1/48 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator (VT-2 Lexington)

That looks fantastic.  NMF turned out great and the weathered yellow looks really good.  Some day I'd like to understand how these canopies actually worked.  Brings back memories of building the old Monogram kit as a boy except I had more fingerprints. Well done.

keavdog

That looks fantastic.  NMF turned out great and the weathered yellow looks really good.  Some day I'd like to understand how these canopies actually worked.  Brings back memories of building the old Monogram kit as a boy except I had more fingerprints. Well done.

 

Thanks Dog. Oh yeah, I forgot. I did vary the degrees of yellow by adding more red here and there. I’m glad you could tell. I didn’t want it to look completely uniform. 

Wow, Joe. That looks fantastic. Now that I've see you do both schemes I don't know which one I like better for mine. I thought I loved the blue scheme, but this yellow wing is amazing looking. Hmm, may have to flip a coin. Well done, again.

BK

I must say, you've made the pre-war scheme of yellow wings etc. look better than acceptable, it really is attractive. I think your weathering has, as you said, made it look less toy-like. Very nice Joe.

Rambo

Just amazing the prewar scheme is my favorite of your two devastator builds. You captured the look of used but not abused perfectly.

 

Thanks Rambo. 

BrandonK

Wow, Joe. That looks fantastic. Now that I've see you do both schemes I don't know which one I like better for mine. I thought I loved the blue scheme, but this yellow wing is amazing looking. Hmm, may have to flip a coin. Well done, again.

BK

 

Thanks Brandon

Reasoned

I must say, you've made the pre-war scheme of yellow wings etc. look better than acceptable, it really is attractive. I think your weathering has, as you said, made it look less toy-like. Very nice Joe.

 

Thanks Reasoned. It was actually more challenging than you would think. 

philo426

 

Nice! Is that bare metal foil? 

Yes sir!Classic Monogram kit!

Really like the weathered yellow and NMF look. I didn’t think I would like the pre-war version but I have to admit yours raises the bar

philo426

Yes sir!Classic Monogram kit!

 

Nice! Mine is actually the subject on the box art of that old kit. The guy I built it for built that one as a kid. He’s feelin‘ nostalgic!

Greatmaker

Really like the weathered yellow and NMF look. I didn’t think I would like the pre-war version but I have to admit yours raises the bar

 

Thanks Robert! I didn’t think I was gonna like it either, but it grew on me. 

Well Joe, I would say that you deserve a double WOW; one for each TBD. The pre-war color scheme is just pretty! Thanks for sharing you art work.

Fabulous scale model work Joe!

Hi Joe,

Great work. I can imagine the masks not settling down gets annoying. Have you thought about cutting your own masks with kabuki tape (basically sheets of Tamiya tape)? I’ve heard those craft cutters make quick work of making masks.

This is a great build, thanks for sharing. Any interest in doing more yellow wings in the future?

Shipwreck

Well Joe, I would say that you deserve a double WOW; one for each TBD. The pre-war color scheme is just pretty! Thanks for sharing you art work.

 

Thanks Ship, and your welcome.  

1943Mike

Fabulous scale model work Joe!

 

Thanks Mike

RadMax8

Hi Joe,

Great work. I can imagine the masks not settling down gets annoying. Have you thought about cutting your own masks with kabuki tape (basically sheets of Tamiya tape)? I’ve heard those craft cutters make quick work of making masks.

This is a great build, thanks for sharing. Any interest in doing more yellow wings in the future?

 

Thanks Max. I do cut Japanese meatballs out of Tamiya tape, not sure I have the desire to try anything more complicated. Montex normally works great sans the corrugated surface.

...and no, likely my last one.  

That's a great finish!

I can't help thinking, though, that the poor plane captain is going to get a chewing-out for the state of that TBD

the Baron

That's a great finish!

I can't help thinking, though, that the poor plane captain is going to get a chewing-out for the state of that TBD

 

Thanks! Indeed. Pass revoked!

the Baron

That's a great finish!

I can't help thinking, though, that the poor plane captain is going to get a chewing-out for the state of that TBD

 

I agree wholeheartedly with the above. A beautiful artistic finish, but not so realistic. Pre war TBDs in most every photo look to be very well maintained and cleaned. The peacetime Navy op tempo allowed for such niceties. 

One critique that I would add is that the tail color for the Lexinton’s Air Group was Lemon Yellow, a lighter and distinctly different shade than the wing top Chrome Yellow.

Zowie. That is really eye-catching, Joe.

stikpusher

 

 

the Baron

That's a great finish!

I can't help thinking, though, that the poor plane captain is going to get a chewing-out for the state of that TBD

 

 

 

 

I agree wholeheartedly with the above. A beautiful artistic finish, but not so realistic. Pre war TBDs in most every photo look to be very well maintained and cleaned. The peacetime Navy op tempo allowed for such niceties. 

One critique that I would add is that the tail color for the Lexinton’s Air Group was Lemon Yellow, a lighter and distinctly different shade than the wing top Chrome Yellow.

 

Thanks Stik. I‘ll go ahead and disagree about the dirty part. Just because there are no pictures of them dirty doesn’t necessarily mean it never happened on occasion. These tend to look like toys without weathering so I sought to avoid this. 

Thanks for the info about the tail. I never even thought of it. This turkey was way out of my comfort zone. 

Greg

Zowie. That is really eye-catching, Joe.

 

 

Thanks Greg

Excellent. I really like pre-war colors and markings.

Very nice build.

lawdog114

stikpusher

the Baron

That's a great finish!

I can't help thinking, though, that the poor plane captain is going to get a chewing-out for the state of that TBD

 I agree wholeheartedly with the above. A beautiful artistic finish, but not so realistic. Pre war TBDs in most every photo look to be very well maintained and cleaned. The peacetime Navy op tempo allowed for such niceties. 

One critique that I would add is that the tail color for the Lexinton’s Air Group was Lemon Yellow, a lighter and distinctly different shade than the wing top Chrome Yellow.

Thanks Stik. I‘ll go ahead and disagree about the dirty part. Just because there are no pictures of them dirty doesn’t necessarily mean it never happened on occasion. These tend to look like toys without weathering so I sought to avoid this. 

Thanks for the info about the tail. I never even thought of it. This turkey was way out of my comfort zone. 

Stik and Joe,  Regarding the camouflage/weathering question; I think you are both right. It just depends. For example, how many pre war marked aircraft turned blue on December 7th? It had to take time to repaint the entire fleet of aircraft. From what I understand, the war disrupted many things. It seems perfectly reasonable to me if a pretty pre war marked plan were to get dirty before it got blue! Just a thought.