Mark Deliduka Posted November 30, 2023 Report Posted November 30, 2023 Here it is, just under the wire; one more aircraft finished in November. This is the ancient Airfix TBM Avenger, the first ever Avenger I ever built for my collection. This was gifted to me by two friends who won it in my club's Distressed Kit Auction. I also got a Mk.21 mine and an F-6F Hellcat from Matchbox with the Avenger. This thing gave me quite a fight at times. The turret somehow got frosted; I have no idea how. I polished it as much as possible for hours while waiting for other models to dry. This is the end result. I also had to replace the upper decal on the wing. A good friend from my IPMS club had a spare and gave it to me so I could finish this. Again, as with my Spitfire, all eye-level shots were far too blurry for posting and will have to be re-shot later. Here is the one shot that gives you some idea of how it looks in person: Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.
Mark Deliduka Posted December 1, 2023 Author Report Posted December 1, 2023 Thank you Gil! It does look pretty good for such an ancient kit. First ever Avenger I ever built too. Thank you Jean-Marc!
StuartMont Posted December 16, 2023 Report Posted December 16, 2023 That is one cool looking model Mark, despite your struggles. Can I ask what scale this one is? Although my modeling experience is quite limited I have not seen that color scheme before. Can you describe the colors please?
Mark Deliduka Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Posted December 17, 2023 Thank you Stuart! That is the ancient 1/72 scale Airfix Avenger, originally released in the 70's I believe. That color scheme is from the USS Yorktown according to the instruction sheet schematic. The underside is white: Testor's Model Master Insignia White, the middle lighter blue is Intermediate Blue by Testor's Model Master, and the upper dark blue is Dark Sea Blue from Testor's Model Master.
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