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Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 4:09 pm
by shangos70
Finally finished after a long gestation period, excluding the pitot which has dropped off again. This one is from the Revell reboxing so the decals were better and included I.P panels.interior detail consists of 2 seat shapes, I believe Pavla do a cockpit set so you can go to town if inclined. I'm not and usually add the crew however no pilot figures were included so I added 2 Airfix chaps, although they sit a little low in the cockpit. Painted mostly with Gunze Mr Hobby paints.
N.A. T-2E Buckeye ,120 Pterix,362 Mira. Air Training Wing, Kalamata, Hellenic Air Force 2005.
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 4:14 pm
by Spaceowl
Beautiful! I always thought this was one of the better 'funny-looking aircraft. If only I had an excuse to build one...
Lovely finish anyway.
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 4:49 pm
by JamesPerrin
Are the tip tanks painted, they look very crisp Shane.
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 5:18 pm
by shangos70
JamesPerrin wrote:Are the tip tanks painted, they look very crisp Shane.
Hi James, the orange stripes are a full decal with clear spacing and the tanks were painted white. I took an educated guess on getting the demarcation correct. The were a bit of a worry and did crinkle when applied but this was sorted with a few passes of sol and set.Luckily Hataka international orange is a spot on match for the decal and i was able to touch in small areas that needed it.
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 5:39 pm
by iggie
Excellent job Shane, and yet another aircraft that the Hellenic Air got their moneys worth out of!
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 5:44 pm
by ShaunW
Really great build of this classic, Shane, that's a super job. I see from your WW thread that this build took around a year. I'd say that's rushing things a bit and I'd advise to slow it down more on the next project and savour the build
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 6:17 pm
by IronMan129
nicely finished mate looks fantastic!
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 6:58 pm
by Ratch
Excellent result
Not one of my favourite aircraft, but your work is superb
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 7:57 pm
by shangos70
Thanks all, feels good to get a finish under my belt after a prolong period of disinterest in the dark arts.
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 9:26 pm
by DavidWomby
That turned out well. The tip tanks are especially impressive looking work!
David
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 9:31 pm
by PropWash
That's a very sharp-looking build, Shangos70. I've never seen a Buckeye in any other scheme but US Navy. Cool.
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 30th, 2018, 10:59 pm
by vacant
Very smart.
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 31st, 2018, 4:30 am
by FAAMAN
Beautifully done
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 31st, 2018, 8:29 am
by gnomemeansgnome
That looks awesome.
Re: Matchbox North American T-2E Buckeye
Posted: January 31st, 2018, 8:59 am
by Nikonchris
Nice looking aircraft and build. Base is superb, did you make it or buy it?
Chris