Jump to content

FINISHED - TBM3 Avenger by CDW - Trumpeter - 1:32 scale


CDW

Recommended Posts

2 hours ago, CDW said:

Just a tip for all you modelers out there: for whatever reasons, Citadel makes the absolute best covering white paint I have found.

I have had Citadel/Games Workshop paints for years,  they are very good paints.

Current builds;

 Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25

Providence whaleboat- 1:25     HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 

Completed:

HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished    Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished 

Non ship:  SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

33 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

I have had Citadel/Games Workshop paints for years,  they are very good paints.

I'll second the recommendation on Citadel paints. I don't think they can be beat.  I'm not a good painter, but the paint is so easy to use, the below came out pretty well.

 

Alan

IMG_1854 (337 x 600).jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hey, thanks. I thought they stopped selling in the US.  I've started searching my usual on-line shops, since we have a lack of local hobby shops around here. Think Hobby Lobby is closest for me for brick and mortar local shops. - 45 min or so.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

Member Nautical Research Guild

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, knightyo said:

the below came out pretty well.

Reminds me a little of my ex-wife! Nicely done Alan

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Canute said:

Hey, thanks. I thought they stopped selling in the US.  I've started searching my usual on-line shops, since we have a lack of local hobby shops around here. Think Hobby Lobby is closest for me for brick and mortar local shops. - 45 min or so.

They did stop importing to the USA when they were Gunze. Once they became Mr. Hobby, imports to the USA resumed. Not sure of all the details of what happened and why, but it could be they had to reformulate to pass certain hazardous designations by the USA. I could be wrong on this, I'm not really sure and have only heard tales that I'm repeating here.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm going to track some don and give them a try. You using the 400 leveling thinner with the Acrysion?

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

Member Nautical Research Guild

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Wow looks amazing!  Thanks for sharing with us!

 

 

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72  IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Stunningly beautiful! An excellent tribute build.....

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quote:

"Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That is an astonishing looking aircraft Craig. I had no idea how impressive it was going to be when you started this build.

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Link to comment
Share on other sites

18 hours ago, lmagna said:

That is an astonishing looking aircraft Craig. I had no idea how impressive it was going to be when you started this build.

When this model first came out around 2005, it was hailed by modelers all over the world to be the best 1:32 plastic aircraft kit ever made. Not sure it still takes that honor, but it is a very nice kit. Fits very well. Great detail, but not overly complex.

Edited by CDW
spelling error
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Lovely work mate  - really first class.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Beautiful aircraft Craig, it will look the db's when it's on the carrier deck😃

Current builds;

 Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25

Providence whaleboat- 1:25     HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 

Completed:

HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished    Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished 

Non ship:  SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm gonna have to get one of those to go with my corsair.......

 

It's a beautiful kit and a gorgeous rendition....

 

You sir, are an artisan......

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quote:

"Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"

Link to comment
Share on other sites

WOW!  either you move lightening fast,  or I've been off line too long  :D   superb plane.........the canopy and ball turret came out great!........been there with the decals though :)  :(  yea....it stinks when that happens,  but you managed very well......kudos!  really great looking model Craig......really looks life like!

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Craig,

What a fantastic job you are doing,  that detailing is stunning. 

I am intrigued by Trumpeters kit, and wonder how they stand out in comparison to other manufacturers.

What's your input in that matter?

 

Please, visit our Facebook page!

 

Respectfully

 

Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics 
593661798_Keepitreal-small.jpg.f8a2526a43b30479d4c1ffcf8b37175a.jpg

Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan

Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS

Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey

Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry

Link to comment
Share on other sites

10 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Lovely work mate  - really first class.

 

OC.

 

Just now, Edwardkenway said:

Beautiful aircraft Craig, it will look the db's when it's on the carrier deck😃

 

Just now, Egilman said:

I'm gonna have to get one of those to go with my corsair.......

 

It's a beautiful kit and a gorgeous rendition....

 

You sir, are an artisan......

 

Just now, popeye the sailor said:

WOW!  either you move lightening fast,  or I've been off line too long  :D   superb plane.........the canopy and ball turret came out great!........been there with the decals though :)  :(  yea....it stinks when that happens,  but you managed very well......kudos!  really great looking model Craig......really looks life like!

Thanks for the comments gentlemen. Much appreciated.

 

Just now, Nirvana said:

Craig,

What a fantastic job you are doing,  that detailing is stunning. 

I am intrigued by Trumpeters kit, and wonder how they stand out in comparison to other manufacturers.

What's your input in that matter?

Thanks for the comments...

 

I have no experience with 1:72 scale, but I believe there are several different manufacturers of the Avenger in that scale.

 

In 1:48 scale, I am aware of three manufacturers. There is the venerable, old, Revell Monogram kit, the Accurate Miniatures kit (in several different versions), and (I believe) a Hobby Boss version. Of these three, I have experience with the Monogram and Accurate Miniatures kits. The Monogram kit is a very old tool, but is proportionally a good scale model. It has raised details and toy-like working features but I have seen some outstanding scale models built from this kit. The Accurate Miniatures kit is very good. Recessed panel lines and a much more modern tool than Monogram. Unfortunately, the manufacturer is out of business but there are other companies (Italeri?) who have packaged the model for sale. It came in several different versions. The Hobby Boss kit is the newest tool of the three, but I have no experience with it at all.

 

Last, in 1:32 scale there is only Trumpeter. It comes in several different versions. Many modelers the world over called it the best 1:32 scale plastic aircraft model ever produced when it came out in 2005.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Eureka 1:32 WWII USN Aircraft Carrier Deck

 

Pictured here is the Eureka 1:32 scale USN carrier deck kit. The deck is manufactured in Poland and sold by various shops in the USA. I found mine on Ebay. Very reasonably priced.

The main deck is cast of lightweight resin. My copy looks perfect, no pinholes, no blemishes whatsoever. It comes with a pre made frame that fits around the resin carrier deck. It also comes with a braided wire to simulate the arrester wire.

In my photos, I have first painted the deck with Mr Color 1000 primer/filler. Next will paint the deck in an acrylic teak color, apply chipping materials before covering it all with a deck blue. The chipping will reveal the teak deck boards beneath the blue. The deck drains will be painted in a steel color. Deck striping in a light gray. Will use a wood tone paint for the frame.

 

DSCN3605.thumb.JPG.c9106f77c7393630b9159ea299cf7108.JPG

DSCN3603.JPG

DSCN3604.JPG

Edited by CDW
spelling
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just catching up CDW.  Your aircraft turned out great - beautiful meticulous work.  Love the clean details and the paint looks terrific.  Very nice indeed.

 

Gary

Current Build   Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger  

 

Completed Scratch Builds

Rangeley Guide Boat   New England Stonington Dragger   1940 Auto Repair Shop   Mack FK Shadowbox    

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here, the deck has been painted in a teak color, the deck drains painted in a steel color, then everything covered with a good coat of dull varnish. After the varnish has had a full day to dry, will apply hairspray then cover it all with a deck blue. Some chipping and abrasions will be made to simulate wear and tear on the deck, exposing small portions of the teak and steel colors.

 

DSCN3606.jpg.f5462f4546aeb7e1a3201b4be6d11615.jpgDSCN3607.jpg.d7520522f9727c3443eeae368916b227.jpgDSCN3608.jpg.5b17efea62e55c9655dfd0bee61bf6e4.jpg 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Link to comment
Share on other sites

33 minutes ago, CDW said:

What do you think?

  Looking good to me. I was was going to say that the deck should be blue, but then you painted it blue. Then I was going to say that some of the blue would be weather faded, but you then added a faded picture, then I thought that there could be newer looking replaced planks, (A common occurrence on American carrier wooden decks) and your next picture had different planks painted in other shades of blue. About the only thing left would be to add some chipped paint affect where bits and pieces of raw teak is showing where the paint is gone completely. (The paint they used was intended not to sink into the wood so that after hostilities ended and the need for blue decks as well the wooden decking could be returned to it's natural color. As it was done almost immediately after the war. It was not all that durable.) But you probably have already done that as well but have just not posted the picture yet.

 

So I have to say that it is looking pretty much perfect.:champagne:

Edited by lmagna

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Blue deck stain was not used when there wasn't any to be had. In that case they went ahead and painted the decks 20B Deck Blue.... I'm assuming that you deck location is not in an area where they landed or launched aircraft. So no black streaks and wear marks down to the wood would be appropriate.... so you have a temporary storage or standby area of the deck, solid blue would be appropo....

 

The only thing I could suggest would be if you want a more combat used look, oil stains, tire marks through oil stains footprints, etc, etc... and maybe a bit of assorted patches of whitening/lightening to represent a faded deck...

 

but otherwise, outstanding job..... oh and a storage area would have tie downs. So call it a standby area.....

Edited by Egilman

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quote:

"Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...