Rick Griewski Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Some of us stopped waiting for the kit to be released!years ago. So it was easy to miss the “surprise” release. coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 7:53 AM, firefly7 said: There might be more floatplane lovers than you think, I'm looking forward to buying this kit. Cheers. Ah, I'm sure there is, I for one! I got a thing for float planes and flying boats and I can't tell you why[ got a few hours logged in a Beaver on floats ] ! I was happy flying that thing but it's definitely a different game than flying a land plane ,big learning curve but fun! Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 This is one kit I won't be getting even though I'm in to float planes . If someone were to come out with a Dehavilland Beaver or a Rufe or Jake then I'm all in! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 The Beaver! So many possible schemes for a quite small airframe. It is a total mystery why the plane has been so badly covered in model form... The US even used them for spying flights in the corridors between Berlin and the Western world! CRAZY IVAN5, Phantom2, coogrfan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 If you want another option than the Gold Medal Models one two other solutions are going to be available in the EU: some similar sets from ASK (the stencils will be on a separate sheet) or a full set of masks including the stencils from 1Man army! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Honestly, to me the TBD-1A is a much better looking overall aircraft than the land born version. Mark_C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Honestly, to me the TBD-1A is a much better looking overall aircraft than the land born version. True it does look good but you know that it would be one slow D..O..G..! I mean the land plane versions weren't exactly zippy. I wouldn't have wanted to be caught in a combat zone in one of those , couldn't get out of it's own way. Thankfully no one had to do that. Bad enough that the crews that had to go into combat with the landplane types , those crews are to be commended the ones who sent them out needed to have a tender part of their anatomy put in a bench vise and squeezed ! HB252 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Sprue Brothers Lightning Deal: $84 https://spruebrothers.com/trp02226-1-32-trumpeter-tbd-1-devastator/ Cheers, Tom Dennis7423, RadBaron, MikeMaben and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Floats, anyone? TRP03233 1:32 Trumpeter TBD-1A Devastator - Sprue Brothers Models LLC Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Bell Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Before going too far on the Trumpeter TBD, everyone might benefit from some of the things we discovered while writing Squadron's TBD Devastator In Action. The large book (176 pages) hit the shelves on Monday and is now also available on eBay at https://www.ebay.com/itm/386475906223 - I hope you all enjoy! Cheers, Dana Uncarina, Dennis7423, coogrfan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Dana Bell said: Before going too far on the Trumpeter TBD, everyone might benefit from some of the things we discovered while writing Squadron's TBD Devastator In Action. The large book (176 pages) hit the shelves on Monday and is now also available on eBay at https://www.ebay.com/itm/386475906223 - I hope you all enjoy! Cheers, Dana Got my copy from Squadron a couple of days ago. Very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Dana Bell said: Before going too far on the Trumpeter TBD, everyone might benefit from some of the things we discovered while writing Squadron's TBD Devastator In Action. The large book (176 pages) hit the shelves on Monday and is now also available on eBay at https://www.ebay.com/itm/386475906223 - I hope you all enjoy! Cheers, Dana Thanks for the heads up, Dana! I'm assuming this is an improved version (or entirely new) of the old "In Action" title for the TBD. I have the old one. I'm curious of what may have been corrected or added in the newest addition (generally speaking, of course). The TBD-1 is definitely on my list of things to build and this new edition would certainly be on my list for references to obtain, in preparation for that. Thanks again! John Edited December 22, 2023 by mywifehatesmodels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Bell Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 37 minutes ago, mywifehatesmodels said: Thanks for the heads up, Dana! I'm assuming this is an improved version (or entirely new) of the old "In Action" title for the TBD. I have the old one. I'm curious of what may have been corrected or added in the newest addition (generally speaking, of course). The TBD-1 is definitely on my list of things to build and this new edition would certainly be on my list for references to obtain, in preparation for that. Thanks again! John Hi John, Glad you took the time to ask - this is an entirely new book, based on three of us spending three weeks researching at the National Archives on Pennsylvania Avenue. We found revisions to every previous book, particularly regarding: - Development - Engine installation - Fixed armament - That "kidney-shaped" lump on the right side of the forward fuselage - Canopy design - Hydraulics - Armor - Formation lights - Assistant pilot's flexible machine gun - Norden bomb sight installation - Gunner's installation - Radio revisions - Both approach light configurations - Mark XLII bomb racks - Wing folds - Floatation gear - Main gear strut revisions - Production deliveries - Paint schemes - Squadron histories - Wartime record Additionally, the photos have been copied at very high resolution, and they're printed large, generally one to a page - you can see all the details. My rule is that I won't waste my time writing a book that copies what is already written, so that you won't waste your money buying a book that offers nothing new. My hope is that purchasers will find each book interesting to read and helpful for any modeling projects. (However, I can't promise that anyone's wife will like it...) Cheers, Dana D Bellis, coogrfan, Uncarina and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Wow, Dana. THANKS! I knew it would be head and shoulders above the older material and I greatly appreciate your taking time to give us the run-down. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 The TBD-1A was used in Rhode Island, Gould Island specifically to test drop torpedoes. It was last seen in the NAS Quonset Point dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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