ACADEMY 12545 1/72 USN SB2C-4 Helldiver

Model Kit

The Helldiver carrier-based dive bomber served with the US Navy during the final years of WWII. Produced as a replacement for the Douglas SBD Dauntless, initial prototypes suffered crashes and other development issues. It was also a large and cumbersome beast, lacking favor among flight crews. However, it was crucial in sinking both the Musashi (1944) and the Yamato (1945) battleships during the war, a feat that made up for its drawbacks. This kit includes over 70 transparent and plastic parts to build the SB2C-4 with three finishing options from Operation Iceberg (the Invasion of Okinawa and the sinking of the IJN Yamato) in 1/72 scale.

FEATURES:

• Plastic and transparent parts ready for assembling SB2C-4
  • Three sprues with more than 70 parts
• Optional position parts
• Waterslide decals
• Three finishing options for:
  • SB2C-4E, VB-16, USS Randolph, 1945
  • SB2C-4E, VB-84, USS Bunker Hill, 1945
  • SB2C-4, ‘White’ VB-3, USS Yorktown, April 1945
• Illustrated instructions and paint guide