Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Hello everyone …. This is my very late finish of an AT-6D started in the Texan single type group build. It represents an aircraft operated by ALA MIXTA N° 46/GANDO/C.6-167 circa 1975 in the Spanish Sahara. A brief history that I found stated this. “This armed Spanish Air Force C.6 (T-6C/D) of Escaudron 463 at Ganda, was used in the counter insurgency role over the Spanish Sahara during 1975.” I chose the markings as there is a plane about 1 mile from my house that used to wear these markings as a warbird. Though it currently wears a new scheme. The kit is the Encore release of the Academy plastic. The underwing rockets are based on these. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_cm_Flz.-Rakete_Oerlikon The ones in my build come from the Newer Airfix MiG-17. Seems the Soviets cloned the rockets at some point. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments or thoughts. Please also feel free to visit the build thread. Dennis 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox1_BE Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Very nice lizard camo - that is one beautiful Texan! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Very cool scheme Dennis, and very nicely executed. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Great job and beautifully finished! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Well done! It looks great with its Spanish paint scheme and armament. I built a similar a model of a similar Spanish T-6 many years ago. Funny to think that the Spanish Airfoce operated these little ground-attack aircraft on the Canary Islands when other units in Spain were already using Phantoms and Mirages. Apparently, the Texans also often shared the runway with civilian 747s. Quite a contrast... I am not sure if the Oerlikon rockets were copied by the Soviets. I guess the Swiss simply exported them to Egypt (maybe via Spain?) where the rockets were installed on Mig-17s (which is why Airfix included them in the Mig-kit). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Bravo! Nice T-6 with very different markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Very nice, great colors!! Love the rocket loadout! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 She turned out great, Dennis Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 That's a sweet little thing. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Great looking Texan/Lizard there, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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