Grey Ghost 531 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Hasegawa T-33 with Leading Edge "Silver Shark" scheme from VU-32 out of CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia in 1992. I saw a warbird in these markings at Hamilton a few years ago and had to do it. It's an OOOOOOLD Hasegawa kit with poor detail. I'll be redoing the wheel wells and putting some belts on the seats but that's about it. Even considering my past group build history, I should be able to finish this by the end of the year, we'll see what happens then. I do have a bunch more in the stash. Note, for all the Photo Bucket haters out there, this was posted on FaceBook to see how it works as an alternative. I'm not spending $400/year to post photos, that's for damned sure. I posted it as viewable by "me only", right clicked the image, clicked "properties" and copied the URL to post it here. HTH. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenny Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Looking forward to seeing your work Dave! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I think k I built this kit 30 years ago. I think I used some aftermarket decals to depict a snow birds plane. Is that possible. I remember having an awful time painting it white. Love the finish you are planning. Cant wait to see more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Saw a T-33 with this scheme at the Bagotville Airshow last weekend with ALF. He has flight time on the aircraft that now sports this scheme. That was really neat to learn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) Fiddly stuff is mostly done. I added lead foil belts with buckles made out of some bits of 1/700 ship railing photo etch. Also added arm rests and the rail on the back and some ejection handles made out of wire. Made throttles and control sticks from styrene rod suitably chopped up and shaped and added consoles and rudder pedals out of styrene sheet. Boxed in the wheel well walls, the actual wheel well detail will have to wait until the wings are glued together and that has to wait until the interior is painted and installed. For scale, the grid on the cutting mat is 1/2 inch squares (12.7mm). Edited July 12, 2017 by Grey Ghost 531 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCAFFAN Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Beautiful work, frankly more than the old Hasegawa kit deserves but you clearly are a talented modeler....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 Cockpit parts all painted, now it's time to glue it all together. I'm not worried about the crookedness of the painted-on instruments, they look fine through the fishbowl canopy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 The cockpit detail and paintwork looks good, I am sure it will look great under glass! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Wheel wells detailed, speed brake mechanisms imagined, strut drag links added, airframe rescribed. Added filler caps to tip tanks and made up a blind flying hood on the aft cockpit's port sill. I also decided the kit's canopy was too thick and to dull to abide so I vac formed a new one. Now everyone will see my crooked instruments...now it's time to break out the airbrush and ruin the whole thing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Oh, you can't see it in these pictures but since the intakes are only about 3/4" deep and I didn't want to mess with trunking or covers, I shaded them with the airbrush before I glued it together so they fade to black at the back. It doesn't look too bad, I'm going to try it on other jets in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Awesome work Bringing this old kit to life Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Nice work on the cockpit Dave. Good idea with the intakes and try to do something similar with my jet builds if they have shallow intakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 Paint is applied, I hope I don't have to touch up anything, it's all custom mixed to match the color swatches provided on the decals. It's close enough for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 The paintwork looks nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Nice paintwork especially the tip tanks Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Here's some pictures of the finished build: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Neat!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Awesome Congrats on the debut Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Very nice. I like the blind flying hood in the rear seat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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