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TBD DEVASTATOR


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  • 2 weeks later...

Great Wall Hoddles have put a have a lot of detail into the cockpit so this is going to take some time ,

I saw in one of the modelling mags a Devastator article ,and I thought the build was quite good ,one

thing did mystify me was the use of green in the cockpit area ,as all my references points too natural metal

as with other Navy aircraft of that time so that's the way I will go . The Kit come`s with twin 30. guns but this

was a late modification so I will use the single 30 calibre gun .

Les

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following this les can I forth yellow wings

the nmf on the interior is a mater of choice I believe because you wail be right in the middle of a transition on this. I remember doing my yellow wings dauntless was the same. just took an artistic view that there would be too much silver and I would also have to remove all of the armour plate and do other backdating. basically the choice is yours

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ok so my build will be of VS 71 ,USS WASP June 1941 still in pre war colours but now with a green interior ?

Les

That is a very nice interior they provide, Sir.

The 'silver' interior is not bare metal but aluminum lacquer, so there is no need to go to extremes if you do a 'silver' interior. It is true that 'yellow wings' finishes survived into the dark green interior era. If your subject is a very early one, say in '37 or '38, aluminum lacquer would be the way to go; if it is a later one, green wpould be more likely, and almost certain for 1940 service.

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That is how I would do it, Sir.

This picture is from a fleet exercise in 1940, and you can see the green clearly:

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Wish I had this two days ago never mind ,back too the paint box lol

Thanks for the photo it`s a great help

Les

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Hi Guys sorry all the picture`s look the same but the cockpit is a hell of a build

any way got there in the end ,

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I think its all in there

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Thanks for looking Les

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Well we have wings well half a wing ,I am very pleased with the fit of this kit so far

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That's all for now thanks for looking Les

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