1/72 NASA T-38 Talon Build pics
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Very basic kit, first released in 1967! This is the same kit but from 1973.
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One piece canopy, more on that later!
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Extending the rudder to fill in the space left from cutting out the drag chute housing.
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Sratchbuilt cockpit and seats improved with plasticard.
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Cutting off the drag chute housing.
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Cockpit interior sanded smooth.
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Removing the rear 'lump' from behind the back seat
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Cockpit scratchbuilt bits added here. I used an Italeri F-5E kit to help with sizes
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Getting ready to attach the wings - the red-marked areas will be cut off for the T-38 version. I've also filled in the engraved detail on the slats.
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The intakes have to be modified for a more accurate T-38 as do the wings.
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Trying to blend the intakes!
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So one light coat of grey primer followed by two coats of Tamiya Flat White airbrushed. Because the kit decals were dead, I masked up to spray the wingwalks and nose panel
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Happy enough with that!
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Black sprayed on
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Airframe ready for primer and paint.
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I wanted to open the canopy so took my razor saw and cut the one piece canopy into four
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Canopy cut and polished with micromesh pads.
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Old Microscale decals unusable - on to plan B
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Beautiful VM Decals - stencils are from my spares
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VM Decals sheet very kindly supplied by member of our IPMS club.
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Decals part one - using an old Microscale sheet
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And she's done! Not the most accurate T-38 but really happy how it turned out for such an old kit. I really like the clean lines and NASA paint scheme. Thanks for all your comments!
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And she's done!
Not the most accurate T-38 but I'm really happy how it turned out for such an old kit. I really like the clean lines and NASA paint scheme. Thanks for all your comments!
Not the most accurate T-38 but I'm really happy how it turned out for such an old kit. I really like the clean lines and NASA paint scheme. Thanks for all your comments!
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Decals are a mix of VM for NASA T-38s and spares that I had.
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Aircraft 821 assigned to NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre
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That box has seen better days!
Not the most accurate T-38 but really happy how it turned out for such an old kit. I really like the clean lines and NASA paint scheme. Thanks for all your comments!
Not the most accurate T-38 but really happy how it turned out for such an old kit. I really like the clean lines and NASA paint scheme. Thanks for all your comments!
Opmerkingen
26 21 April 2023, 10:22
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Great scratch building and problem solving. Very nice build until now. Also the NASA scheme looks great.
2 May 2023, 09:58
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That box that saw better days has brought out a renewed model thanks to your excellent improvements. Very nice result.
Congrats!
6 May 2023, 20:01