TBF 1C Avenger W.I.P.
Hi Guys,
Here's my 2nd attempt at a WIP. It's an Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBF 1C Avenger. It's the best and the worst kit I've built so far. Best, because the interior detail is incredable OOB...Worst because the instructions are terribly vague and you hafta figure out, pretty much on your own ,how to put this thing together. All the instructions do is point to a general area where the part goes. Much trial and dry fitting is necessary so this kit is not for the faint of heart. They needed better and more pics and far less verbage in the instruction sheet.
To my surprise, a Verlindin detail set was in the box which included a resin engine, parts for the engine bay and a small sheet of photo etch for the engine and gun bays ,so I intend to model these areas open. I havent as yet cut out the cowling doors or gun bays . As you can see in the pics, the supplied kit engine looks real good from the front but not so much from the back . ( the pics show both the kit and the resin engines ) It would be fine with the cowling doors closed but I may as well try something new to me and detail the engine bay as well. The Verlinden instructions also suck as bad as the kit ones do. sigh.
I used the "ala Lawdog" interior painting methods but lightened up the fsg. ribs etc. by drybrushing the same color with a little yellow mixed in to get a sense of more depth. Almost all the colors I used where Tamiya acrylic ,except the silver chipping/wear points were done with Testor's enamel steel color. Thanks to PlasticJunkie for that tip.
The canopies where cast all one piece so i cut them up carefully ,with an xacto knife ,in 3 pieces to show open and view more of the interior.
I am not quite done with the interior as I have a few bits and bobs to install like the pilot's seat belts etc. I am now trying to figure out how to put together the engine bay and have to do some modification to fit the resin stuff in there.
TY for looking and comments and critcisms are much welcomed.
