Tim’s 1/48 Hobby Boss FAA Avenger Mk1 Karl’s Pacific Carrier GB

[Tim Marlow]

Hi all
Here she is at last. The subject was an Avenger Mk1 White X/376 (JZ114) from 848 squadron from HMS Formidable in 1945.
The kit has loads of good detail but requires care in assembly as parts fit is quite tight in some places. I certainly got bogged down during the build….came out allr in the end.

 

[Jim R]

That's a great model Tim.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Cheers Jim, appreciate it.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Wow!!.... Those extra pics show it off well ....
The shots in the "under construction" thread looked good,but this set really does make the finesse of your painting pop right out....
Top,top stuff Tim

 

[tigersteve]

Nice job !

 

[Tim Marlow]

Wow!!.... Those extra pics show it off well ....
The shots in the "under construction" thread looked good,but this set really does make the finesse of your painting pop right out....
Top,top stuff Tim

Very kind Andy. Not really much finesse there apart from using the airbrush as a brush rather than just a spray device…..and you’ve conveniently ignored the varnish run on the prop as well…..

 

[Tim Marlow]

Nice job !

Cheers Steve.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

That ,sir, is a thing of beauty!
And great to see a FAA subject in there-a Cinderella service if ever there was one- second only to Coastal Command

 

[wotan]

Outstanding build and paint job. Nice one Tim

John

 

[JR]

Would you like

Cos it's well worth it Tim
Congratulations.

 

[Tim Marlow]

That ,sir, is a thing of beauty!
And great to see a FAA subject in there-a Cinderella service if ever there was one- second only to Coastal Command

Thing of beauty? Should have gone to specsavers LOL.
Very kind of you nonetheless Neil.
Yep, FAA was always going to be my aim for this one. I have a Skua in the stash, but they never got used in the pacific

 

[Tim Marlow]

Outstanding build and paint job. Nice one Tim

John

Cheers John. Of course, I can see all the problems. There is a reason there’s no head on shot, for example

 

[Tim Marlow]

Would you like
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Cos it's well worth it Tim
Congratulations.

Excellent, not got one for ages, mostly because I build so slowly……cheers committee…..

 

[JayCee]

Very nice, Tim. Love the FAA markings and the folded wing. Really sets the model apart.
John.

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Lovely model, Tim and that torpedo is really outstanding, it deserves a mirror-base.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Very nice, Tim. Love the FAA markings and the folded wing. Really sets the model apart.
John.

Cheers John. I think of them as the FAAs “don’t shoot me” markings. In the Atlantic theatre they had a normal roundel I think. The wingfold was a must in this case because it’s so different to any other aircraft. Also means it fits better in the cabinet LOL……

 

[Tim Marlow]

Lovely model, Tim and that torpedo is really outstanding, it deserves a mirror-base.

Very kind Andy. As I said in the build log, it’s one of the few bits that didn’t have any problems during the build. Not putting it on a mirror base though, mostly because I don’t have one…..

 

[Geoffers]

It looks cracking Tim

I really like that scheme and markings.

Geoff.

 

[rtfoe]

Came out really looking nice Tim. I like that it's not all dark navy blue with stars which makes it different.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[Tim Marlow]

It looks cracking Tim

I really like that scheme and markings.

Geoff.

Cheers Geoff. Glad you like it. Personally I’m not a fan of the scheme, love the aircraft itself though.