Mark Spalding
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mark made too many additions and modifications to Trumpeter’s 1/32 scale TBM-3 Avenger to list, but highlights include wiring and plumbing the engine and scratchbuilding air ducts, detailing the accessory bay, scratchbuilding the strike camera, adding Eduard photo-etched metal in the cockpit, bombardier’s position, and gun turret, replacing kit gun barrels with turned-brass from Master, and rocket ignition leads added. He finished the torpedo bomber as an aircraft from VT-12 aboard USS Randolph in May 1945.