1939 Yellowwing TBD Devastator, BuNo 0318, USS Enterprise CV6
P&W R1830 finished, 95 parts added
Engine painted
All the PE slowly finding it‘s place, plus some wiring here and there..
Footrest, pedalry and hoist-sling mount added
More knobs dials and switches added
All four workstations finished plus fuselage halves. Fuselage closing coming up next
Cockpit subassembly attached to port halve of fuselage. Fit is surprisingly good, considering the huge amount of
parts that have to be crammed in there
parts that have to be crammed in there
Rudder control surface separated
Trailing edge thinned down
Fuselage and Trailing edge closed, rudder leading edge rounding restored.
Elevators upgraded by separating control surfaces, adding holes to the fixed parts and installing hinges.
This is the third failing attempt to make the wings foldable - I am close to giving up on this.
There may be one more way to make it work worth trying
There may be one more way to make it work worth trying
This is where I thought the hinges were located
But in reality they really were here, maybe I can replicate that, I’m not sure if it will work
Folded side of wing dry fit
New clear parts for the gunner‘s compartment made a‘ la Toaster 🙂 and masked
Very bulky kitparts fit only barely underneath the fixed part of the rear canopy
Aluminum dope‘s on
Clearparts finished
Surprisingly, the Techmod vinyl masks fit, although designed for the old Monogram kit - great relief !
Blue and yellow on, masks off !
Today I flew this one into Bernhards private Airstrip, so it could be photographed properly 🙂
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15 October 2024, 13:22 -