eraucubsfan Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Gents- After my wife decided I needed to get back in to building (or dorking as she likes to call it), we went to Hobby Town. After picking up the Kitty Hawk T-28C, she insisted I buy it. I have been out of the hobby for more than a year. We downsized apartments and I got rid of most of my supplies. Our apartment does a have computer nook, which she has allowed me to set up a new "workshop". However, I can't airbrush, so most things will be hand painted. I decided to do this as a restored Warbird T-28, so I'm not striving for 100% authenticity, this works cause the decals are for Warbirds. Just a few pics to get started. Here is the cockpit mostly assembled. I did use the decals for the instrument panels. They look great, but I wish they would have left them with a clear background, allowing us to match the grey a lot closer. The seat belts are the kit parts but I used bandage tape for the fabric. It works pretty well. Sorry for the quality of the pics, they are taken with my phone. You'll notice that the front seat has no belts, I am planning on placing a pilot in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
titan8251 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Good start man. Glad to see you back in the hobby brother. Keep the pics coming. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viking73 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Looking good I have their T-28B kit that looks really good in the box. Watched a couple of build threads over at LSP and the end result was pretty awesome. Sure want to get to my kit some day! -Derek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Small update today. Been working on the engine and accessory section, still need to add some hoses to the accessory section I have discovered Tamiya's panel line Accent, stuff works great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
titan8251 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Looks good Brent. Keep it coming! andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 A few updates, progress is slow. Then engine looks good once it's painted and assembled. Finished up the accessory section. Added some wiring and hoses to make it look "busier" thanks for looking Go Cubs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
titan8251 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Engine looks good man! Very nice and dirty. Gonna look good when it's all done! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 WOWsers, I love it when the better half gives direction on "dorking"...she's a keeper!! PS, the build is very well done as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Long Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Nice start it builds into a nice kit and do read the instructions carefully A word of warning, when I built mine the weight supplied in the kit was not enough and became a tail sitter when finished, the model is now sitting on a fuel drum looks alright Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 21 hours ago, titan8251 said: Engine looks good man! Very nice and dirty. Gonna look good when it's all done! Andy -Thanks Andy 20 hours ago, AlienFrogModeller said: WOWsers, I love it when the better half gives direction on "dorking"...she's a keeper!! PS, the build is very well done as well! Thanks Bud, yeah that's why I married her 😃 15 hours ago, Greg Long said: Nice start it builds into a nice kit and do read the instructions carefully A word of warning, when I built mine the weight supplied in the kit was not enough and became a tail sitter when finished, the model is now sitting on a fuel drum looks alright Greg Thanks Greg, I had heard that too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Got some work done on my Trojan Fit is okay, some probably my own doing. I did add more weight to the nose, hopefully it's enough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
titan8251 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Looking good man. The engine came out great dude! Keep them coming Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 What Andy said! It's looking great. I'm excited to see your next update. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 Not much of an update, but it's been painted Yellow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
titan8251 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Looks good man. Can't wait to see it done. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Welcome back. the engine & pit really came out quite nice. But I do have to admit that when I heard no air brushing, I was somewhat concerned. But the rattle can spray painting came out looking perfect. Looking forward to your next update. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/10/2018 at 3:46 PM, Joel_W said: Welcome back. the engine & pit really came out quite nice. But I do have to admit that when I heard no air brushing, I was somewhat concerned. But the rattle can spray painting came out looking perfect. Looking forward to your next update. Joel Thanks Joel. Yeah after a base coat of Tamiya Primer, I used Tamiya Chrome Yellow Spray and it actually worked pretty good. I got the pilot put in. He is put together from the Academy F-18 pilot. I tried to remove most of his survival gear and such to make him look more civilian. Also got the black panels painted along the sides. Not happy with them. I wish Kitty Hawk would have supplied decals or a mask for them. Still have a bunch of touchup to do. Also got the landing gear installed. It appears I didn't add enough weight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Terrific progress on the Big T-28 and what a way to get back to the bench again Keep 'em comin Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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