So how are you going to paint that beast dark sea blue/ med blue/white or over all med blue and gull gray ?

keavdog

Wow, coming along nicely.  You two arw getting some serious bench time!

 

Your freind’s, Toshi & Ezra

Wow, coming along nicely.  You two arw getting some serious bench time!

lewbud

Looking good Toshi! One of the good things about building divine scale (1/72) is that you don't have to worry about masking the inside framing of the canopy! I often wondered how the Grumman planes did their wing fold and then one day when I was visiting the Cavanaugh Flight Museum here in Dallas, they had their Avenger out for some engine tests and folded and unfolded the wings for about five to ten minutes. A most impressive sight and feat of engineering.  I would have had to go with the folding wings as that would be the only way it would fit in my apartment! Looking forward to more sir.

 

Your Friend’s, Toshi and Ezra!

Looking good Toshi! One of the good things about building divine scale (1/72) is that you don't have to worry about masking the inside framing of the canopy! I often wondered how the Grumman planes did their wing fold and then one day when I was visiting the Cavanaugh Flight Museum here in Dallas, they had their Avenger out for some engine tests and folded and unfolded the wings for about five to ten minutes. A most impressive sight and feat of engineering.  I would have had to go with the folding wings as that would be the only way it would fit in my apartment! Looking forward to more sir.

Gamera

Oh great to see her all together and ready for paint!

 

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

Oh great to see her all together and ready for paint!

Finalé of masks.

Gamera

Toshi: My Avenger is the 1/48th Accurate Miniatures kit. I don't remember which exact version though. I looked up kit boxes on the internet but I still couldn't ID it. Maybe I can find the kit instructions. 

Great job there on masking the canopies. My most dreaded task with aircraft and the Avenger has so many transparent parts.

 

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

Bakster

Thank goodness for masks because this plane needs a lot of them. All the moveable parts add to the complexity of how to manage painting and assembly. I remember the ball turret on my Academy kit and what pain it was. You are doing very nice work Toshi.

 

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

scottrc

Hi Toshi,

Those masks are really going to make it look good, and I bet reduced the stress level a bit.

Scott

 

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

Toshi: My Avenger is the 1/48th Accurate Miniatures kit. I don't remember which exact version though. I looked up kit boxes on the internet but I still couldn't ID it. Maybe I can find the kit instructions. 

Great job there on masking the canopies. My most dreaded task with aircraft and the Avenger has so many transparent parts.

Thank goodness for masks because this plane needs a lot of them. All the moveable parts add to the complexity of how to manage painting and assembly. I remember the ball turret on my Academy kit and what pain it was. You are doing very nice work Toshi.

Hi Toshi,

Those masks are really going to make it look good, and I bet reduced the stress level a bit.

Scott

This evenings accomplishments!  Not too bad for just taking it easy.

More masking of interior & exterior.  And many many more to come.

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

I actually found this 20 gauge black coated copper wire at Walmart for $2.84.  This will be perfect for the Trumpeter 1/32 Avengers brake line as it’s close to scale.

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

To my fellow forum members,

          Here is the completed masked (Interior & exterior) ball turret.  I’m in the process of doing all of the clear parts as such.

This technique I’ve seen and read about.  By  placing masking internally and AB the glass interior the appropriate color, in this case green zinc chromate then AB the external color this should or would be real world correct.  

Red vinyl will be the interior masking (E-Z Masks from Ontario, Canada) while the yellow exterior mask is a Eduard product.  I’ve used vinyl masks before and it definately works great.  They stretch and conform really well while protecting the adhesive site.

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

Assembling the movable horizontal stabilizers.

goldhammer

Toshi-  The last letter is the Navy designator for the manufactuer.   "F" was for Grumman, "M" was for General Motors, who built the same plane as Grumman, under license, as Grumman didn't have the ability at the time to build the numbers required, along with the Hellcat and Wildcat.

As an aside, Goodyear built the Wildcat, under license, as the FM-2, later ones had a taller tail.

 

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

Toshi-  The last letter is the Navy designator for the manufactuer.   "F" was for Grumman, "M" was for General Motors, who built the same plane as Grumman, under license, as Grumman didn't have the ability at the time to build the numbers required, along with the Hellcat and Wildcat.

As an aside, Goodyear built the Wildcat, under license, as the FM-2, later ones had a taller tail.

Gamera

 

 

Tosh

 

 

Gamera

Looks like a neat kit and the two of you are making great progress!!! 

 

 

 

 

I was inspired by your Avenger!  When I purchased this very same kit several years ago, you sent me photos of your Avenger.  That was a very nice build you did.  Thank you for the support in Ezra and my builds.  

 

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra

 

 

 

 

Oh really!?! I'd forgotten! This looks like a much nicer kit than mine. Glad to have inspired you- the Avenger is one of my favorite aircraft. 

 

Your friend’s, Toshi & Ezra