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Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 2:04 pm
by FullMetal
Looking really really good...

I did some Dauntless but they are ...smaller :giggles:

Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Wed May 13, 2026 12:57 pm
by mustang1989
Got any more done on this beauty Mike?

Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Wed May 13, 2026 6:59 pm
by BlackSheep214
mustang1989 wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:16 pm
BlackSheep214 wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2026 7:44 am



Can't be as bad as the first edition Eduard FW-190 A-6....
Those kits did indeed have their flaws. So much so that there was a good amount of published "tricks" to make them a little easier to build. I've got the information somewhere but I ended up building one of those first edition 190's. Once I found out the fixes for the engine firewall and wing root gap issues as well as straightening out the warped wings, it actually ended up not being all that bad.

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My first edition 190 met the hammer. Oh yeah... I was pissed and frustrated. Did get the newer Eduard version for same aircraft.

Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Thu May 14, 2026 3:20 am
by mustang1989
My first edition 190 met the hammer. Oh yeah... I was pissed and frustrated. Did get the newer Eduard version for same aircraft.
[/quote] I hear ya Tom. There were a good number of folks who were more than perturbed at Eduard for the problems with that kit. I put a lot of time into studying the problems and remedies which made things a lot easier to assemble the whole thing. If a builder is trying to build a closed-up version of this kit, then it's nearly impossible. The beauty about this version is that for folks like me that enjoy building aircraft all opened up, it's a perfect offering. It's almost as though Eduard planned it that way.

Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 7:38 pm
by Medicman71
mustang1989 wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 12:57 pm Got any more done on this beauty Mike?
Not lately. I'll be getting back to it soon.

Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Sun May 17, 2026 6:16 am
by mustang1989
I'll be right here, and there, watching brother. Coming together swell so far.

Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Thu May 28, 2026 9:50 am
by Medicman71
Been masking all the clear parts on the Avenger. Still working on the turret. The internals are a pain in the butt to get together.

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Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Fri May 29, 2026 8:08 am
by Brandons_Iron
Glad to see you back at this one. Love those Avengers!!

Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Fri May 29, 2026 9:48 am
by Stikpusher
Looking good! :shoutout: And almost ready for paint too! :hmm: I’ve read that the turret is the major speed bump on the Accurate Miniatures Avenger kits.

Re: Academy 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger

Posted: Fri May 29, 2026 1:29 pm
by speedgraflex
I feel the struggle, Mike, but I know you’ll power through. There is a fascinating factory tour of Academy online if you ever wanted to know exactly where and how they fabricate their kits. The tour does include their test build process as well as the final painted results. If interested I’ll post up a link.