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SB2C-4 Helldiver
Unassembled plastic model kit with photo-etch parts.

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Manufacturer: CyberHobby
Stock Number: CHC 5103
Scale: 1/72
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This model kit requires assembly. Cement, paint and other construction materials not included unless specifically stated in the description.

Features:
  • Newly designed SB2C-4 Helldiver authentically presented
  • Folding-wing mechanism rendered w/fine detail
  • Wings can be assembled extended/folded
  • Delicate propeller reproduced
  • Realistic engine exhibits delicate detail
  • Intricate arrester hook molded on SB2C-4
  • Detailed cockpit canopy made from crystal-clear parts
  • Cockpit interior details including pilot's seat and control panel
  • Seats can be folded up/down
  • Delicate details molded on wings
  • Landing gear realistically produced
  • Authentic-looking MGs
  • Detailed struts installed inside landing-gear compartment
  • Cockpit interior forms separate drop-in assembly
  • Two 5,000lb bombs included
Cyber-Hobby has added an exciting 1/72 scale model kit to its Golden Wings series. The new item depicts a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, a carrier-based dive-bomber widely used by the US Navy (USN) during WWII. The twin-seat SB2C was roundly criticized for its handling characteristics, range and reliability, but nevertheless it achieved good results in combat after improvements were made during the course of production. It participated in such battles as Rabaul, the Marianas, the Philippines, Taiwan, Iwo Jima, the Ryuku Islands and Okinawa. One of its strengths was the ability to carry a significant amount of munitions, plus it featured an internal bomb bay. Some 7,140 Helldivers were manufactured, but the variant portrayed in this kit is the SB2C-4, numerically the most common type. Introduced in mid-1944, the SB2C-4 incorporated perforated dive flaps and wing racks for eight 5-inch rockets or 1,000lb bombs. More than 2,000 SB2C-4 Helldivers were produced by Curtiss, and it was more successful than earlier variants.

This is in fact the very first 1/72 scale item in Cyber-Hobby's refined Wing-Tech series, and it broadens the scope of successful 1/32 and 1/48 items already available. As such, the SB2C-4 employs high-tech innovations and widely uses slide molds. This enables excellent levels of detail and easy construction. Panel lines are sharply etched into the plastic components. Furthermore, as a carrier-based aircraft, modelers can choose to show the wings folded or extended according to their preference, plus the landing gear can be displayed either lowered or raised. The cockpit is full of detail as well, all of which can be shown to fullest extent if the canopy is left open. The Helldiver was the last dive-bomber operated by the USN, but it was also the most widely produced in history. Now, thanks to Cyber-Hobby, modelers can get a slice of Pacific war action!







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