast (see what I did there?) will cost?

 

it's being offered by the aviation mega store in the netherlands with a preliminary price of about €100 (including VAT for the dutch), but not released yet.

[alaninaustria]

Great news and a good price too! Looking very much forward to this release!

Cheers

Alan

[Kagemusha]

I think the price is a guesstimate, they've done it before, and Heinz posted on Britmodeller that HpH/Infinity don't know the price yet. 

[coogrfan]

Looks like we're going to have a very nice IM kit of one of the ugliest aircraft to ever see service. 

Edited April 23, 2020 by coogrfan

[Radders]

Anyone want to do a Thai markings set for it... 

[Kagemusha]

57 minutes ago, Radders said:

Anyone want to do a Thai markings set for it... 

 

Siam Scale might in time. 

[chrish]

2 hours ago, coogrfan said:

Looks like we're going to have a very nice IM kit of one of the ugliest aircraft to ever see service. 

Another Stuka?

whoop sorry I get it

[Derek B]

I would love to make one of these

 

 

Derek

[Jack]

looking good, but would anyone be interested in acquiring the original resin version of the beast?

[Alburymodeler]

For the export versions (Thailand, France, Greece, Italy) a clear non framed canopy is needed, and some sources claim the bomb bay was bigger (but I doubt this, maybe it is just something written on the internet).

 

[Derek B]

10 hours ago, Alburymodeler said:

For the export versions (Thailand, France, Greece, Italy) a clear non framed canopy is needed, and some sources claim the bomb bay was bigger (but I doubt this, maybe it is just something written on the internet).

 

 

Hi Alburymodeler,

 

From Wikipedia references, it appears that the Greek aircraft were slightly modified for their own use (see below), but from the photograph of the aircraft, the canopy appears to be the standard type for a SBC2C-5 aircraft (it is unlikely that Greek helldivers would have had an enlarged bomb bay).

 

Greek service[edit]

Further information: Air operations during the Greek Civil War

American aid provided the Royal Hellenic Air Force with 48 Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldivers from surplus U.S. Navy stocks. The aircraft were delivered by the aircraft carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) in the spring of 1949. From the 48 aircraft, 6 were used for ground instruction or spare parts and 42 were given to 336th Fighter Squadron (336 Μοίρα Διώξεως) to replace Supermarine Spitfires and the squadron's name was changed to 336th Bomber Squadron (336 Μοίρα Βομβαρδισμού).^[24]

Greek SB2C-5 Helldivers had minor changes for their COIN operations: the hard rubber tailwheel (for carrier use) was replaced by a bigger pneumatic tire for use on landing strips; and the rear gunner station and its twin MGs were deleted, as no aerial opposition existed and weight reduction was used for bombs and extra machine guns.

Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldivers, Supermarine Spitfires, and North American T-6D/Gs were used in ground-attack missions against Communist ground forces, camps, and transports during the last stages of the Greek Civil War.^[25][26]

Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldivers saw a relatively brief combat service and were gradually phased out by 1953.^[24] A few were in use until 1957 as photographic aircraft. One Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver was restored in 1997 and is displayed in the Hellenic Air Force Museum.^[27]

 

Best regards

 

Derek

 

 

 

 

 

[Jan_G]

Looks like website has been launched already even it seems that its not finished yet

http://infinitymodels.cz

 

anyhow, there is preorder form when you scroll down with price 89$ for Helldiver, so I couldn’t resist 

jan

Edited May 4, 2020 by Jan_G

[scvrobeson]

On 4/23/2020 at 2:26 PM, Alburymodeler said:

For the export versions (Thailand, France, Greece, Italy) a clear non framed canopy is needed, and some sources claim the bomb bay was bigger (but I doubt this, maybe it is just something written on the internet).

 

 

The Special Hobby -5 kit includes the updated bits, including both a new canopy and bomb bay.

 

 

Matt