Len Turner 75 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) My Training Day Group Build entry... Building the SNJ version. This is my first "public" build so I am open to critique, comments, and advice. Probably have a lot of questions too... Thanks! Regards, Len Edited September 2 by Len Turner typo RadBaron, Dragon, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to post Share on other sites
mozart 10,448 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Good to see a T-6 here Len. The kit is far from perfect but with some tweaking and thought builds up into a good looking model, I’ve built two so far as RAF Harvards. Len Turner 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMaben 6,845 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Hi Len It's not perfect but it sure looks like a T-6/SNJ when finished up right. https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=1241 Kagemusha and Len Turner 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Len Turner 75 Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 Thanks Mike and Max for the comments and everyone for the likes. Some very interesting builds going on in the group. Good thing about building kit that’s been out for a while is being able to find some really good build threads and other good stuff. Lots of good info. Thanks! Started with the cockpit this evening. Regards, Len BradG, LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Len Turner 75 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 Cockpit... Regards, Len Alain Gadbois, BradG, mgbooyv8 and 10 others 13 Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 33,184 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Great start!! Len Turner 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMaben 6,845 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Len Turner 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Len Turner 75 Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 (edited) More cockpit with some Eduard bits... Regards, Len Edited September 10 by Len Turner add photo mgbooyv8, Kagemusha, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 29,709 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Nice! Kev Len Turner 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mozart 10,448 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Good progress on your cockpit Len, it looks very convincing, especially those seat belts. Looking forward to seeing further work on the kit. One difficult area to think about once you’ve joined the fuselage halves together is the curved upper section behind the canopy, it’s not a good fit at all and needs a lot of work to get a smooth transition. Some builders have cut the section down the middle and glued it in position before gluing the fuselage halves together. Len Turner 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC 2,931 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Coming along nicely; the seats look very convincing indeed. Len Turner 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Len Turner 75 Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 Thanks all for the comments and likes. First time working with the Eduard p/e stuff. Thanks Max for heads-up on the fuselage fit. I've been through your excellent Harvard build thread more than once. Great reference! Regards, Len mozart 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alain Gadbois 1,900 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Beautiful work on the cockpit, looking forward to more updates! Alain Len Turner 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Len Turner 75 Posted September 12 Author Share Posted September 12 Paying my respects... I'd like to take a minute to thank the following folks for posting several educational and inspirational build threads for the KH T-6; Max, Kevin, Chuck, Mike, Henry and all the others who posted build threads, kit reviews, sprue shots, etc. I've spent a good bit of time going through these, making notes, redoing a few things, and, not to mention, seeing a lot of stuff I'm not even going to attempt. Thanks Y'all! Cockpit assembly continues... After referencing prior threads, I assembled the floor and seats, each side panel, and the rear panel separately. I attached the right side assembly, attached the rudder pedals, seat stabilizer, etc. to it and then attached the left side assembly. Probably should've used the p/e seats in the Eduard stuff - referring to the use of the lighter weight Mustang seats. Anyway, I've got a couple of nice p/e seats for a future build. Moving on to the engine... Nothin' fancy here. Even after referencing several build threads, it still took a lot of fiddlin' to figure out how the several layers went together to get everything properly aligned. Dry fit, disassemble, repeat as required... Once again, Thanks to everyone for the excellent build threads, and thanks for looking and commenting. Regards, Len LSP_Kevin, Dragon, denders and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 29,709 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 You're doing great work on what can be a tricky kit, Len. I screwed up the engine on mine thanks to a combination of impatience and thoughtless engineering from Kitty Hawk. Looking forward to seeing more of yours! Kev Link to post Share on other sites
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