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Finished! Revell 1/72 Stearman PT-13 Kaydet


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Greetings,

I hope I can join the build with this one. The 1966 vintage Revell 1/72 Boeing/Stearman PT-13 Kaydet. Picked the kit up from "evil Bay." Unfortunatley, it was missing a horizontal stabilizer. I didn't think I could match the original one well enough so I decided to build two out of plastic stock. So far I have assembled three kit parts (fuselage halves and lower wing) and the scratch built stabilizers. I will make new cabane struts (one of them is missing too) and upgrade the cockpit. Going to get some .005" (11mm) fishing line for the rigging.

I hope to build it in the colorful yellow and blue Army Air Corps markings. Clicky

;)

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Well, I've cleared my work bench of everything except my trainer group build models. Have them primed and just about ready for paint. Just a little more prep work on areas that need a bit more attention with Mr. Surfacer.

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Greetings,

I hope I can join the build with this one. The 1966 vintage Revell 1/72 Boeing/Stearman PT-13 Kaydet. Picked the kit up from "evil Bay." Unfortunatley, it was missing a horizontal stabilizer. I didn't think I could match the original one well enough so I decided to build two out of plastic stock. So far I have assembled three kit parts (fuselage halves and lower wing) and the scratch built stabilizers. I will make new cabane struts (one of them is missing too) and upgrade the cockpit. Going to get some .005" (11mm) fishing line for the rigging.

I hope to build it in the colorful yellow and blue Army Air Corps markings. Clicky

:cheers:

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Wow a classic kit! how old was that? I guess will turn out pretty good!

Let_models :)

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Holy spider webs Batman...my model is growing strings! I have started adding the rigging out of nylong fishing line. Hope to finish it this weekend if they SWMBO doesn't keep me too busy.

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Finished! This one is dedicated to my late father, Major Steven W. Hockett, USAF (Ret) who joined the Army Air Corps in 1939 as a buck private and was accepted to the Aviation Cadets in in 1940. He told me he flew the PT-13 for primary training (not sure the location, but think it might have been Falcon Field, Arizona (Luke Field auxiliary). He also flew the BT-13 Vultee Vibrator in basic training at Moffett Field, California and the AT-6A in advanced training at Luke Field. He went on to fly most of the Army Air Force fighters during WWII and some of the early jets. He also did a combat tour on Guadalcanal as part of the Solomons Islands campaign. :pray:

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Finished! This one is dedicated to my late father, Major Steven W. Hockett, USAF (Ret) who joined the Army Air Corps in 1939 as a buck private and was accepted to the Aviation Cadets in in 1940. He told me he flew the PT-13 for primary training (not sure the location, but think it might have been Falcon Field, Arizona (Luke Field auxiliary). He also flew the BT-13 Vultee Vibrator in basic training at Moffett Field, California and the AT-6A in advanced training at Luke Field. He went on to fly most of the Army Air Force fighters during WWII and some of the early jets. He also did a combat tour on Guadalcanal as part of the Solomons Islands campaign. :pray:

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Great tribute Sir..AWESOME BUILD :worship: :worship:

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