KittyHawk 1/32 T-6
This was built for a customer and it reflects a scheme from 1940. The actual airplane is a restored T-6 and is done up in this fashion. The restored a/c and the photos of the original show that it had a 94th Pursuit Squadron emblem on the fuselage where a star would normally be. I had no decals or available insignia for that so the customer said to not bother with it. Also the restored a/c had no mast forward of the windscreen and that is the way he wanted it.
The kit went together rather well and It was a fun build. I can't think of any real problems with it. One has to love the T-6/SNJ and in 1/32 scale it makes into a very nice model. He now wants me to build two more for him in Navy and USMC schemes which I look forward to doing.
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Craig Abrahamson said on March 14, 2018
Looks pretty nice, Frank - despite the negativity associated with this particular KH kit.
Terry Schuler said on March 14, 2018
Frank, its actually got a very classic look for not having a lot of markings on it, and I don't mean its like the girl in school that has a nice personality. This actually looks very nice. Well done !
Marc Barris said on March 15, 2018
Man this looks good, I like it very much, great paint job as well. Very nice indeed Frank.
Jeff Bailey said on March 15, 2018
Beauty, Frank! Great silver finish.
Paul Wilsford said on March 15, 2018
great looking model, Frank!
Tom Bebout said on March 15, 2018
Nicely done Frank.
paul teixeira said on March 15, 2018
Great build, nice looking model. I built the same model and tried many new techniques when building. It was actually the scheme of a real restored SNJ that I had flown for a few hours. I went super nuts in adding details to it. Got carried away. I like the way yours came out better.
Here is a few pics of mine in USMC restored scheme. The plane is based out of FL, USA.
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Greg Kittinger said on March 15, 2018
Very clean build - nice!
Robert Royes said on March 15, 2018
Great work!
Tom Cleaver said on March 18, 2018
Really nice result, particularly given the difficulties this kit presents.
Frank Cronin said on March 18, 2018
Thank you all for the very kind comments
G. Ley said on April 5, 2018
The venerable T-6 - fought in every cinematic theater of war on all sides. Look! It's a Focke Wulf! No! Its a Zero! Wait, I think it's a P-47 or maybe a Macchi. Sometimes it was hard to tell, at least until it banked away from the camera. Roll out the T-6 and paint crosses on it this time.
The T-6 is a delight to fly, with plenty of power for acrobatics, but like all big-engine war birds, it is expensive to fly and maintain. The view under the hood of this fine example brings back memories of hot Texas days on the ramp. Are those blue anodized AN fittings in the wheel wells? My other favorite was the smaller, more affordable, T-34 that performed maneuvers as well as the T-6.
On the aluminum paint side, I just tried a rattle can of chromium silver with good results. I think I will try it on my salvaged T-6 that will be featured beside the hanger.