Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
Re: Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
Looking good Lyle. I'm on the fence about stencils. On my F4 I didnt do all the wing stencils. I did them last time and I found it distracting and not scale.
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John
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Re: Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
Thanks. The stencils are simply unusable in this case. I tend to not use then much anyway. I afree with you.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
Not to mention they’re a PITA to do...
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Re: Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
They are really fun on Cold War era USAF Jets.... the stencils on those can be more numerous than parts on the basic kit... 
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Re: Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
Yeah, that too..
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
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Re: Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
Like Keavdog said, F-4's seem to be the worst offenders when it comes to stencils. Heck, look at any modern Japanese aircraft.Stikpusher wrote:They are really fun on Cold War era USAF Jets.... the stencils on those can be more numerous than parts on the basic kit...
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Re: Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
And the thing is when you look at a picture of an F4 you don't focus on or maybe even notice the stencils. On my previous F4J it's all you would see - ants on the wing...lol (old fuzzy pic from my old house)
Compared to
Compared to
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Yeah, stencils are overrated...
On the real thing they are barely noticeable
On the real thing they are barely noticeable
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Re: Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, 1/48, Acc. Min.
Exactly my point - it's accurate for sure but distracting and not scale. Could just be me.
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John
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