T-33A "Early" (WIP)

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March 24, 2018
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March 24, 2018
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April 2, 2018
Small improvements
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April 8, 2018
Painting the dials
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April 8, 2018
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April 8, 2018
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April 8, 2018
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April 16, 2018
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May 4, 2018
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May 4, 2018
Closing the fuselage
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May 4, 2018
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May 4, 2018
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May 4, 2018
The fit is not perfect - particularly, the nose is quite bad, because it has a huge step relative to the fuselage
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May 4, 2018
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May 4, 2018
Puttying and sanding, end of second night
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May 4, 2018
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May 4, 2018
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May 5, 2018
Primed with Ammo One Shot
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
Masking for there Chipping Fluid (Ammo) followed by acrylic black
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May 5, 2018
Black chipped dry with an awl
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018
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May 6, 2018
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May 29, 2018
The seats ready for matt varnish - I removed the cushions, as my references show the portuguese T-33 did not have them
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May 29, 2018
Moving forward with MRP-194 Luminous Orange (you really have to paint white beneath it)
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May 29, 2018
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May 29, 2018
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May 29, 2018
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May 29, 2018
Last decals applied and Ammo Panel Line Wash (A.MIG-1616), with generous "baths" of Tamiya X-22 gloss varnish in between and after
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May 29, 2018
Masking to apply matt varnish (MRP-127 Super Clear) on wheel wells
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June 1, 2018
Matt varnish going down (MRP-127)
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June 1, 2018
And when pulling the tape up... here comes the decal... 🙁
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June 1, 2018
Gear
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June 1, 2018
Standing on its feet!
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June 10, 2018
Finished

24 March 2018, 01:36

Siegfried Mühlnikel
I'm with you.

2 April 2018, 09:13

Björn Svedberg
I want to see this. Following! 🙂

2 April 2018, 10:14

Gordon Sørensen
Cockpit looks good! I have the old Hawk kit in my stash to do one of these days...

9 April 2018, 11:47

Ricardo Reis 作者
Cockpit is nice but a little too simple. The color callouts, however, are completely wrong.

9 April 2018, 13:27

Soeren R.
Count me in.
I have both versions from them and the kit looks great in the box.

17 April 2018, 04:52

Clifford Keesler
Looking good. I'm in.

4 May 2018, 01:26

Nikolaos Kouzinis
Following Ricardo

4 May 2018, 20:13

Ricardo Reis 作者
Let's see how it comes out. I must confess I had high expectations but the fit is not great and the engravings are quite shallow on some parts of the kit. This is not evident in the photos.

4 May 2018, 21:05

Björn Svedberg
The chipping and the salt effect looks really nice! 👍

6 May 2018, 18:10

Ricardo Reis 作者
Thanks. It is a bit exagerated for an operating plane, but it sure was fun to do! 🙂

29 May 2018, 23:02

Gordon Sørensen
The T-33 looks great, Ricardo!

30 May 2018, 15:39