V-156-B1 ‘Chesapeake’ 1/48 Academy

The SB2U scout bomber was one of the first monoplanes used by the US Navy. It was contracted 1934 and first flew in 1936. Three versions were quickly developed and delivered to the Navy and the Marine Corps. The SB2U-3 had increased fuel capacity, provisions for long-range drop tanks, .50-caliber guns and increased armor protection. Woefully obsolete by the beginning of World War II and eclipsed by the better performing Northrop BT-1 and its successor, the Douglas SBD Dauntless, the Vindicator saw limited use.

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

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Product Details

Scale: 1/48
Skill Level: 3
Parts: 100+
Length: 10.7”
Height: 3.9”
– Painting and assembly required
– 7 sprues
– Molded in grey plastic
– Clear parts
– One Cartograf decal sheet
– One photo-etched fret
– Mask for canopy
– Precise panel lines and rivets
– Detailed reproduction of cockpit and landing gear
– Optional position parts including landing gear
– Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

1. V-156-B Chesapeake Mk.I, No 811 Sqn, FAA, NAS Lee-on Solent, 1941
2. V-156-B Chesapeake Mk.I, FAA
3. V-156-F Vindicator, Escadrille AB1, Boulogne-Alprech, 1939-1940

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide

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Paint Guide:

Aluminum
Steel
Copper
Flat Black
Flat White
Flat Yellow
Orange
Wood Brown
Clear Blue
Clear Red
Olive Drab
Blue Grey FS 35237
Medium Sea Grey
Bright Green
Dark Green (for options 1 & 2 above only)
Gunship Grey (for options 1 & 2 above only)
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