T-25 Universal, Brazilian Air Force
Me in 1989 in the cockpit of the brave Universal T-25 #1910 in Natal Air Force Base
The mighty 1910 in a recent picture.
The kit is all resin, thus it will need a lot of work to assemble. I will make the decal to depict the mighty 1910.
An overview of the kit made of resin, with some small metal parts. The 1:72 is really small, but it will be fun to assemble.
Preparing interior to be assembled. Canopy taped for painting.
Cockpit assembled.
I made the control stick with telephone wire.
Cockpit dry fit.
Cockpit with control panel assembled.
Engine cowling assembled.
Wings and empennage g
Wings and empennage assembled.
Model belly shot.
Model primed and putty applied on necessary spots.
Model primed and putty applied on necessary spots.
Wings and fuselage painted (Top)
Wings and fuselage painted (Bottom)
Preparation for clear varnish application.
Rudder green/yellow national colors painted.
Bottom view of the painted model.
Side view of the painted model.
Decals applied (Top)
Decals applied (Bottom)
Anti-glare black nose and wing catwalks painted.
Anti-glare black nose and wing catwalks painted.
Landing gears installed.
The kit provides a one piece canopy. However, I opted for building the T-25 with opened canopy. Thus, I had to scratchbuilt a canopy upper rail.
Opened canopy installed.
T-25 Universal finished.
T-25 Universal finished.
T-25 Universal finished.
Kommentarer
11 19 April 2022, 12:52
Gustavo MonasterioIt's an artesanal kit, casted in resin for a limited edition by a Brazilian modeler. Thus the brand Duarte Models. They are not that expensive, but are a chllenge to assemble.
19 April 2022, 18:30
CuajeteI have a Super Tucano and a conversion set for a Pantera helicopter from Duarte. Once I contacted the Brazilian modeler (Fabio??) to get the conversion set and he was very kind in the treatment 👍
19 April 2022, 19:17
Gustavo Monasterio@Cuajate, Yes Fabio Duarte is a very accessible person, and a very competent resin model designer. He has several convertion sets also. Thanks all for following my build.
20 April 2022, 12:09
Alex KA resin kit, of an interesting trainer - and on top of that -wow!- a very personal project - following too...
24 April 2022, 19:57
Album info
This aircraft was flown by me when I was a lieutenant at Brazilian Air Force (FAB), from 1987 to 1990. This aircraft belonged to Brazilian Air Force Academy, but it was assignet to Parque de Material Aeronautico dos Afonsos - PAMA AF, in Rio de Janeiro, where I served.
