Trumpeter 1/32 TMB-3 Avenger

[BarryW]

Managed to spray some interior green and the seatbelts trying to match the Eduard colour as closely as I can.
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Some detail painting next then on to more interior sub assemblies.

[flyjoe180]

Nice clean work as usual from you Barry.

[BarryW]

I have done a little more work on the ip and have completed for first main interior sub-assembly
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This seatbelts turned out OK after a MIG Brown Wash. I also applied the wash to the structure and used Uschi Metal Powders to depict wear.
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Seeing the image on screen I can see a couple of small areas that are in need of attention. Tonight I will get that done and get on with the next sub-assembly.

[dave]

Looking good, it always amazes me that we look over a model for ages, take a picture and then immediately spot something we missed.

[BarryW]

Getting on with more of the internals.
Bomb bay and part of cockpit between pilot and turret being worked on. Hopefully I will get a base coat at least on thse sections. Bombs to work on as well.
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[tr1ckey66]

Looking good Barry, the cockpit looks great.
Wish Trumpy did a Devastator. Now I mention it, before that I'd like any manufacturer to do a Kate or Val in 1/32. Seems mad that there isn't a single kit!
Looking forward to the progress
Cheers
P

[Richard48]

Looks fantastic so far.Like you i hate P.E with a vengeance.Drives me mad gluing the damn stuff.
Keep it up.
Richard

[BarryW]

I have painted some more internals. I will do some weathering in my next session after I am back from a few days away.

The instructions say the bomb bay should be tan which I thought odd. Well I suppose Zinc Chromate, as below, might look a little like tan in poor light.

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[yak face]

Great work Barry , totally agree with you about the tiny impossible pieces of PE , how they expect you to glue something thats about 1mm long with a contact point about a tenth of a square mm is beyond me! Ive only really used PE for seatbelts and larger items , if ive ever had anything tiny like this Ive done what you did and either ignored it or used plastic instead . That said Ive got a tiny helicopter in the stash thats about 50% pe so i guess ive got to face my demons sometime! The bomb bay paint call out from trumpeter seems a bit off , all the pics ive seen of walkarounds of the TBM show it in a dark green same as your cockpit , heres a good one of an unrestored bomb bay http://www.usshornet-cv12.com/aircra...es/TBM_41.html cheers tony

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
This is a great example of neat, skilled modelling. The results say it all. Cockpit looks excellent. A question if I may. Those Uschi metal powders. Do you treat them as pigments and sort of dry brush them into place? Do they need fixing in any way? They certainly look good.
Jim

[BarryW]

Great work Barry , totally agree with you about the tiny impossible pieces of PE , how they expect you to glue something thats about 1mm long with a contact point about a tenth of a square mm is beyond me! Ive only really used PE for seatbelts and larger items , if ive ever had anything tiny like this Ive done what you did and either ignored it or used plastic instead . That said Ive got a tiny helicopter in the stash thats about 50% pe so i guess ive got to face my demons sometime! The bomb bay paint call out from trumpeter seems a bit off , all the pics ive seen of walkarounds of the TBM show it in a dark green same as your cockpit , heres a good one of an unrestored bomb bay http://www.usshornet-cv12.com/aircra...es/TBM_41.html cheers tony

Thanks for the link Tony. Looking at that, once I have done some washes it won’t be far off.

[BarryW]

Hi Barry
This is a great example of neat, skilled modelling. The results say it all. Cockpit looks excellent. A question if I may. Those Uschi metal powders. Do you treat them as pigments and sort of dry brush them into place? Do they need fixing in any way? They certainly look good.
Jim

Hi Jim
They are very flexible and can be used in many different ways.

I do simply dry brush over matt black to depict an engine for instance. It can also work for gunmetal.

I also sometimes apply with a cotton bud, the extra small Tammy ones are good in some circumstances in small areas.

I also will use a cocktail stick to depict chipping.

You can just use a finger or a cotton bud to rub it in and polish the surface to do a natural metal finish. The result of the latter is influenced by the paint colour that you apply to.

Worth getting some and experimenting.

[colin m]

Looking good Barry. This kit has a lot of nice detail just waiting for you to enhance.

[Jim R]

Thanks Barry for that info. Certainly worth buying judging by your results.
Jim

[BarryW]

Internal construction painting and weathering continues. This kit just comes together beautifully with no real issues, well apart from the p.e. already mentioned and the poor painting instructions. Nothing that cannot be handled.
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The turret elements painted interior green. Detail painting and weathering with these next.
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The bombs ready to install
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Installed....
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