Trumpeter 1/32 TBM Avenger

[petadel]

397 parts - whoo hoo !!

63 parts in the engine plus my beloved fuse wire !

Flight Deck detail

You know the story all the detail then cover it all up !! (But you know it is there !)

Next installment the folding ( Arrrgghh !) Wings

 

[Wurger]

 

[lesofprimus]

Great work so far, Im surprised ur not entering ur Build into our PTO Group Build thats in progress as we type....

 

[Wayne Little]

8) Very nice work!

 

[Airframes]

Nice work, and rather large!

 

[Screaming Eagle]

Nice!

 

[Colin1]

Nice work, and rather large!

Was thinking that

 

[petadel]

Leso et al,

I am afraid that I would either get bogged down and delay the group build - my P40 took me almost 3 months.

I can't get a clear run without interruption.

 

[Sweb]

Nice work. Question: Is the oil tank and engine mount visible through an access panel on that model? I'm with you on the time it takes to build a model. My last one took me the better part of 5 months. I only build on weekends though and usually that's just Saturday on averages. And, I don't do the work I've seen others do with interior plumbing lines and such. My theory is if it can't be seen without a strong light and jeweler's loop it doesn't get done.

 

[Wayne Little]

Uh well....maybe in the future then!

 

[Airframes]

I'm with Wayne. Try to do one for one of the Group Builds - each build lasts three months, so with a bit of planning it can be done. (He said hopefully, thinking of all the work the Beaufighter needs. Slouches off, stage right, grumbling into his beer....)

 

[fritzie 101]

wow!

 

[petadel]

Well missed a few photos of the folding wings - must have to admit the Trumpeter wings were much easier on this model than the wildcat by hobbycraft - same fiddely aileron and flap hinges though

So now for panel lines and highlighting.

I wiped away the excess to show the detail that Trumpeter has put into the Avenger.8)

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice work man!

 

[petadel]

I have elected to open a new post Avenger in the completed models page with more photos.

 

[zimmerit5]

Awesome interior construction and paint job!

 

[vikingBerserker]

WOW!!!

 

[Airframes]

Very nice! Good work mate.

 

[lesofprimus]

Looks great, would have liked to seen some more in-progress shots tho...

 

[Wayne Little]

nice work mate!