DaveyGair Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 30 minutes ago, tonyot said: I know what you mean mate,..... and yes the post war AS.4`s look nice,.... Modelart Decals have just broughta sheet out for British and Fench post war Avengers,.... and Sword brought out a kit too. Cheers Tony There is the Hobby 2000 kit as well, ex-Hasegawa, which one would be the most accurate/easier to assemble? The Hobby 2000 kit is just a few quid more expensive but includes canopy masks. Edit: Just realised they are two different versions of the AS 4 (?), the Sword one with no rear turret and Radar under the fuselage, the Hobby 2000 with the turret. I have Xtradecal markings for an 815 NAS machine which has the turret. Davey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Answered your own query there Davey,..... I think that the Sword one might just be `loosely' based on the Hasegawa one too,.... mind you I have not built one yet. With Hasegawa et al you get minimal interior detail,.....so you take yer choice really. I`s try both personally! Another update,..... Got the main painting done,..... just a bit of detail painting and repair work to follow now really including the wheel wells. I chose the one with the red rudder,... NZ2503,..which of course has the least number of photos available,..... but using what I could find this is what I came up with,.... although I have made at least one mistake that I can see after removing the masking,..... I dare saw those with a more critical eye will find more,... but hey! From the references I could find,.... it looked as if this aircraft also had its under wing serial cropped to just the numbers, without the NZ prefix,..... so I reduced the side of the yellow `boxes' under the wing accordingly; So on with the decals now,..... using Ventura roundels and serials,.... But Fudge the dog still isn`t impressed,... she`s even stolen a cushion from the settee!; Cheers Tony 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Beautiful work and a lovely scheme. Fudge must have very high standards not to be impressed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Looks great Tony, a really striking scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) On 3/13/2021 at 9:57 AM, Magua87 said: Beautiful work and a lovely scheme. Fudge must have very high standards not to be impressed. Thanks mate,..... unless it is edible then it is very hard to impress this mutt! On 3/13/2021 at 1:41 PM, modelling minion said: Looks great Tony, a really striking scheme. Thanks mate,..... I have to admit that I thought I was going to totally muck this up,..... so the result is a complete surprise to me! Should look nice with the roundels etc in place. Edited March 14, 2021 by tonyot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 19 hours ago, tonyot said: Should look nice with the rondels etc in place. Should look very nice with all that, a stunning scheme & you've got it looking good. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, stevehnz said: Should look very nice with all that, a stunning scheme & you've got it looking good. Steve. Thanks Steve,... I`m just double checking whether to use RAF style or Kiwi fern style roundels,.... then I`ll start the decalling. Edited March 15, 2021 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 A lovely and colourful Avenger Tony, great work on the painting too fella. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 3 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: A lovely and colourful Avenger Tony, great work on the painting too fella. Chris Cheers bud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Right,.... done more research re the roundels; https://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/blog/50-years-of-flying-kiwis/ So basically,.... White Fern in the roundel- 1957-58 Silver Fern in the roundel- 1958-70 Kiwi roundel- 1970-date And as NZ2503 was ditched in the Waitemata Harbour off Whenuapai on 17th March 1956 after an engine failure,...with all three occupants safe .. it would have worn RAF style roundels! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Right,.... I`ve got the decals on; Soon be finished now! Cheers Tony 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Nothing better than seeing black yellow stripes on aeroplanes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Cheers Paul,..... yeah got to love a target tug eh! A bit of an update,.... I have weathered the model a bit and added a coat of matt varnish; So almost there with this one now! Cheers Tony 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I love that scheme. Great job. I was planning on building my Avenger as Fred Ladd's "Plonky", but a post-war target tug would certainly add some colour to the cabinet (NZ2504 perhaps). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrfan Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Very unfair they took the turret away so the target tug crew could not sort matters out if the attackers didn't play fair. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, dcrfan said: Very unfair they took the turret away so the target tug crew could not sort matters out if the attackers didn't play fair. Or have a crack at the target themselves! AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrfan Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I actually have a friend who was conscripted into one of the last years of Compulsory Military Training in New Zealand in the early to mid 1950s. He was a gunner in the RNZAF's 51 & 52 Light Anti Aircraft Squadrons. I have several photos of the Avenger target tugs I've collected from former unit members and the units photo albums held in the National Archive. Unfortunately the Avengers photos are on a portable drive I can't open at the moment but he explained that they often spent all day waiting for the then very unreliable Avengers to arrive so they could fire sub-calibre rounds the the target drogue from their 40mm Bofors. Waiting and waiting for the Avenger. img034_zpse62139cf by tankienz, on Flickr Given up and gone home for tea and biscuits. img030_zpsc596fce0 by tankienz, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 18 hours ago, dcrfan said: I actually have a friend who was conscripted into one of the last years of Compulsory Military Training in New Zealand in the early to mid 1950s. He was a gunner in the RNZAF's 51 & 52 Light Anti Aircraft Squadrons. I have several photos of the Avenger target tugs I've collected from former unit members and the units photo albums held in the National Archive. Unfortunately the Avengers photos are on a portable drive I can't open at the moment but he explained that they often spent all day waiting for the then very unreliable Avengers to arrive so they could fire sub-calibre rounds the the target drogue from their 40mm Bofors. Waiting and waiting for the Avenger. img034_zpse62139cf by tankienz, on Flickr Given up and gone home for tea and biscuits. img030_zpsc596fce0 by tankienz, on Flickr Very interesting indeed,..... thanks for the pics. I have heard similar stories from a now deceased family friend who was a British AA Gunner during WW2,.... sitting on the Welsh coast for hours on end waiting for Martinets etc to arrive so they could pop off at the target,...... this is why round often came uncomfortably close,..... you don`t want to upet the blokes on the ground with live rounds in their guns which are pointing right at you,....... they are losing valuable drinking time LOL! 22 hours ago, Magua87 said: I love that scheme. Great job. I was planning on building my Avenger as Fred Ladd's "Plonky", but a post-war target tug would certainly add some colour to the cabinet (NZ2504 perhaps). Thanks mate,...... I`d do Plonky and a couple of TT`s to be fair! The overall yellow and black striped one is tempting,.... but blanking over that turret i a pain,.... the contours are very complex round there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Thanks for the encouragement along the way folk,..... I`m calling this one finished now! Cheers, Tony 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I do say Tony... that’s does look rather perfect! You are one heck of a modelling machine and the quality of your finished subjects is just top shelf! Cheers and thanks for sharing.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: I do say Tony... that’s does look rather perfect! You are one heck of a modelling machine and the quality of your finished subjects is just top shelf! Cheers and thanks for sharing.. Dave Thanks Dave,...... that is very much appreciated coming from yourself,.... just glad you like it mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Tony, Superb and that canopy is exceptional. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 That is a fantastic result of a great scheme Tony. Nice, subtle weathering too. Very well done mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 49 minutes ago, Ray_W said: Tony, Superb and that canopy is exceptional. Ray Thanks Ray,.... glad you like the canopy too,.... I was a bit worried about that,.... mostly brush painted without masking,..... to be fair the bits that I did mask went wrong! 26 minutes ago, modelling minion said: That is a fantastic result of a great scheme Tony. Nice, subtle weathering too. Very well done mate. Thanks MM,.... much appreciated,.... I wanted it to look well used but not wrecked. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Nicely done Tony. 👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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