US Navy SB2C-4 ‘Operation Iceberg’ 1/72 Academy

The SB2C Helldiver was a carrier-based dive bomber aircraft produced for the US Navy during WWII, replacing the Douglas SBD Dauntless. The SB2C was much faster than the SBD it replaced. It was known for having difficult handling characteristics, and as a result neither pilots nor aircraft carrier captains seemed to like it too much. The Truman Committee investigated Helldiver production and turned in a scathing report, which eventually led to the beginning of the end for Curtiss, the plane’s manufacturer. Problems with the Helldiver were eventually ironed out, and in spite of its early problems the aircraft was flown through the last two years of the Pacific War with a fine combat record.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/72
Skill Level: 4
Parts: 70+
– Assembly required
– 3 sprues
– Molded in grey plastic
– One decal sheet
– One photo-etched fret
– Clear parts
– Accurately detailed panel lines and rivets
– Detailed cockpit interior and landing gear
– Optional position parts
– Detailed bomb bay
– Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

1. SB2C-4E, VB-16, USS Randolph, 1945
2. SB2C-4E, VB-84, USS Bunker Hill, 1945
3. SB2C-4, ‘White’ VB-3, USS Yorktown, April 1945

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:

Red
Silver
Steel
Yellow (for option B above only)
Flat Black
Clear Red
Clear Orange
Clear Blue
Intermediate Blue (for option C above only)
Burnt Iron
Olive Drab
Dark Ghost Grey
White
Navy Blue
Zinc Chromate Type 1
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