Here it is, just under the wire; one more aircraft finished in November. This is the ancient Airfix TBM Avenger, the first ever Avenger I ever built for my collection. This was gifted to me by two friends who won it in my club's Distressed Kit Auction. I also got a Mk.21 mine and an F-6F Hellcat from Matchbox with the Avenger.
This thing gave me quite a fight at times. The turret somehow got frosted; I have no idea how. I polished it as much as possible for hours while waiting for other models to dry. This is the end result. I also had to replace the upper decal on the wing. A good friend from my IPMS club had a spare and gave it to me so I could finish this. Again, as with my Spitfire, all eye-level shots were far too blurry for posting and will have to be re-shot later. Here is the one shot that gives you some idea of how it looks in person:
Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.
The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
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The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
Nice Mark - I do love that fat bird Avenger. President George H.W. Bush's mount - the Chichijima story is horrific.
Nice model.
Nice model.
Thanks,
John
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Re: The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
Vary nicely done Mark! Ya gotta love the “Turkey”.
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Re: The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
Nice Avenger Duke!
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Re: The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
Those Avengers are really great looking beasts!
Nice result Mark!
Sorry to hear about the frosted turret, at least not really visible in the picture
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Nice result Mark!
Sorry to hear about the frosted turret, at least not really visible in the picture
- Kari
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Re: The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
Thank you John Kdog! It is a big beast isn't it? I'll have to read up on the Bush story; thanks for reminding me.
Thank you Carlos! Yeah, especially since it's my first ever "turkey" I ever built!
Thank you CB!
Thank you Kari! Yeah, it is a bit of a letdown, but I'm not going to leave this on the shelf of doom because of that turret. Someone on another forums suggested that the gunner inside was imbibing too many cigars....
Thank you Carlos! Yeah, especially since it's my first ever "turkey" I ever built!
Thank you CB!
Thank you Kari! Yeah, it is a bit of a letdown, but I'm not going to leave this on the shelf of doom because of that turret. Someone on another forums suggested that the gunner inside was imbibing too many cigars....
The Duke
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
lol- great idea for explaining a fogged canopy. This particular pilot on this particular flight had an electrical fire which he was fortunately able to extinguish
Thanks,
John
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Nice! That's a good one too John! Thank you for the compliments!
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
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Re: The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
Very cool Mark!!
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Re: The Duke Finishes Another Aircraft in November
Nice
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!"..