The Smythemeister's TBF/TBM 1 Avenger. Italeri 1/48

[Jim R]

He off and at speed. There looks to be a lot of wonderful detail which all needs painting. That will slow you down

[The Smythe Meister]

Yes guys,it has slowed me up somewhat...
But here's the progress with internal green,gloss varnish and a dark green wash...

That's it for tonight,gotta get an early night,busy day tomorrow workwise,as is all of this week...
... Hopefully I'll get some decent progress done during the week.
As always, thanks very much for looking in, it's much appreciated
Cheers,
Andy

[Andy T]

Flying along!

Should be able to get half a dozen done in the GB time frame :tears-of-joy:

[The Smythe Meister]

Flying along!

Should be able to get half a dozen done in the GB time frame :tears-of-joy:

HA!! Don't think so Andy.....
.... Just the two will suffice!!!

[Lee W]

Looking forward to seeing these built up, "not 'alf mate!"
Are you doing this build for "charidy maye?"

[Mickc1440]

Lovely detail on the model Andy, off to a great start

[Geoffers]

Great start Andy :thumb2:

There is some very nice detail work in the cockpit, as you say Italeri do some very nice kits.

Geoff.

[The Smythe Meister]

Thanks guys.. more personal updates later,
... For now though,I have managed to cram in a bit of progress this evening...

.. the instructions are,shall we say,a bit lacking!! ..
But I've done a few sub assemblies, guessing them as I go ...

I must admit that Tim was spot on about these planes .... they certainly were HUGE!!

This time,I've not got the AM dash panels,and due to the amount of raised bits I think most decals are out,so it'll be hand painting all the way, I've done the black base colour,and highlighted the surrounds with some "gunmetal grey",
Hopefully it'll all come together,but my time is limited this week,so we'll just have to wait and see.
Thanks,as always, for looking in,
Andy

[papa 695]

Cracking start Andy

[Tim Marlow]

Nice start….not only large, they were tough as well….

[Waspie]

Nice start….not only large, they were tough as well….
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A wing and two prayers there I reckon!

[The Smythe Meister]

Well, after getting home I grabbed an hour at the bench.
Spent the time having a bash at the engine,I won't be going as far as some of you guys,(adding individual pipework and the like), but I'll be quite happy with what this is setting out with
The detail ain't bad,and this is as far as I've got up to now, just basic colours blocked in, varnish applied and then a black wash on the cylinders,
So far, it's coming along nicely imho, but a way to go yet ...
.. hopefully I'll get some time in tomorrow. ...
I'm enjoying this so far
Cheers for now,
Andy

[Tim Marlow]

Engine is looking good…..fairly complex beast isn’t it…..mine has a lot of PE extras that won’t be going on, because you simply won’t see it under the cowling…..

[The Smythe Meister]

Engine is looking good…..fairly complex beast isn’t it…..mine has a lot of PE extras that won’t be going on, because you simply won’t see it under the cowling…..

Cheers Tim,
Yes it is,and I'm not adding any extra bits to mine for exactly the reasons yon mention
For what you will actually be able to see in the end,I think these details, with a bit of cunning painting, should suffice.

[Guest]

“Wise words mate “
Best primer on the planet andy , bench looks far too tidy though , and just HOW many pairs of tweezers does a man need ?!!!! :smiling5: :dizzy:

Where ? Can't see any , are we on the same page ?