1/72 AZ Models TBD-1 Devastator
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:23 pm
Another one of the "projects" on the bench....
The box says it has PE parts....I never found any. I do have a set from White Ensign, for the wing fold and a couple other details(nothing for the pit). The resin parts a bit on the rough side....just takes a bit more time for cleaning em up. The plastic in this kit is thick, hard to cut/trim, and roughly molded. Panel lines are more like trenches. To sum this kit up in one word....ROUGH! This kit aint for everybody!!!
Getting started. I decided to lightly scribe in the panel lines and sand the hell out of the fuselage...eliminating the trenches and leaving the finer scribed lines. They're still a tad heavy, but a huge improvement!
(top one is done)
Pit time!!!
I dry fit the basic parts and found that the floor was wide, as well as the top deck. Trimmed those down to a respectable fit and started adding the good stuff!
Only the basic details are provided...it NEEDS more!!!
Added bits of styrene, wire, aluminum tape, stretched sprue, brass rod, and of course some Arizona Sweet Tea can aluminum.
PE belts from spares, scratched gunners seat.
Also had to cut off the tail end of the top deck (molded too short) and add an extension to it.
To the paint shop!!!
The box says it has PE parts....I never found any. I do have a set from White Ensign, for the wing fold and a couple other details(nothing for the pit). The resin parts a bit on the rough side....just takes a bit more time for cleaning em up. The plastic in this kit is thick, hard to cut/trim, and roughly molded. Panel lines are more like trenches. To sum this kit up in one word....ROUGH! This kit aint for everybody!!!
Getting started. I decided to lightly scribe in the panel lines and sand the hell out of the fuselage...eliminating the trenches and leaving the finer scribed lines. They're still a tad heavy, but a huge improvement!
(top one is done)
Pit time!!!
I dry fit the basic parts and found that the floor was wide, as well as the top deck. Trimmed those down to a respectable fit and started adding the good stuff!
Only the basic details are provided...it NEEDS more!!!
Added bits of styrene, wire, aluminum tape, stretched sprue, brass rod, and of course some Arizona Sweet Tea can aluminum.
PE belts from spares, scratched gunners seat.
Also had to cut off the tail end of the top deck (molded too short) and add an extension to it.
To the paint shop!!!
