The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was the last biplane dive bomber used by the United States Navy. It was replaced in Fleet service by the famous SBD Dauntless right at the end of the “Yellow Wings” era. This is a kitbash of the 1/72 scale Heller and Matchbox kits of the Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver, built with an Engines & Things resin engine and Starfighter interior and decals. It was backdated to the earlier SBC-3 configuration using the Starfighter conversion set.
The model is in the markings of the commander of VB-6, the dive bomber squadron assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) in 1940. The tail color assigned to Enterprise aircraft was blue, and the ship’s call sign “Blue Base” was a reflection of this. There is color film of this aircraft launching from Enterprise in the Hollywood film “Dive Bomber”.
Inch High Guy 
Hi inch high,
just wondering which parts from the Matchbox kit you used. I thought the Heller kit was superior (although older).
Great job on the SBC
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Thanks Jose! I used the upper wing, interplane struts, exhausts, and prop blades from the Matchbox kit, the rest of the parts are Heller or aftermarket. Either kit is certainly buildable, I’d probably start with the Heller kit if I had to choose just one. In my opinion, the biggest problem with the Heller kit is the lack of interior bulkheads for the wheelwells and lack of struts inside. There are bulkheads provided in the Starfighters resin sets, and the Matchbox kits also have them. I found the Matchbox kits really cheap so they were a good source for parts, but not a necessity.
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