KursadA Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I just sent my first T-45 Goshawk decal sheet to the printers earlier today. I changed my Goshawk release plans somewhat to accelerate the release schedule. The first sheet, CD48023, will have the following: -T-45 BuNo.165080, VX-23 "Strike Test", first biofuel T-45 flight markings -T-45 BuNo.167099, VT-21 "Redhawks" CO's aircraft This sheet will be printed by Cartograf and will be ready by the time the kit is out. Other Goshawk sheets and related surprises will follow, more on these soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harv Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Wow. These look great- Another winner for Caracal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Awesome! When will these be available for purchase Kursad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Awesome! When will these be available for purchase Kursad? This sheet will be available in less than a month, hopefully at the same time as the Kinetic kit. I will send another sheet to be printed tomorrow, and post the announcement on Saturday. My goal is to have at least two sheets in the market by the time the kit is out there, and perhaps one or two more later. There will also be a bonus sheet for the first 200 folks who preorder or buy any T-45 sheet, so please watch this space! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Any chance for 1/72? I'd love to do both of these schemes. Come to think of it, did I send you the reference photos I have of these birds? -Dave Edited September 13, 2012 by 2qwik4u Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rustywelder Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Any chance for 1/72? I'd love to do both of these schemes. Come to think of it, did I send you the reference photos I have of these birds? -Dave What he said . The decals in my italeri kit are knackerd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Any chance for 1/72? I'd love to do both of these schemes. Come to think of it, did I send you the reference photos I have of these birds? -Dave Hi Dave, The Italeri kit is now pretty difficult to find. I would imagine a lot of people have it in their stashes though, so a 1/72 sheet with 3-4 schemes makes sense. I will add this to the "to do" list; but I don't think it will be this year though. About the photos: I had all the photos I needed for this and other schemes on my upcoming Goshawk sheets, but I could always use more photos to clarify a couple things for the instruction sheet. This sheet is now in the able hands of Cartograf anyway, I don't think it requires any modifications. I started working on the T-45 sheets back in March, so I accumulated a vast amount of research material in addition to photographing some of the aircraft in person. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Hi Dave, The Italeri kit is now pretty difficult to find. I would imagine a lot of people have it in their stashes though, so a 1/72 sheet with 3-4 schemes makes sense. I will add this to the "to do" list; but I don't think it will be this year though. About the photos: I had all the photos I needed for this and other schemes on my upcoming Goshawk sheets, but I could always use more photos to clarify a couple things for the instruction sheet. This sheet is now in the able hands of Cartograf anyway, I don't think it requires any modifications. I started working on the T-45 sheets back in March, so I accumulated a vast amount of research material in addition to photographing some of the aircraft in person. Ahem, interesting "research" you have there, I'll have to look into those particular BuNo's further... I'll send you a link to my pics of the Redhawk bird. I thought I had a couple of the biofuel one, but I couldn't find them. One of the guys in my club actually works on that program and he was able to provide some info as to crew names for one of the decal guys. I thought it was you, but it might have been one of the other ones. I get so cornfuzed sometimes... -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 One of the guys in my club actually works on that program and he was able to provide some info as to crew names for one of the decal guys. I thought it was you, but it might have been one of the other ones. I get so cornfuzed sometimes... I think it was me, a few months back when I first started working on the Goshawk series. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Just put the product page up - preorder link coming active soon. Edited October 12, 2012 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) The Kinetic T-45 kit is now shipping, and this decal sheet is available for preorder. Remember, the first 200 preorders will get a free, bonus CoNA sheet that will allow you to do both CoNA Goshawks!! Caracal Models CD48023 - US Navy T-45 Part 1 Edited October 12, 2012 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Order sent. Stephen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoNaf Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 The VT-21 aircraft has one of the most beautiful paintjobs i have ever seen. If you release it in 1/32 im buying it for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiowafixer Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I am curious what your references show KursadA. When I took photos of this aircraft at the P-cola airshow last November the canopy look like the photo below. Photo by me. Wondering if there had been a canopy change at some point and the center cross bar didn't get repainted. Either way, I think I would still paint the canopy bars black anyhow, I think it will look a lot better and easier to do it that way. Thanks In Advance For The Information. KiowaFixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 I am curious what your references show KursadA. When I took photos of this aircraft at the P-cola airshow last November the canopy look like the photo below. .. Wondering if there had been a canopy change at some point and the center cross bar didn't get repainted. Either way, I think I would still paint the canopy bars black anyhow, I think it will look a lot better and easier to do it that way. The center canopy frame is not painted, it is a mistake in the profile. Thanks for pointing it out; I will fix it sometime today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiowafixer Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The center canopy frame is not painted, it is a mistake in the profile. Thanks for pointing it out; I will fix it sometime today. Thank You for the information. I will probably still paint the whole frame black, just was hoping for back up confirmation if I were to ever get a wild hair to enter it into a contest. Thanks Again, KiowaFixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
titan8251 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Pre order placed last night! Can't wait to get them Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Cartograf shipped these decals to me today! I should have them within a couple days, but I still need to finish the instruction manuals and I don't think I can ship them before the 7th or so. But the decals are almost here, and I will share photos when I get the shipment in a couple of days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I just ordered the Part 3 sheet. I want to get the other 2 but that will have to wait for a couple of weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scapilot Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Ordered mine last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 The latest issue (January 2013) of Scale Aircraft Modeling International (SAMI) has a Kinetic T-45 review/build feature using Caracal Models' CD48023. Please take a look when you get the magazine!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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