russ c Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Hi Everyone, finally finished the T-28 I always wanted to do....... ...an Air Commando`s T-28B in Operation Farmgate markings in the early 1960`s Built from Roden`s T-28C kit ( the B parts are still included ) Finished in the markings of 1st Air Commando Squadron `Soc Trang Angels`, Soc Trang Air Base, Vietnam, 1963 Decals from AOA Decals 48-005, The bombs came from their `D` issue of the kit, the pylons are modified Mohawk items and ...the 500 round Gun Pods I made from scratch from plastic sheet. Finally here`s a pic` with it along side an Operation Farmgate Invader which I made from the Monogram kit Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ 56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docipaul Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Lovely Trojan! Can you share how did you do the gunpod? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Very, very smart indeed. A subject that I too am very fond of. I have a -28 in the stash and am looking at adding the -26 but both will be in 1/72 scale. Very precise and accurate detail work for the shark mouth, especially as it folds into the engine cowling slightly - nice touch. Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Beautiful work, that's a very nice T-28. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Modeller Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 A very nice T-28 Russ and a lovely pairing with the A-26 Invader in your last photo. Love your display setting too, I must get round to building one of my own sometime ... though I've been saying that for years!! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 30 minutes ago, docipaul said: Lovely Trojan! Can you share how did you do the gunpod? Cheers, glad you like it re: Gun Pods, I just sandwiched three sheets of plastic card together, let it dry for a week, cut, filed and sanded to shape using Mk 1 eyeball, drilled a hole for the gun and glued the gun in. The gun barrel is the kit item with the ends chopped off, drilled and inserted the wrong way round ( to represent the anti flash muzzle. Painted and drew on panel lines and fasteners with a pencil. Hope this helps and makes sense. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Top notch model - looks great with the Invader. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Really nice work, it looks perfect. I agree that it looks very nice with the Invader next to it as well. The first time I heard about the Air commandos was when I watched the Battlefield Vietnam episode: Air War Vietnam, a series well worth watching if you are interested in the Vietnam conflict/war/police action! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Great job Russ I do like the paint scheme , and the Invader looks nice too ( one of my favourite aircraft ). Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 A delightful and extremely mean-looking Trojan! Looks just perfect. Superb!!! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Cracking job, I've got one of these to do, any tips? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Two Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Very nice model of a very good looking aircraft. Top job, Russ. I want one....have to check at the local hobby shop... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Hi Russ! Wonderful Trojan! Superb work as usual. I especially like the idea to combine it with the Invader. Cheers, Mario 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbbusybee Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Really great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Hello Russ and congratulations !!! Once more you did with this model of the T-28 Trojan a great realisation. Fantastic work !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 WOW! Fantastic build Russ. I love this and all your Secret War builds. So what's next? Have you done a Raven Bird Dog yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 2 hours ago, ForestFan said: Cracking job, I've got one of these to do, any tips? Cheers FF, They`re like a top of the range limited run kit, check the fit and alignment of everything before gluing, the nose wheel leg is incredibly fragile and needs reinforcing before you even cut it off the sprue. What I did is superglue a thin strip of foil to the inside and outside of the leg and squeeze it with tweezers to conform to the cross section. after a thick coat of paint you cant see it. The control columns are fragile too and I usually break one of them cutting them off ( I`ve built 5 and have broke nearly every one ) Glad you like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 8 minutes ago, Don said: WOW! Fantastic build Russ. I love this and all your Secret War builds. So what's next? Have you done a Raven Bird Dog yet? Thanks Don, I did a Ravens Bird Dog a while back I`m currently trying to build a Hughes 500P, `The Quiet One` from the Academy CHIPs kit, used by Air America ( CIA ) for laying Telephone Wire Taps. Not much info` on it though, only found 3 Photo`s and only one of those is `in service` Thanks for your interest and looking, Russ Thanks to everybody who`s responded for your positive feedback, likes and kind comments, Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llking Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Hello,Russ - My full compliments to you on another superbly built,finished and displayed subject.The 'Trojan' and also the 'Invader' are both resplendent tributes to these types.Great work as always,😉👍 All the very best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Superb addition to the collection, Russ. Still haven't started mine yet !! Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 very nice work Russ looks great, nice job on the scheme and finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Another fine build Russ,not an aircraft we see much here which makes it even more of a pleasure, fond memories of the old Heller kit come to mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tausugAir Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 On 10/12/2016 at 0:01 AM, russ c said: Cheers, glad you like it re: Gun Pods, I just sandwiched three sheets of plastic card together, let it dry for a week, cut, filed and sanded to shape using Mk 1 eyeball, drilled a hole for the gun and glued the gun in. The gun barrel is the kit item with the ends chopped off, drilled and inserted the wrong way round ( to represent the anti flash muzzle. Painted and drew on panel lines and fasteners with a pencil. Hope this helps and makes sense. Russ, my hats off always to people who goes the length of crafting their own model parts from material lying about and not resulting to 'AFTER-MARKET"... (thanks for the tip on the gun!) Hats off, too, for the great and realistic diorama.... Regards... Farouk (tausugAir-HARIBON Decals) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Just brilliant Russ, I missed this the 1st time around so I'm everso pleased to finally catch up with it. Quite magic. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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