Tag: Grumman Avenger
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Grumman Avenger – Part Seven – A Calm And Serene Day
The last day of a model build is either going to be Shangri-la or Stalingrad. Either you are merely dusting it with a feather or grinding the tailplanes off with a chainsaw. In the case of the Avenger it was all peaceful. Well, peaceful after I glued the fake .50 into the turret. I am…
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Grumman Avenger – Part Four – The Quaker
Well, the obligatory problems have arisen. No kit ever gets finished wthout them and you might as well get them over early. The radio mast on the tail has broken off – but this is neither unexpected nor a big deal. The idea of a plastic manufacturer moulding a scale aerial on one half of…
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Grumman Avenger – Part Three – The Economy Kit
I have discovered a few reasons that the Academy Grumman TBF-1 was so cheap: a. The age of the mould means that while the fit and finish are fine, the amount of detail they were prepared to make in the casting – ie time taken to inscribe things – was limited. Either that or they…
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Grumman Avenger – Part Two – Bathed And Naked
Settle down, class. You’ve seen uncovered airplanes before. No need to get excited. The preliminary researches on the TBF for the USS BUNKER HILL all point to the same visual conclusion; the colour scheme that the box art shows is accurate enough for a direct build. Perhaps a little modification of the yellow nose around…
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