Beautiful work, Jeeves!
wibhi2 and Bossman…
That’s one cool thing about Monogram-- even though the detail may not be 100% accurate- at least they give you the option [;)]
Rick-- It’s me… Mike [;)]
Fabio-- I did attempt to use the Eduard PE set…but in the end it made the fit more terrible than it already was…I did use it for the engine though and am happy with the result…
Thanks Dave and Brian!
Looks Great!! I’ve always liked the TBD. How long did it take to do the canopy? Doing framework has always been a problem for me so I’ve stayed away from that one so far.
well-- masking this greenhouse took a couple hours…too bad I love torpedo and dive bombers so much and their canopies are so extensive! [;)]
Jeeves:
looks like u won the battle between the kit & the modeler…
Mr. Gay’s a/c looks fantastic & the wings even fold !!!
cool !
frosty[:)]
That’s a good looking Devastator. A real quality job.
Wow! That is a nice job. I have one waiting for me to do and I hope I can make it look that good!
Jerry
Thanks frosty, ModelNerd, and Jerry…
I am sure you will do it justice Jerry-- just take your time. Nothing teaches you patience like masking a Devastator canopy [;)]
So THAT’S what the Devastator is supposed to look like!
I have a real affection for this kit. About 15 years ago I was sitting around on a Saturday with nothing to do, and I thought, “Why don’t I go down and buy a model and put it together?” That was the start of the hobby for me, and that first model was the Monogram Devastator. I brush painted it in the prewar scheme, canopy and all, and it really didn’t look that bad.
It’s nice to see what can be done with the Mono Devastator in the hands of a real modeler.
That’s one incredible build , nice work !!
Very nice build! I really like those old Monogram kits, and you did a wonderful job on yours.
Mark
Jeeves, it’s absolutely, utterly amazing, what you did with that 32-year-old kit. It came out in 1973. I know because I had a very old, very good, but obscure regional model magazine published in San Antonio in that year (three issues of it that came in a bulk trade and which, to my dismay, burned) , and the back cover was a Monogram ad announcing the release of that kit, the P-61, and one other I can’t remember, but which is still in print, maybe the T-6?
Anyway, I got that magazine in '83, ten years after returning to the hobby after a few years in the sex, drugs and rock n roll wars, haven’t left again since. The point of this rambling screed is that it’s been 22 years and not a week’s gone by I’m sure that I haven’t thought, “I should really get around to that Monogram Devastator. Especially now that there are parts to really tart it up right.” (Though, Jeeves, you said you used a minimum of AM on it, and look at the result: immaculate, using nothing but pure skill.)
However, a couple of weeks ago I got the first 11 decal sets from the new company Yellow-Wings, which specializes in nothing but Naval a/c in the ten years leading up to Pearl Harbor. Their first three sheets are for the Devastator, and I think you can use these markings to build any Devastator in the Navy in 1940. Check ‘em out. Besides the TBD, they make markings for every yellow-winged F3F-1/2, Dauntless, Vindicator, and Buffalo that ever flew, and he’s still designing for the pre-war Wildcat, Kingfisher, and earlier Navy birds, as well as the blue-gray early war ones like Jeeves’ fine example of the breed.
Now it’s time, because Jeeves, I think you’ve inspired me. Now to find one cheap, and for me that means c-h-e-a-p, because that kit’s not exactly a wallet buster like AcMin or Tamigawa.
And Lee, I too recall that beautiful Shep Paine diorama (did he ever do one that was less?), but it was in one of those early, grossly expensive Verlinden books of dioramas that were basically just Verlinden tricking us into buying ads for their products disguised as a book of dioramas. I have never trusted that company, because of their sneaky marketing practices, and rarely use their products any more out of principal. But they sold the life raft, which Shep no doubt was the artist for. I hope they paid him well.
(signed)
– Rambling, Babbling, Long-winded, Punch Drunk Tom (from rigging this tiny – even in 1/48 – Neiuport using wire for five hours non-stop and still only halfway through. On the next bipe, Limited Edition Pfalz D.IIIa, I think I’ll try and go back to monofiliment if I can find any fine enoug…zzzzzz…)[|)][zzz]
LOL sharkskin [;)]
ChemMan, LionBaron, and Mark-- appreciate the comments…
Tom-- this is the newly released kit with the Detail and Scale book-- but from the looks of the bare parts-- I do believe it is just reboxed and not retooled [;)] I did attempt to use the AM parts (especially since I paid for them)- but it was a real PITA-- between fumbling with teeny pieces of tin and having the fit become worse when they got in the way, I decided to minimalize my use of it. Mainly-- just the rear turret, gunsight, and the engine detail…and thats about it.
I saw it in the GB Mike - but again, I have to say it looks great!! and your comment about it being all out of proportion is true… kind like the bumble bee… not supposed to fly but it does [;)]
Great job and looking forward to your work in the Battle of Midway Group Build!! (shameless plug for the GB haha)
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36291
really, amazing!!! I´m starting a 1/72 Airfix Devastator and i wanna know the colour range that you used, thank you and congratulations
I used all ModelMaster colors…mainly US Navy Blue Gray over Light Sea Gray…interior is just interior green…
Thank You, Jeeves