Lockheed Gold Star T Mk 1

[MikeC]

"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.

[Alex]

Looks great!  A fun alternate universe exercise for sure.

[MikeMaben]