This
is my last job: the T-33 in Italian colors. It has been built for the 50th
Anniversary of the 51st Wing of Istrana AB (Italy).
It
depicts a T-33A (51-87) of the 651st Squadriglia Collegamenti used
during 70s and 80s for the training of pilots, as connection between different
bases. Its sister version RT-33A was used also for targets towing.
The
model is quite correct. It miss some details on the fuselage, and the cockpit is
not positioned in the correct portion of fuselage. I have changed the seats with
the True Details ones and also used the bulged wheels from True Details. The
color I’ve used is Alclad II Aluminium with a base of Gunze Sangyo Black.
After letting it dry for one day I polished all the surfaces with cotton. Decals
comes from various Tauro Models sheet.
I
weathered the models using oil black with thinner.
The
figures are from an old Monogram kit, modified to obtain Italian style figures.
The ladder is scratchbuilt.
That’s
all. I really enjoyed the time spent building this model. Now I hope you all
will enjoy what I’ve done.
Simon
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