Hasegawa 1/72 Beechcraft T-34A Mentor

[hsr]

This is the Hasegawa 1/72 Beechcraft T-34A Mentor. This is an old molding from 1973, but it was not a bad kit despite its age. The fit was decent and the only issue I had was that I was again not able to get the required 10gm of weight in the nose to keep it from being a tail sitter, But Hasegawa thoughtfully supplied a clear prop for just that eventuality. Also the decals were yellowed and thick. The only ones I used were the wing walks which I carefully trimmed. For the national markings I used Fantasy Print Shop ones and for the letters an numbers I printed them on my laser printer. I also added seat belts from a random Eduard set and control sticks from the junk box. I used Alclad Aluminum for the finish. Not much else to say so here it is.

 

The decals for the AD-4N that I started in late May finally arrived today so next up I will be finishing that.

 

Enjoy.

 

 

[Tailspin Turtle]

_{I managed to get enough weight, just barely, ahead of the main wheels including a teeny bit of lead in the spinner to have it sit level.}

 

[hsr]

I thought about the spinner and replacing the propeller shaft with lead. But attempts to do that in the past have been futile so I just went with the expedient of the prop.

 

Thanks