alvin5182 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Gents: Had to do a rethink on my planned entry's paint job. ( A Harvard IIB) and have decided (in the interim) to forge ahead with another entry. An RCN Grumman TBM-3E. I had started one using the Aires interior set and when I received the Scoobie-do Productions TBM-3 conversion set I started cutting the fuselage in the appropriate areas and realized that the Aires set need not be used as Scoobie-do had provided the necessary interior for the TBM-AS3 and 3M series. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO I obtained another Hasegawa TBM-3 and I removed the Aires set from the cut fuselage and am now using it on a new "turreted" 3-E fuselage. Confused? Research Materials at hand: Decals: Aires stuff: Hasegawa kit: Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I think I follow you. I love Avengers. I've been asked to build an Avenger water bomber for a museum display, looking forward to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Very interesting.... I'll be watching this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looking forward to your progress Al. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Gents: A little progress. I wired the engine (it made my eyes hurt a lot.) Fuselage "buttoned up" and some paint Wheels and bomb bay doors Progress is slow but steady...............kinda like the plane. Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Looking good Al. Nice progress. My eyes would be crossed at least and probably both in the same socket trying to do the wiring job you did. Looks sharp. How is the Scobie-do resin stuff to work with? I have a couple of sets of 1/48 scale Sabre 6 slatted wings from him. They look good but I have no idea about how much surgery will be required to make them fit. Any issues about the quality of the casting, such as air bubbles or warpage? Keep it up! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Mike: the Scoobie Do stuff is for my next project. The interior on this one is Airies. the Scoobie Do interior stuff is a bit "lumpy", not really detailed as such but Vic Schuerman did a two part article in the IPMS magazine on building it and he basically says that once the interior is painted (a dark grey colour, it really all disappears under the canopies. The Airies stuff pretty well does the same. A shame to lose all the great detail.I've started to cut the fuselage for the extended canopies and they fit "right on' . I read an article on Hyperscale about the sabre wings and the reviewer (James Craik I believe) that the wing replacement is a straight drop in. No cutting! Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 A little more progress on the Avenger Added some small intakes/exhausts on the fuselage behind the turret. Masked and painted the canopy ( tiresome ordeal), got the wings on and some painting has started. This is being brush painted with Sea Blue Gloss (Humbrol) so it's a bit of a time consuming ordeal. Paint a few sections and wait 2-3 days for it to thoroughly dry (as hard as a rock) then paint a few more sections. Wonderful "authentics" paint from the stash. Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Looking very nice Al..now try wiring that engine with one eye closed and you'll know what I'm up against..damned old age! Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Barney: I felt like I had three eyes that were not in focus when I did that. Took me a couple of days to clearly focus again. Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Painted and decals applied. A few touch ups to do, satin coat to take some of the "shine" off it. Add the radome and bomb bay doors to do as well. Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Looks nice i missed this build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Nice job, Al. She looks great. Are you going to have to remask the canopy to get the same dull finish all around or did you dell coat it when you painted it? Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 Mike: Just pondering what to do with the canopy. It was a beyaaatch to mask for paint. I may just leave it as is going on the premise the "erks" would keep that area polished. For some reason I'm not having much luck with Micro Mask of late. Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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