deckape
Staff Sergeant
Ahoy
I my as well dive in and get my boon dockers wet, Instead of posting all my finished builds. After Browseing around where I keep my lifes stash of kit I had scince young man to old fart in the wind, I stumbled across this kit. I purchased this kit when it first came out this is the first issue of this kit 1974 It came out right after Monogram issued their Douglas TBD Devestrater torpedo bomber. These were the very first of the highly detailed kits of the new 1/48 scale range. Before most of monogram kits were designed as gimic models with action features and they never intended to add the detail in their kits like this one and the TBD. for a kit that 37 years old it still holds a candel to what they have on the market today. there are a few things on the kit I dont like but there were no nit picking back in those old days.
The Build Begins
After reviewing the parts of the kit everything is there very little ejector pin holes not really noticeable. when the parts inspection was completed its time to start. I washed the kit with hot soapy water to rid the release agent oils on the kit. when dry I shot on 3 coats of zinc chromate green and let dry for the night. the kit will be built useing sub assemblies. any seams that need to be filled which there are a few I will fill them in with bondo glazeing putty. I used the stuff for years drys fast and sand easy without going through the plastic and destroying the detail. Tommorow I will start with the cockpit detail and work aft.
Boats
I my as well dive in and get my boon dockers wet, Instead of posting all my finished builds. After Browseing around where I keep my lifes stash of kit I had scince young man to old fart in the wind, I stumbled across this kit. I purchased this kit when it first came out this is the first issue of this kit 1974 It came out right after Monogram issued their Douglas TBD Devestrater torpedo bomber. These were the very first of the highly detailed kits of the new 1/48 scale range. Before most of monogram kits were designed as gimic models with action features and they never intended to add the detail in their kits like this one and the TBD. for a kit that 37 years old it still holds a candel to what they have on the market today. there are a few things on the kit I dont like but there were no nit picking back in those old days.
The Build Begins
After reviewing the parts of the kit everything is there very little ejector pin holes not really noticeable. when the parts inspection was completed its time to start. I washed the kit with hot soapy water to rid the release agent oils on the kit. when dry I shot on 3 coats of zinc chromate green and let dry for the night. the kit will be built useing sub assemblies. any seams that need to be filled which there are a few I will fill them in with bondo glazeing putty. I used the stuff for years drys fast and sand easy without going through the plastic and destroying the detail. Tommorow I will start with the cockpit detail and work aft.
Boats
