1/48 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator VT-8 "Midway" (Finished)

Model Monkey

Wow, just great!  Really well done.

 

Thanks Steve.

Wow, just great!  Really well done.

Mopar Madness

Can’t believe I missed this one.  Superb finish! 

 

Thanks Chad

wolfhammer1

Beautiful work, and a fitting tribute to the brave men who flew these planes into history.  Thanks for sharing.

John

 

Thanks John

modelcrazy

Great job Joe, you always do beautiful work.

 

Thanks Steve

M. Brindos

 

That's gorgeous!

 

Thanks Mike

Can’t believe I missed this one.  Superb finish! 

Beautiful work, and a fitting tribute to the brave men who flew these planes into history.  Thanks for sharing.

John

Great job Joe, you always do beautiful work.

That's gorgeous!

silentbob33

Stellar work Joe! Trying to get the masks to lay down over those corrugated wings would have driven me crazy. I love watching your builds come together.

 

Thanks Bob.  Indeed, it was an exercise in patience.  

scottrc

Great looking presentation 

 

Thanks Scott

Tomcat

WOW! That Devastator looks awesome. I am working on 2 Devastators (the Monogram variety) now and mine won't even be close to being as nice as yours is. Great work.

 

Thanks Tomcat.  I hear the monogram one isn't half bad either.  

Great looking presentation 

WOW! That Devastator looks awesome. I am working on 2 Devastators (the Monogram variety) now and mine won't even be close to being as nice as yours is. Great work.

Tosh

I really like how you finished on this kit.  I am ever so hard in trying to understand the level of which you create at.

Your Friend, Toshi

 

Thanks for the kind words Toshi..

The Drifter

Joe,

Sir I am speechless. Absolutely amazing work, and such strong detail. I really enjoy your builds for the subject matter and information. Plus, I keep learning tips and techniques. Thank you sir for another fantastic build!!

 

Thanks drifter. I’m glad you get use out of them. 

I really like how you finished on this kit.  I am ever so hard in trying to understand the level of which you create at.

Your Friend, Toshi

Joe,

Sir I am speechless. Absolutely amazing work, and such strong detail. I really enjoy your builds for the subject matter and information. Plus, I keep learning tips and techniques. Thank you sir for another fantastic build!!

Greatmaker

Fantastic finish Joe.  Weathering looks spot on and your attention to detail raises the bar.  That tri-color prop tip is pretty spiffy. Must have been a pain to mask but it sure looks better that my triple dipped one. Can’t imagine placeing the montex masks on a corrugated surface. I have enough problems placing them on flat ones 

 

 

Thanks Robert. Yes indeed the prop tips were a little bit more of a pain than I thought they would be. The corrugated wings are a pain. The bummer part is that I have to do the wings stars all over again on the pre-war version soon....good times!

1943Mike

Brilliant work as usual!

Really a kick to view your finished work. I love your MG's and ammo belts among lots of other sections of this build - such realistic painting and weathering!

 

Thanks Mike. The ammo belts are actually photoetch that come with the kit. I just painted them copper and gave them a wash. I don’t think they turned out half bad.

BrandonK

Well crap. Guess I'll just go ahead and sell my kit now, because it will never look this good. Holy cow, Joe, what an amazing looking kit. Excellent.

BK

 

Sure you will, your an awesome modeler Brandon. Go for it! Thanks for the kind words bud.

stikpusher

Beautiful finish Lawdog. I’m looking forward to that Yellow Wings TBD. Which squadron are you planning for that one?

One small critique, and that would be the base- USN aircraft carrier flight decks were stained blue before December 7th. Before that they had a red mahogany stain.

 

Thanks Stik. Indeed the yellow wings version will be uncharted territory for me. It will definitely be my most colorful. I will be doing the one that’s on the box of the Monogram kit, from the Lexington. The guy am building it for built that one as a kid. I think he’s feeling nostalgic....lol

I have a handful of bases and pilots I use for photography. That’s the only carrier deck I have right now. It’s just a Verlinden cardboard sheet glued to a wooden plaque, nothing fancy. I use it for Japanese Navy subjects too. I should make more I suppose.

JohnnyK

Great looking airplane and excellent workmanship. Really nice paint job.

 

Thanks Johnny

cnq

Fantastic work. I love the detail and weathering.

 

Thanks cnq

Fantastic finish Joe.  Weathering looks spot on and your attention to detail raises the bar.  That tri-color prop tip is pretty spiffy. Must have been a pain to mask but it sure looks better that my triple dipped one. Can’t imagine placeing the montex masks on a corrugated surface. I have enough problems placing them on flat ones 

Brilliant work as usual!

Really a kick to view your finished work. I love your MG's and ammo belts among lots of other sections of this build - such realistic painting and weathering!