Bear Paw Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I have started making the less obvious aircraft that were used by the USAF in the Vietnam conflict. The Trojan is the third aircraft so far, the others art the T37 and the A26. I like doing the SEA camouflage and have used the original Tamiya paints or acrylics as they are called. It is an aircraft flown by a SOS over Laos and only carried tail markings 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Nice Trojan, the Heller kit is a lovely kit and builds up well, you've done a grand job there Of course, as a Heller kit from their heyday it would be a perfect subject for the Classic Heller GB later this year - it's what I intend to make using the recent reissue of the kit which judging by the presence of the wing machine gun and rocket pads is what you've used to great effect here. I'll be making mine as a Fennec though. Of course, a French Fennec would be an ideal subject for the proposed French Fancy 2 GB too... ...just sayin' right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Wez said: Nice Trojan, the Heller kit is a lovely kit and builds up well, you've done a grand job there Of course, as a Heller kit from their heyday it would be a perfect subject for the Classic Heller GB later this year - it's what I intend to make using the recent reissue of the kit which judging by the presence of the wing machine gun and rocket pads is what you've used to great effect here. I'll be making mine as a Fennec though. Of course, a French Fennec would be an ideal subject for the proposed French Fancy 2 GB too... ...just sayin' right! Or, Wez @Wez, it could be a nice South or Central American build :)..... I have one, with a bunch of aftermarket, in my pile. One day! Thats is a nice build @Bear Paw Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) Bear Paw, Nicest build of the Heller kit I have seen in a long time. Not that you could have done anything to fix it, but I believe the Fennec version of the T-28 had a much taller canopy than the USAF or USN version. IIRC, there used to be an aftermarket vacform canopy to correct this, but I can't remember who made it or even if it still available. If you've ever heard one for real, it is a VERY noisy little spud and surprisingly big! Mike Edited January 27, 2020 by 72modeler added text 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, 72modeler said: Bear Paw, Nicest build of the Heller kit I have seen in a long time. Not that you could have done anything to fix it, but I believe Fennec version of the T-28 had a much taller canopy than the USAF or USN version. IIRC, there used to be an aftermarket vacform canopy to correct this, but I can't remember who made it or even if it still available. If you've ever heard one for real, it is a VERY noisy little spud and surprisingly big! Mike Yes Mike, I did look into the various corrections for this little one but decided to go for an OB build. I get bogged down with corrections and the result is the build grinds to a halt. The aircraft I am building from the Vietnam war are all oob builds in between more complicated longer build. Light relief as it were. Andrew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Very nice build. Even with Sword models on the market, Heller one is looking .....i like him a lot. And you managed it excellent. Best regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 26/01/2020 at 23:36, RidgeRunner said: Or, Wez @Wez, it could be a nice South or Central American build :)..... I have one, with a bunch of aftermarket, in my pile. One day! Thats is a nice build @Bear Paw Martin Agreed Martin but it would be very remiss of me not to promote my own group builds There's also a very nice Moroccan scheme in the latest boxing. On 27/01/2020 at 06:42, 72modeler said: Bear Paw, Nicest build of the Heller kit I have seen in a long time. Not that you could have done anything to fix it, but I believe the Fennec version of the T-28 had a much taller canopy than the USAF or USN version. IIRC, there used to be an aftermarket vacform canopy to correct this, but I can't remember who made it or even if it still available. If you've ever heard one for real, it is a VERY noisy little spud and surprisingly big! Mike As a general rule, the Fennec had the taller canopy as they were based upon the T-28A version of the Trojan, but as always, there were variations, some retained the taller canopy, some the shallower canopy - as always check pictures. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Very nicely done Fennec ! ... Id love to get one of these in my stash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 19 hours ago, djos said: Even with Sword models on the market, Which market are you looking at, mate? I've struggled to get one! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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