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re: From the Model Desk of Spacemen Spiff: 1/48 TBF Avenger - Exhaust Stains
Posted on 5/17/26 at 4:20 pm to RebRxV
Posted on 5/17/26 at 4:20 pm to RebRxV
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WWII (not world war eleven) plane. B-25 is my favorite, but it's probably been done a million or so times.
Never have built a B-25. Might have to get one
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Posted on 5/17/26 at 4:28 pm to choppadocta
Post them! Hot damn that’s a lot of pieces
Posted on 5/17/26 at 4:34 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Never have built a B-25. Might have to get one
Avoid the old Revell kit. It is borderline garbage. I recommend the 1:72 scale Hasegawa kit….
It’s a mostly fun build (only a few tricky parts and fit issues) and comes in either PTO scheme (as shown in the cover art) or MTO. I built this kit just a few weeks ago and did mine in MTO scheme..
Posted on 5/17/26 at 4:44 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Post them! Hot damn that’s a lot of pieces
Yeah. Individual track shoes will seriously test your nerves. Tedious… very tedious. But the results are for more realistic looking tracks overall.
This SU-152 I built about 4 years ago (Trumpeter if I remember right) had individual track shoes. Not how that allowed for the tracks to sag naturally between the carrier rollers…
Now compare that to the Tamiya one-piece rubber track…
Posted on 5/17/26 at 5:16 pm to Darth_Vader
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Avoid the old Revell kit. It is borderline garbage. I recommend the 1:72 scale Hasegawa kit….
Might have to get one. Awesome job!
Posted on 5/17/26 at 5:17 pm to Darth_Vader
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Now compare that to the Tamiya one-piece rubber track…
Not a fan of the rubber track look. Excellent job again, good sir!
Posted on 5/17/26 at 5:38 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Not a fan of the rubber track look. Excellent job again, good sir!
Thanks. The rubber tracks are my only gripe when it comes to Tamiya. I think they’re moving more to segmented tracks with some of their newer kits. Here is an example of the Tamiya 1:35 A34 Comet kit…
Instead of the one piece rubber track or individual shoes that have to be cemented together one at a time, these tracks are in sections. And they even have posts on the carrier rollers to help ensure proper fit. And while they don’t have that much sag to them, it’s much better than the rubber band tracks.
This post was edited on 5/17/26 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 5/17/26 at 6:41 pm to Darth_Vader
Man that looks awesome. I hear Tamiya came out with a new 1/35 US armor kit - not sure which it is off the top of my head but I hear it’s their best yet.
Whats with the downvoters?
Whats with the downvoters?
This post was edited on 5/17/26 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 5/17/26 at 8:25 pm to Spaceman Spiff
M-24 Chaffee light tank.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 8:28 pm to choppadocta
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M-24 Chaffee light tank.
Yeah I saw the announcement on that a few weeks ago. Next time I’m in Hoover I’ll swing by The Model Box and see if they have it. I like to give them first chance on kits before I turn to Amazon.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 9:07 pm to Darth_Vader
It is supposed to be released sometime between june and july of 2026
Posted on 5/17/26 at 9:22 pm to choppadocta
I thought it’s been out
Posted on 5/17/26 at 9:29 pm to Spaceman Spiff
I thought the same thing as well. But I just looked on Amazon and they only show an Italeri M24 kit. Guess I’ll have to wait a little longer.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 4:43 pm to Darth_Vader
I posted my finished Matilda.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 6:39 pm to choppadocta
So far we are 2 to 2 in the poll. Looks like dealer’s choice.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:26 pm to Spaceman Spiff
My vote is for one of the WWII prop planes you have.
Those old motor sounds and the guys behind the stick just pushing the limits of aviation behind propellers.
Here’s my Avenger. One of the first Guillows balsa, paper and rubber band propellor planes that I ever built.
She is rough.
Giant canopy.
Your Avenger is light years beyond mine. Cheers.
Those old motor sounds and the guys behind the stick just pushing the limits of aviation behind propellers.
Here’s my Avenger. One of the first Guillows balsa, paper and rubber band propellor planes that I ever built.
She is rough.
Giant canopy.
Your Avenger is light years beyond mine. Cheers.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:22 pm to One72
Man I never could get those Guillows planes to look right, much less fly. Excellent work, good sir!
Edit: 3-2 for WWII planes. German or American?
Edit: 3-2 for WWII planes. German or American?
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:17 pm to Spaceman Spiff
I launched that Avenger in yard a few times. The balsa frame needed way better aerodynamic sanding before I put the paper on and painted it.
It flew less than one second flight with almost 100 prop turns on the rubber band. The pros have these cool rubber band turners with counters.
Anyway, tough choice between P47 and FW, for me.
Go FW with a wild camo scheme.
P47 are pretty drab.
It flew less than one second flight with almost 100 prop turns on the rubber band. The pros have these cool rubber band turners with counters.
Anyway, tough choice between P47 and FW, for me.
Go FW with a wild camo scheme.
P47 are pretty drab.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 7:06 am to One72
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P47 are pretty drab.
Some are. I have the decals for Gabreski's bird as seen here.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:07 am to Spaceman Spiff
Having read through this thread, the OT should take up a collection and buy Spaceman and Darth identical copies of a model neither has built and let them have a build off....
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