USS Robin - the airgroup

The prototype Avenger

I tend to weather and accentuate a little less, but I do it

The aircraft are ready for decaling

The tricolor scheme was brushpainted, all paints are acrylics

I call these Avengers done

The Wildcats´ undercarriage is a fiddly affair. I had to find out how the wings folded to know where to make the cuts

I stalled for literally decades over buying a Punch&Die, I don´t regret doing it.

Ready for transfer to the carrier

Comments

30 October 2016, 11:12

Christian Bruer
Very nice and detailed work on that tiny aeroplanes 👍

30 October 2016, 11:30

gorby
Your aircraft are fantastically well detailed Frank - well done!

30 October 2016, 15:57

Frank Spahr
Thanks a lot for the kind words!

30 October 2016, 16:38

Album info

In my reference image, USS Robin aka HMS Victorious had 19 aircraft on her deck - 12 Wildcats and 7 Avengers. Only one of the latter had its wings unfolded. Some of the fighters were in the earlier blue overgrey scheme, some in the new tricolor scheme. All of the bombers were in the earlier scheme. All insignia were of the earlier star /circle variety. I was unable to discern any further markings, and could find no proof for them , so they were omitted.

The aircraft are L´Arsénal resin items with PE undercarriages. The wheels were bolstered with styrene discs created with a Punch&Die tool by rptoolz.

The canopies were "detailed" by making some cuts with a razor saw to hint at framing. Antenna masts and machine guns were added from .2 mm brass wire. The antenna wires were added from Caenis monofilament.

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