Francis Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Nice! Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Very nice work!! Lovely attention to detai! Cheers Alan Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Marvellous, especially the engine, hard to believe it's a Trumpeter kit. Thanks for sharing Cheers M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Most impressive! There was an FSM article about converting the TBF-1c to a Midway Avenger, but nothing like this! Tim W. Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damouav Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Most impressive! There was an FSM article about converting the TBF-1c to a Midway Avenger, but nothing like this! Tim W. Your correct, that is my 1/48 Hobby Boss Avenger 1C build on FSM. The main difference is scale and I'm attemting the reverse. I will watch this build will great interest, excellent detail work so far. Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckD Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Awesome work. The Trumpeter avenger kits are fantastic and you're really upping the ante. Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 If the IP and engine are any indication, this is going to be a real show stopper when it is finished Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Thanks for all the comments guys, although I hope I don't disappoint everyone with the rest of the build Trumpeter really did a good job with this kit, especially in the fit department. There are a lot of parts involved when putting the fuselage together, especially considering the aftermarket stuff, and everything fits well so for. Every time I add something during my dry fit I think "this won't fit" and it just does. So kudos to Trumpeter. Your correct, that is my 1/48 Hobby Boss Avenger 1C build on FSM. The main difference is scale and I'm attemting the reverse.I will watch this build will great interest, excellent detail work so far. I hope this will help you in some ways but I think the Midway Avengers were the early variety? I would love to see your work if you can leave a link. I'm always interested in seeing other modeler's work. damouav and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 So only a few boring updates. I'm having some battery issues with my camera so I'm having trouble getting some updates going. I'm not crazy about the Avionics pit but it does add some significant details. I must have dry fitted everything a hundred times and I'm hoping I got it right. I had to make a few modifications here and there but it fits fairly well. When I had everything dry fit together, I marked where the side walls would go and then glued them in place. I figured this would make it easier in the painting process. I'm not going to go to crazy detailing the radio operators area since hardly any of it will be seen. Someone with good scratch building skills could go crazy here but the Eduard interior and a few scratch parts are good enough for me. It is visible but not much so I did just enough to make it look like something is there. I have more stuff done so hopefully I can figure out what's wrong with my camera Guyman1, LSP_Kevin, Hartmann52 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Super work Bryan ... it'll look terrific under paint. Well done! Jim Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Wow, love that interior! Gaz Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 This is some excellent detailing! Kev Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Wow, that's nice. Great work on the engine and IP. Really, looks the part. Can't wait to see more of this build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimRice Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Great build. It makes me want to dig mine out and start it...gotta resist and finish three already in progress. Durangokid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Thanks guys, I have a few more boring updates along with a bit of work on the turret. Great build. It makes me want to dig mine out and start it...gotta resist and finish three already in progress. I can't tell you how many times I have felt the same! Since this is the early bird it doesn't have the wing guns so all that will need to be filled. I use black super glue for my go to filler. I like it because it dries quickly and I can scribe through it fairly well. Since I'm not folding the wings, I found it easier to glue the inner wing parts to the outer wing parts before gluing the entire wing together. I left out the wing fold parts since they don't fit together well and do nothing to strengthen the wing itself. The wing join was really strong doing it this way in fact, I probably over did it. The Avionics pit come with parts for the turret but I added some additional wiring and some placards. I added a bit of chipping with a sponge and painted the 50 with Mr Color Iron. I may add a few more parts like the oxygen hose and attachment that goes on the seat. I'm waiting to add the gun barrel after the clear part is attached, that way it aligns through the opening. I broke the clear part for the bullet resistant shield that goes on the front I'll have to figure something out... What do you guys thing of the chipping? Overdone? Please let me know if you guys see something I'm missing with the conversion. I have a lot of refs but they can sometimes be a bit misleading. Thanks for dropping by fellas... Bryan Rdrunner, kkarlsen, Shawn M and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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