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"What's a Lockheed Gold Star?" I hear you ask: the answer is a silly idea I had whilst looking for a scheme for a 1/48 T-33 which I bought on impulse. It was an Academy kit, and I almost did one of the box schemes, but I was in a silly mood so this won out. No elaborate back story, simply that there was no Folland Gnat in my alternative world, which not only allowed me to put a classic scheme on this classic trainer, but meant I could use a serial that had belonged to a Gnat irl. As for the name "Gold Star", it continues two de-facto series: Lockheed aircraft carrying names relating to stars; and the RAF naming trainers after something academic. OK, perhaps not as academic as naming it after an Oxbridge college (eg Balliol), an Ivy League university (eg Harvard) or a teacher/professor (eg Magister), but still vaguely to do with school. Markings were a mixture of decals and sprayed with home-cut masks. It was done very quickly as a mojo-restorer, so don't look too closely at any imperfections, of which there are many: just see whether you agree with me that this classic trainer looks rather good in a classic trainer scheme it never wore in reality. I thank you.
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Hi guys! Take a bit of time to view this video of a cool Canadian boneyard! Lots of nice and surprising stuff there, and I would love to go pick a few things from that fantastic place! Regards, Alain
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I am clearing out some old, never completed projects. I have a bunch of incomplete projects, some stalled due to lack of references, some I just lost interest... This is for the T-33 Chaff Dispenser Pod AN/ALE-2 & AN/ALQ 176(V) One of our fine modelers sent me his masters a couple of yours ago. I did make a mold of them and was going to do a bit of refinement, but then I discovered they weren't in scale. I mocked up a new pod but never added details or sanded out the finish. However, today I decided to finish this one.. It still needs some work, but you can see the difference in the photo. I think the nose is a bit too pointed yet...more sanding.
