AcademyTBF-1 Avenger

Speedy service! Great price! Just what I wanted! Highly recommended!

This kit is quite impressive, with lots of detail, but building it is quite challenging and I don't recommend it for beginners. The main problem is the instructions. They're confusing because they are poorly illustrated and have major gaps in the sequence of assembly. I had to spend considerable time studying what little was shown in the instructions and doing test fitting to figure out how certain parts were supposed to go together, and if I didn't have a detailed book about the TBM-3 that had photos of the cockpit and interior, I might still be trying how to figure it all out. Another disappointment is that while the kit comes with different types of bombs for the weapons bay, no parts for a standard torpedo are included despite that the Avenger was a torpedo bomber. I was able to modify the armaments into depth bombs and a small homing torpedo and painted the plane in the Atlantic ASW scheme instead of the Bunker Hill/Essex livery that the kit depicts. If you're willing to put in the time and effort, this kit is worth it, but if you're looking for a quick, easy build, this is not a kit to start with.

great model for the beginners . Parts fit right very little trimming and looks great when finished .

Beautiful airplane. Easy assembly. Love it

nice molding on parts.

It isn't a good representation of a TBF-1 Avenger. I was not satisfied with my purchase.

Cockpit and top turret wouldn't fit right. They took lots of effort and filler. Wings wouldn't stay in place even after sanding and dry fitting. Finished model was too embarrassing to display and it literally went into the garbage can. Very disappointing considering many hours of work went into try to make it "acceptable" for my display shelf. As an moderately experienced model builder I would only recommend this product to an expert builder with a ton of patience.I will never buy another Academy model and stick to Hasagawa or Airfix instead.

If the Ad had stated that the kit is a 1/72 scale I would never have ordered it. I'm building in 1/48 scale for my collection and this won't fit at all. I'm going to go ahead and build the model just to see what the quality of an Academy kit is. If you're wanting a 1/72 kit this is it.

thought it was a 1/48 scale only it was a 1/72 scale .oh well put it together and it turned out OK

Tiene buen detalle, aunque otras marcas de la misma escala vienen algo más detallado, pero por el precio es un buen trato

Bonne réception !

soddisfatta

I'm so happy with this kit! It is a little basic, the gun in the rear turret looks really basic, however, once painted the general impression is good. I did have an issue with the machine gun fitting from the underside ( it's broken free and is now rattling around inside) but i can forgive it. It needed a fair bit of sanding along the join of the fuselage, but I can forgive it.When this model is finished, it just looks awesome, and you can forgive anything it put you through when you were building it.Please note that I added the antenna rigging and the flight crew, they do not come with the kit.