Michael-S Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hi folks. I want introduce my final work. This is Texan T6G French AF in Algeria 1957. Model was build very long time. Start was 5 years ago. Model build from box + Eduard - FLAPS. Best regards. 40 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Juliet Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 It was worth the wait - that's a great model, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Your T-6G perfectly replicates a heavily used workhorse. I never realized a T-6 could carry that much armament! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Wow, excellent work! Very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Very nice build, I like this a lot! Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 She's a beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, SAT69 said: Your T-6G perfectly replicates a heavily used workhorse. I never realized a T-6 could carry that much ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 A perfect little Texan with masses of care and attention to detail. Beautiful end result. очень красивый How did you make the aerial wires? specifically the point at which the two wires become one at the canopy. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 26 minutes ago, Pete in a shed said: A perfect little Texan with masses of care and attention to detail. Beautiful end result. очень красивый How did you make the aerial wires? specifically the point at which the two wires become one at the canopy. Pete Thanks for the feedback Pete. (Спасибо большое) I made the antenna from a string for beads. I connected the antenna by passing it two times through a thin tube. The tube was made from a tube of Chupa-Chups candy, the tube was stretched to the desired thickness over the flame of a lighter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Michael-S said: I connected the antenna by passing it two times through a thin tube. Brilliant, thanks for explaining, though not sure what chupa-chups is. (I'm sure its delicious though!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, Pete in a shed said: Brilliant, thanks for explaining, though not sure what chupa-chups is. (I'm sure its delicious though!). ))))) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Michael, cracking job there on a great looking Texan, looks like the photos of the real thing in Alain Crosnier's book Le Armée de l'Air en Afrique du Nord Tome 2 which has a large section on these workhorses, you've done them proud. Well done sir! With that weapons fit, it's what the French referred to as a T-6G-2 (the difference between a G-1 and a G-2 being the gun fit, G-2's had the pods like your model). This is just the sort of thing I hope to see in the Texan/Harvard STGB that I've proposed. Admittedly, you only get three months for an STGB, not five years. Thanks for sharing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Great job on an iconic aircraft! Beautifully built and finished Michael! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Wow! Impressive results on this. So that's what they looked like! Do you have a copy of "A Savage War of Peace" in Russian? In there, you'll find that many of the T-6 pilots were transferred from FAF F-100 squadrons, so they had to really adjust their flying techniques. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Wez said: Michael, cracking job there on a great looking Texan, looks like the photos of the real thing in Alain Crosnier's book Le Armée de l'Air en Afrique du Nord Tome 2 which has a large section on these workhorses, you've done them proud. Well done sir! With that weapons fit, it's what the French referred to as a T-6G-2 (the difference between a G-1 and a G-2 being the gun fit, G-2's had the pods like your model). This is just the sort of thing I hope to see in the Texan/Harvard STGB that I've proposed. Admittedly, you only get three months for an STGB, not five years. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for the feedback Wez. I have 2 volumes of this book (Alain Crosnier's book Le Armée de l'Air en Afrique du Nord). This model was inspired by watching these books. Best regards. Edited August 28, 2020 by Michael-S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Bravo! Very well built and nicely finished as the hard-working aircraft she was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Wow! Impressive results on this. So that's what they looked like! Do you have a copy of "A Savage War of Peace" in Russian? In there, you'll find that many of the T-6 pilots were transferred from FAF F-100 squadrons, so they had to really adjust their flying techniques. Thanks for the feedback. No, i don't have this book in Russian. I think this book will be very interesting for me. Thanks for the tip, I was not aware of this book. Best regards. Edited August 28, 2020 by Michael-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Amazing build!...the antenna cables look great! Luiz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Great build, it looks good enough to be real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 Thanks everyone for feedback!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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