T-2E Buckeye

Aghis Barberopoulos
I plan to detail this kit externally, but otherwise keep panels closed. There is plenty of room for detailing within the landing gear bays and the cockpit anyway.

Norman Gruss
Okay, please start the show for us

Augie
will watch this closely aghis 🙂

babak chalangi
that will be beautiful 😄

aghis how r u m8 ?

Aghis Barberopoulos
I am very well Babak, thank you! I decided to make an aircraft closer to home for a change.

babak chalangi
good man😉

Aghis Barberopoulos
Thanks guys, It is hard to resist actually, so I collected many references and I am about ready to start...

Holger Kranich
You´ll make the best of it!

stefan natus
Gonna follow this and see how the fit is,my experience with special hobby isn't that good.

Holger Kranich
What brand of coloures would you take?

Scot M.
I'll be following myself.I have the TwoBobs kit I want to start soon, and I'm curious as to how it will go together.

Aghis Barberopoulos
@Holger: You got the right photos. I have the White Ensign paints for the camo. @Stefan: The fit needs care as there are almost no locating pins. Surface detail is not so bad, although some riveting is in order - the aircraft has many raised rivets that are difficult to simulate, but I will have a go. I expect a fair amount of filler will be required. I am posting a few photos in a minute.

stefan natus
You can buy raised rivet,its like a decal sheet full with rivets.

stefan natus
@ michael: Hgw models and archer makes raised rivets.
Type in ebay 1/48 rivets.

Aghis Barberopoulos
That's interesting... but there are too many parameters - Height and diameter of rivet head, plus distance between rivets... ( I know I am picky) Also, would you be able to dry brush them ? This is most important.

stefan natus
There are some examples at hgw models site: hgw.webgarden.cz/hgw-rivets-free-lines

Aghis Barberopoulos
Thanks for that Stefan, I will keep it in mind.

Sherif Sharmy
I have some pictures for you...........look at my albums.........Cheers

Aghis Barberopoulos
That's the Venezuelan T-2. The model is familiar, I have downloaded these pictures myself. Thanks Sherif, I hope to make mine stand out like that.

Sherif Sharmy
Well, i thought to put it for you as I exchange lots of photos, DVDs with a Greek friend of mine. He was born in Egypt and works in tourism like me. We have been friends since we were in KG2..........around 56 years ago. What a friend he is.........these school mates are life time brothers.

Holger Kranich
You are working in tourism? Amazing, me too!

Aghis Barberopoulos
It is great if you keep in touch after so many years - I have a question: what is KG2 ? (not Kampf Geschwader 2 I guess 🙂 )

Sherif Sharmy
I am a tour guide Mr. Holger.............english speaking. Dont tell me you work with TUI? Whom do you work with?

Augie
Aghis, you could go with the spits of cyno off a tooth pick for rivits...😉

Sherif Sharmy
There was once an airshow in Aswan and he was there with me
photographing. He had a digital camera and I had a film one. 6 years ago, the film camera was by far faster and he missed lots of pass-by of Migs. My camera is a auto shoot and continuos film run so all i had to do was point and press a little. I remember i got 6 rolls of film in under 16 minutes. while he managed only 48 frames although his Nikon was top of the line then. He sure hated me that day. That day, he was my tour manager with an SAGA holidays special.......RAF veterans and all decided to forget about the tour and watch. HiHiHi

Aghis Barberopoulos
That explains your nice photos!

Holger Kranich
@Sherif: Cool! And no, i´m not working with TUI. I´m working in a touristinfo and marketing of a island in the northsea. Not a big one but the vacancies are often booked out. What kind of tour do you show the interested?

Sherif Sharmy
All of Egypt................by boat from luxor to Aswan and opposite. By road as well. We even go on a balloon ride in Luxor too. I will add some photos of mine, not related to modelling, and hope the admin wont mind. I will add also the Alamein museum too soon. I had an brit who wanted to go to El-alamein to see the museum and the okd railway station..........it is still there. I found out later that he wrote his name on the wall..........it was still there but faded. He was a commander of a Sherman tank that got hit by the famous 88mm. He was the only survivor..........small world. I took him by my own car and was doing 160km when he said: I survived so many battles....................I am 91 and dont intend to die today!!!!!!!!!!

Holger Kranich
What a brave man!

Aghis Barberopoulos
There is a saying...if one's candle is not blown, it is not his time to go...no matter what! Obviously this man had a strong candle.😉