1/48 Accurate Miniatures TBF-1 Avenger

Gallery Article by David Rapasi on Feb 12 2010

 

This Avenger was used aboard a pilot training aircraft carrier in late 1943. The TBF 1 was backdated from a  TBF 1-C kit by adding the 30 cal. cowl gun and removing the 50 cal. wing guns.

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For an unknown reason the outer wing panels on some Avengers faded quite a bit faster than the rest of the aircraft.

The model is finished with Model Master Paints, kit and homemade decals.  Homemade stencils were used for the painted over A17 markings.

David Rapasi

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Photos and text © by David Rapasi