How to Build & Paint Academy 1/72 TBF Avenger | Scale Model Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Join me as I build, paint & weather up Academy's 1:72 scale Avenger kit from start to finish!
You can pick this kit up on Amazon here: amzn.to/3nUe7Im (Amazon)
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00:00 Intro
00:28 Cockpit Construction
01:26 Scratch-building Figures
03:47 Canopy Masking
04:40 Attaching Wings
05:10 Attaching Base Mount
06:43 Painting
09:58 Decals
11:57 Weathering
14:05 Removing Canopy Masks
15:09 Finishing Touches
16:43 Finished Product - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
It is a Retooled repop of the FROG kit. Very nice work.
Thanks! I appreciate it!
Yeah, they retooled the frog kit but they neglected the fact it is the British fleet air arm version of the avenger called the Tarpon
Thanks for the tips on the canopy.
For sure - my pleasure! Thanks for watching 😁
considering the results, I wouldn't really follow those tips! 😂
i'm gonna buy one 1/72 avenger now
That turned out really nice 👌
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Thanks so much! 👍
Great job!!!! Thank you for doing something in my scale, you gave me a few great [pointers. Keep on Modeling. .
Thank you! Glad to hear it - happy building! 👍
Brilliant finish as usual Hank, a really enjoyable video again, thank you.
Thanks very much! I appreciate it - thanks for watching 👍
God bless sharpies,great looking kit 😁👌
Thank you! And haha yes, they're life savers! 😅
Masterpiece!
Too kind! Thanks for watching! 😁
Great job! Well done! Beautyful model! Cheers Mein!
Thanks! Cheers 🍻
Awesome man! Cheers 🍻
Thanks for watching! Cheers! 🍻
Great job, this kit was fidgety for me but Im sure it was my lack of skill in putting it together. Perhaps I will try it again in the future.
Thanks! It was definitely a tricky one - the interior fit was a little shaky, but it worked out in the end. Thanks for watching! 👍
@@SpruesNBrews great channel!
Outstanding model, but just a friendly reminder that Avengers never truly fought in the Battle of Midway, TBD Devastators were the main torpedo bombers.
Thanks! Interestingly enough, six brand-new TBF Avengers of VT-6 (belonging to the USS Hornet) did participate in the battle. The commander of VT-6 had left select men behind on the East Coast to train on the new torpedo bomber when the task force sailed to the Pacific to launch the Doolittle Raid. The Avengers arrived at Pearl Harbor the day after the Hornet departed for Midway, and flew independently to the island to join the fight. All six Avengers flew in a mixed strike force with B-26s from Midway Island herself against the Japanese fleet on June 4th, resulting in all but one being shot down. One Avenger was able to launch her torpedo at the light cruiser Nagara, while two others were able to release their own fish against the carrier Hiryu. Unfortunately, the Japanese vessels were able to avoid these attacks. While the Devastators were in fact the primary torpedo bombers that participated in the Midway battle, the Avenger does deserve credit for one of her first forays into combat in the Pacific 👍
@@SpruesNBrews, yep, I knew the avenger was being flown on Midway Island but I didn’t really know that they were involved in combat!
I didn't either until I took on this project! Pretty cool... there's a great writeup on navy.history.mil - thanks for watching! 🍻
The pilot of the surviving avenger Ens A Earnest went or to fight in the Solomons campaign Guadalcanal, I think with VT10? Ironically flew with George Gay the other surviving pilot of VT8.
A bit on the lot. Sadly Academy continues to market this kit a a TBF1c. The bulging observation windows in the radio operator compartment were on the British version Avenger Mark 1 all or lll.
Sword just released a real TBF1 which operated at Midway and throughout 1942 and into early 1943.
Those large windows are typically a British mod aft of the wing.
Oh no kidding - I just followed the instructions OOTB! I'll have to do a little research
@@SpruesNBrews im no expert on the aircraft but I think the kit is actually an older one that might not have necessarily been american based. Heard really good things about the accurate minatures/academy kit. I built this a bit back as my covid fueled return to the hobby. Only later did I realize that the window was not in any usn photos. Ah well.
5 have been lost in the bermuda triangle
Only one was find ...In 1/72 scale😁
Ha! That's one way to explain it! 😁
This was really Awesome! looks realistic. I was wondering what brushes you use? Never seen any like those before.
Thanks! I talk about them a bit in my "Best Scale Modeling Supplies for Beginners" video if you'd be interested in checking it out 👍
The plane looks great, but TB Squadron 8 was completely wiped out. The only survivor of TB-8 was Ens. George Gay. Plus TB-8 flew the TBD Devastator. The TBF was used at the Battle of Midway but came from Midway itself.
Thanks! The six TBFs that flew from Midway were actually part of VT-8, and it makes for an interesting story! Apparently the Avengers weren't ready in time to sail with the Hornet & the rest of VT-8, so they had a small detachment stay back with the planes with plans to meet up with the rest of the battle group later. The new TBFs were at Midway Island when the battle started, so they flew out with a small flight of B-26s to join the fray. This particular aircraft I built was the only surviving TBF of that island-based detachment of VT-8 - it was piloted by Ensign Albert Earnest & was shipped back to the states after the battle for examination of her survival characteristics. There are some great shots available of the plane on Midway on June 25th before they sent her home.
What is that plane balance holder please? Great video thanks 🙏
It's a great little 3D printed jig from Bulldogmodels.co.uk - great people & quality products. Check 'em out! 👍
@@SpruesNBrews thanks so much, actually watching your videos at the moment 😁
Hi where did you get the Flory dark dirt?
Hey there - the US distributor for Flory is High Altitude Hobbies, they've usually got quite a bit in stock 👍
@@SpruesNBrews thanks!
How come you didn't add any chipping?
This particular aircraft only flew one combat mission (at the Battle of Midway) before it was retired from service & scrapped due to damages sustained in the battle - so it wouldn't have seen much wear & tear 👍
Imma be honest, the canopy could’ve been better with masking tape since it’s way easier to remove
Whatever works! Live & learn, right? 👍
I'm amazed someone would pay for something like that
That’s nice of you to say
@@SpruesNBrews probably not, but that doesn't mean it's not true. look at the port side, underside wing root or the masking of the canopy... painting is nice, though. look up plasmo's build of the hobby 2000 kit here on youtube to see something worth buying
@@pgabrieli you know, friend, just because you can say something doesn’t always mean you should 👍
@@SpruesNBrews true. it's also true that just because you can put up a video, it doesn't always mean you should 🙂
@@SpruesNBrews especially if you can't take the negative comments in a public square