GB-48 1/48 TBM-3 (1) - Carrier & Maritime Patrol A/C of WWII

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Wayne Little]

Great progress man...

 

[Donivanp]

I guess update time is here.

First I needed to cut out the section on the right side. TBF-1 had a single .30 cal gun coming out from the top of the cowl.

The radio operators seat was folded up when not in use and I have decided to fold it up and out of the way. I had to do some minor surgery to do this. started by cutting the side bracing and then the back rest at the fold point.

Thew early TBF/TBM's had a different attachment point for the radio antenna cable so I had to drill a new hole.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[rochie]

Plenty of changes , executing them wel !

 

[Donivanp]

Plenty of changes , executing them wel !

I'm from Texas, Executing is what we do well!

 

[Wayne Little]

Looks like your having fun alright....

 

[Donivanp]

Damn. This is Houston!

 

[Airframes]

Been cold here too, so much so that my central heating condenser vent froze over, shutting down the heating and hot water from Saturday until today !!
It was warmer outside ( -4C ) than indoors ( -5C ), although step into the east wind, and wind hill was vicious.

 

[Crimea_River]

Hope you have a portable electric heater Terry.

 

[Donivanp]

Hope you have a portable electric heater Terry.

More like a blast furnace

 

[Airframes]

Yep, got it running next to my desk.
The heating vent has thawed out, and I now have hot water, but i need to re-programme the overly complex remote control in order to re-start the heating - it's a stupid arrangement, and needs re-programming if the batteries die, or the system shuts down, as it has for the last three days, and there's no manual over-ride either !
About as much use as a chocolate tea pot !!!!

 

[SaparotRob]

Yep, got it running next to my desk.
The heating vent has thawed out, and I now have hot water, but i need to re-programme the overly complex remote control in order to re-start the heating - it's a stupid arrangement, and needs re-programming if the batteries die, or the system shuts down, as it has for the last three days, and there's no manual over-ride either !
About as much use as a chocolate tea pot !!!!

That's still probably easier to do than building those beautiful models.

 

[Crimea_River]

There IS a manual override. Take the stupid thing off the wall and twist the two open wires together!

 

[N4521U]

And BOOM no more heating problems!!!!!!

 

[Donivanp]

This project will not be completed in time.