This is my first time posting, so here goes for review and critique.
This is my recent completion of the Trumpeter 1/32 TBD-1 Devastator. Overall, this was a nice kit that went together well. Any real issues encountered were my own.
The kit does present a nice base for upgrades and I did take advantage of the Airscale Pro line of resin parts. PE interior, resin prop, twin mount .30, wing fold inserts, and gunsight. the 1ManArmy masks were used for the stencil markings, and Hawaiian Air Depot masks were used for the remaining markings. Only three decals were used in the kit, and those were for the Hamilton Standard prop logos.
Aircraft was painted in the markings of Lt Commander Waldron, of Torpedo Squadron 8 at the Battle of Midway. In my research, the aircraft he flew, T-16, was a replacement aircraft. In the movie John Ford filmed, you can see another replacement aircraft, T-3, on deck. T-3 still has the meatballs in the roundel and the remaining markings, which were painted out. The story goes that the maintenance crews could not reach them as they hung from the ceiling. Since T-16 was a replacement, I felt comfortable leaving them as seen on T-3 in the movie.
MR Paint lacquers were used, with some Vallejo used when hand-painting was needed. Overall I loved this kit and would build it again. Maybe a yellow-wing version to add some color to my display.
