1/48 TBM Avenger - Pacific Theatre of Operations II

[Wurger]

 

[Austin A]

looks great

 

[T Bolt]

Welcome to the forum and the group build Chris. The Avenger is looking really nice so faf

 

[dneid]

Lovely work so far, Chris. Welcome to the forum. I am looking forward to watching this one come together.

 

[chris brown]

Well I had a chance to get a gloss coat on and added some oil washes. Plus got a little more of the details painted. Still got to put a flat coat on and a couple things to paint and I can start to close this puppy up.

Thanks for looking in!

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking very good.

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

Great detailing Chris

 

[Airframes]

Some nice work there. Good luck with the turret and bomb doors when you get to them!

 

[Crimea_River]

Bwahahaha....

 

[Wayne Little]

Looks real good Chris!

 

[mikewint]

Agreed, very nicely done

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[chris brown]

Wow, I can't believe its been over a month since I have posted anything on this build. Thanks for all the kind comments, I should have posted that a while back. Well if I'm going to get this one finished in time, I'm going to have to get cracking on this build. I'm ready to close the fuselage up and the fit on this kit is so great that I'm hoping to be able to get some paint flying here soon. Here is some pics to show you where things are at now.

I got the port side console mounted and added some PE levers and control wires for the throttle and what not plus a PE trim wheel.

Towards the back you can see the stinger gun along with the flare chutes and rear bulkhead.

Here is the radio operators compartment. I folded the seat and put it in the stowed position.

Here is the cockpit with the seat and IP mounted.

This is the radio equipment that was added when they deleted the second pilots position.

A quick pic of the starboard side of the cockpit.

And a final shot of everything mounted. A lot of gear got packed in there!

Thanks for looking! I hope to have another update here soon.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking forward to more. You're doing a great job so far.

 

[Wurger]

I echo the post above.

 

[Airframes]

Looking good. I hope you get the turret in without too much hassle.

 

[mikewint]

Really nice detail on the interior, shame it's going to get buried once you close the fuselage

 

[Airframes]

Most of it can still be seen Mike, both through the very clear, large canopy sections, and through the open rear hatch.

 

[mikewint]

You know Terry I should start a company that makes 1/2 clear fuselages for every kit with a detailed interior