Siam Eyes in the Sky...1/48 Lockheed RT-33A, Royal Thai Airforce

Started by Reinhard Spreitzhofer · 20 · 3 days ago
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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 2 weeks ago:

    one project finished, next one started

    So, gonna continue with the Thai theme.
    still the only 1/48 RT-33 kit...
    gonna us Siam Scale decals (which always worked fine in the past)

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 weeks ago:

    That's a great entry, Reinhard @grimreaper
    She will look beautiful in Thai livery.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week, 6 days ago:

    Another excellent entry, my friend @grimreaper!

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 week, 4 days ago:

    gonna do the canopy closed, so the typical rather basic Hobbycraft detailing is sufficient, only added Eduard PE seatbelts
    IB and side instruments painted and drybrushed

    the rear equipment sits too low, gonna do some scratch stuff to elevate it, won´t add any further detail to it

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week, 4 days ago:

    Looking great, my friend @grimreaper! Looking forward to your scratchbuilt rear equipment base.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 week, 4 days ago:

    Interior looks really nice, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    used plastic sheet to make a higher base for the rear eqipment, to close the "hole" in the rear canopy area and the gap between IB and fuselage

    because the Hobbycraft T-33, RT-33 and F-94 kits are kinda modular, there was a little hole in front of the cockpit for a gunsight, closed tha with a plastic rod

    added 15g noseweight

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    A nice solution, Reinhard @grimreaper
    The weight should do it.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    Excellent job and very clever solutions, my friend @grimreaper!

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 week ago:

    had to do some sanding in the upper wing to fuselage area to get the dehydral right, before, the wings looked slightly downwards
    the left upper wing half is slightly too thin, so using some filler there to avoid a step to the fuselage

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week ago:

    Great remedial jobs, my friend @grimreaper!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 week ago:

    Nice corrections done, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 week ago:

    All of your fixes look perfect, Reinhard (@grimreaper). Can't see a step at the wing root, so your corrections hide it very well. It is very hard to fix a step at the root, but it came out great.

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 4 days, 17 hours ago:

    gaining shape..

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    John vd Biggelaar said 4 days, 7 hours ago:

    And a beautiful shape it is, Reinhard @grimreaper