I made the corrections to the cowling for the single .030 caliber machine gun that was carried by the early Avengers.

Here are the plastic sprues with some paint work done. I mixed up some "Bronze Green " but it doesn't show up too well in these pictures. I have also included a picture of the clear parts and instructions.

I have assembled the outer wings, rudder, and stabilizer assembly.

I masked off the rudder and painted on the red and white stripes.

The early WW2 Naval aircraft had a tricolor stipe arrangement on the ends of the propellers. They were red, yellow and blue.

9 attached images. Click to enlarge.

Several years ago I was able to look at a very early build TBF Avenger that was pulled from Lake Michigan and is now being restored to a static display locally. I used it as a reference for the gun trough. I still have to add filler over the white plastic that was glued in place.

The main reason I put the plane on hold is that I was deciding on what would be the best way to modify the kit to an earlier "Dash - 1". I still have to plug the empty casing / links ejection holes in the bottom of the wings and the barrel openings for the .050 caliber guns on the leading edge.

Then I have to decide on what to do with the rear fuselage windows. There was a round window in the rear entry door, and I'm pretty sure the other side windows were located in different stations.

I think I have finally figured out what I'm going to do with these areas. Meanwhile I had started my other builds, the 3 Corsairs and my SB2C-4 Curtiss Helldiver, so the AM Avenger sat on the shelf for a while.

Thanks for the compliments Bernt. I have a few more pictures to post on the Bronze Green mixture.

Here's another color photo but this plane doesn't have the red and white rudder stripes or the red center to the US insignia.

1 attached image. Click to enlarge.

Yep, that's the one! It's in pretty good shape corrosion wise. They have made some good progress on it. It's inside a metal building now. I wish that somehow it would be taken back to airworthy status. It has a very early bureau number and is a rare bird indeed.

This is my first AM Avenger.

Here are some other pictures of the actual color on real aircraft. Its really hard to describe. It looks more of a blue / green and in some areas it looks even darker.

These are pictures of the color that I took inside the Collings Foundation B-24. I'm pretty sure that these areas "may" be original paint.

3 attached images. Click to enlarge.

Louis, cockpits - Bronze Green, 34092 Euro I Green is one of a couple, I always confuse it with Dull Dark Green, myself. Other possibilities (for me) are 34052 USMC green, or 34086 Green Drab. I also hear things about RR BN green- dark one, not the light one. If that's not enough, look at IPMS Stockholms 3 part series on WW II interior colors for both USAAF and Navy.
Ultimately, your choice.

Sorry but this one has been on the back burner for a while. I am working on the 3 Corsairs and Curtiss SB2C lately.