Revell Germany 1/48 A-20G Havoc, from late 2012.
Hello all.
I´m going to share with you this old project, it took me good 18 months to finish it and so far it has been the longest one for me in a single model, I´m not precisely a “Fast Modeler”. Maybe some of you had seen some of these pictures since it was displayed at another modelling website early on 2013.
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Craig Abrahamson said on June 9, 2017
Smartly done, sir….excellent finish work I might add. Great build!
Greg Kittinger said on June 9, 2017
Great build and detail work, and a pristine finish to it. Well done!
Terry Schuler said on June 9, 2017
Ruben, this looks really nice, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this again with the monthly imodeler awards posting. This is some good model building here !
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on June 9, 2017
Ruben, beautifully done! I love the idea of the turret on a stand, I’ve actually seen a full sized one, at a show. The owner would actually make it work, while you watched. It’s a Martin, and I work in the museum at their old plant. We don’t have one, but a friends Mother drafted the plans for it while she was working there during the War.
Ruben A. Torres Borrego said on June 9, 2017
It started because I didn´t want to enclose the turret assembly between the fuselage while still working on it (a recipe for disaster) so I thought on a ring shaped base to sit it after finishing the model, that took me to make the whole rear compartment and then I didn´t want to place the turret and hide all the detail. I looked for pictures of the turret while on a stand and all the ones I found were different, so I ended designing one that allowed me to show all the details I put on it. I guess you have very interesting things at your museum.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on June 9, 2017
Ruben, that we do, and more stuff keeps coming in the door every week. Space is always a problem. if you’re ever in the neighborhood, let me know and I’ll show you some things. Last week I was identifying some of the many old photos B&W we had. There was a shot of the Barling Bomber, this one off triplane monstrosity from the 1920s, in flight. I knew what it was, which startled the guy I was helping.
That is great interior work you did there. The turret is a fantastic save! Never saw one done like that! Sincere admiration!
Gary Brantley said on June 9, 2017
Great looking model Ruben! Man, I just love those WWII “twins”, Allied and Axis. I wish I had a display case full of finished ones instead of a shelf full of boxes…:).
Oh yeah, that would require sitting my butt at the work table instead of the laptop wouldn’t it? Lol. I gotta get it in gear…
jim wasley said on June 9, 2017
Beautiful work Ruben,how you displayed the gun placement is a very nice touch,This must be a decent size kit?I enjoyed looking at your pics thanks for sharing.
Ruben A. Torres Borrego said on June 9, 2017
Over 14 in. long spanwise.
Robert Royes said on June 9, 2017
Nice! Great detail!
Ruben A. Torres Borrego said on June 9, 2017
Thank you all for leaving a comment here.
Tom Bebout said on June 10, 2017
I’ve done several of the old AMT A-20’s, same kit, but never any thing close to the detail you’ve put into this one. Excellent work Ruben.
Roberto Silva Cuevas said on June 10, 2017
As cool as ice… Great job! 👍
Bob Bailey said on June 10, 2017
You did yourself proud, Ruben. An EXCEPTIONALLY well-done model.
Bails
Louis Gardner said on June 10, 2017
Your A-20 has turned out very nice !!! The details are simply amazing. I have one started in the Group Section “Works in Progress- Aircraft”. Yours is inspiring me to get back to work on mine………….. But I have to finish my F6F Hellcat first.
Excellent work…………… I really like the turret display.
Ferry Dierckxsens said on June 12, 2017
My compliments for your fantastic result on this project. I love all the details you’ve added and showing the turret on the stand is a great idea. I really like the finished colour of your A-20 with the nice weathering. A well used look!
Martin Dytrych said on June 12, 2017
Awesome job.
George Henderson said on June 24, 2017
Very nice detail work
David A. Thomas said on July 18, 2017
Wow, boca abierta aqui…
david leigh-smith said on July 19, 2017
Hi Ruben.
Brilliant work, just beautifully built and finished. Can I ask two questions? What did you use for the copper tubing/wiring, and those tyres have the most realistic ‘weighted’ effect I’ve seen – where did you get them?
Wonderful piece of work.
Ruben A. Torres Borrego said on July 19, 2017
Hi, thank you for your comment. I have several sections of electrical cables handy at my workbench so I can select different gauge wires depending on the project on desk, sometimes I also use stretched sprue. Now copper is tricky to paint, so lately I roll it over two flat nail files to mar the surface and prime them lightly airbrushing Mr. Surfacer. The tires are from True Details.
david leigh-smith said on July 19, 2017
Thanks, Ruben – appreciate the tips!