The TBF Channel at iModeler (21 articles)

The TBF Channel at iModeler

Grumman TBF (TBM) Avenger

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21 articles
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TBM Avengers Charly Heavy

by Daniele Ristori on April 4, 2019
in Aviation — 8 Comments

TBM- Avengers "Charly Heavy" - Trumpeter 1/32: Civilized version of the Grumman TBM Avengers named "Charly Heavy" from the name of its last owner. This aircraft is currently operational and is registered in Switzerland with the HB-RDG. He is st[...]

TBF-1 Avenger Battle of Midway Diorama (1/48 Accurate Miniatures)

by Michael E Rieth on March 15, 2019
in Aviation — 21 Comments

New Member and first post. I got the inspiration to do this diorama from the Osprey Combat Aircraft #16 TBF/TBM Avenger Units of World War 2 by Barrett Tillman. I based my model on the after-action report. Not only did I try to recreate the b[...]

TBF-1 Avenger 1:72

by Matthew Fletcher on October 17, 2018
in Aviation — 10 Comments

I bought this kit at a local arms fair. The box appeared very neat and new yet the kit was simply a rebox of an older academy kit. There was basically no detail for the interior(which is luckily hidden pretty well on the avenger). For what the k[...]

Italeri (Accurate Miniatures) 1:48 Avenger.

by Emeterio de la Iglesia Blanco on August 11, 2018
in Aviation — 19 Comments

This is an old model I built long time ago, originally with the 3 tone camo pattern of white, medium and dark blue. After a close look, I decided to give her a new life. I stripped the paint, riveted the whole model, restored it and painted [...]

TBM-1C Avenger, VT-7 USS Hancock (1:48, Accurate Miniatures)

by Martin Dytrych on May 13, 2018
in Aviation — 25 Comments

This was my second kit in 1:48 scale - and a lot of memories! I love this airplane, I loved the kit, which has truly a lot of amazing details allowing you to build excellent model straight from the box. My only improvement was replacing of radio[...]

Avenger

by Julian Shawyer on October 2, 2017
in Aviation — 31 Comments

Accurate Miniature TBM-3 Avenger 1/48th scale. The only addition is the harness. This kit is over 20 years old now. This version was released in 1996. It's painted in Aeromaster acrylic. Markings are from USS Intrepid.

Midway Group Build, VT-8 “Torpedo 8” Grumman TBF-1 Avenger, 1/48 Accurate Miniatures

by Louis Gardner on June 4, 2017
in Aviation — 19 Comments

Here's another historically significant plane from the Midway Group build. This plane represents the sole surviving Grumman TBF Avenger from Torpedo 8. This plane managed to limp back home after being mauled by Japanese Zero fighters on June[...]

Tamiya, 1:48 scale F4F-4 “Wildcat”: My First Build of this kit…

by Frederick J Seitz III on May 29, 2017
in Aviation — 19 Comments

Before Tamiya released their 1:48 scale F4F-4 "Wildcat", there was only the old Monogram kit. The Monogram kit was little more than a toy, having folding wings and other "Features" that just made the kit a very inaccurate model of Grumman's stu[...]

Accurate Miniatures SBD-3, “Dauntless”

by Frederick J Seitz III on January 22, 2017
in Aviation — 14 Comments

Hey Folks! This is a 1:48 scale, Accurate Miniatures SBD-3, "Dauntless", that I built many years back. If I recall, it was right around the time the kit was released. This was a while back so bear with me. I recall the kit going together v[...]

TBF Avenger at Midway

by Thomas Sweeney on November 7, 2016
in Diorama — 13 Comments

The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was a torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the [...]