Korean War Lockheed T-33A
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1 22 March 2017, 19:58
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And here we go for another rebuild, rejuvenating the T-33A I built as a teenager ages ago. Will be rebuilt as a Korean War T-33A to better fit in my collection. First up: cockpit and wheel wells.
22 March 2017, 20:06
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Did not do too much building lately but this one progressed a bit further. I misjudged the condition of the kit, it's a lot more work than I expected. But we're getting there 🙂.
5 June 2017, 18:32
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Finished another rebuild. Not at all as easy as I expected. Build stage went OK, but had lots of problems with the Vallejo Metal Color, it did not go on well, rubbed off easily and in some areas was pulled of by masking tape. Duh... Maybe it didn't agree with the Tamiya gloss black base coat. Decals gave problems as well due to their age and the complex shapes. Should have treated them with decal bonder first. Nevertheless happy enough with the end result. Just don't look too close 🙂
12 July 2017, 10:15
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Oh, and during the build I discovered that the tip tanks are the wrong type. Should have been the longer Fletcher underwing tank. Could have sourced these but unfortunately the tip tank stripes were sized for the shorter Lockheed tanks. Oh well...
12 July 2017, 10:19
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A rebuild of my very old Hasegawa T-33A, it now fits nicely into my Korean War collection. Rebuild was much more difficult than anticipated, especially the painting and decaling did not go too well. Still, a big improvement over the earlier build.