RAN Gannet T2, Trumpeter 1/72

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RAN Gannet T2, Trumpeter 1/72

Postby BradG » Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:21 pm

This is the Trumpeter kit in 1/72, with Red Roo Decals. I cut out the radome from the lower fuselage and filled it with plastic card as the T2's didn't have this fitted. The instructions also have you put the flaps down, but I glued them in the up position. As usual, fit of the parts was hit and miss, with the major sections fitting nicely, but the smaller parts left a bit to be desired.

Unfortunately I screwed up the paint job the first time around and it has sat in my cabinet half finished since January, but with Wings Model Show coming up I pulled it out, sanded down the rough as guts paint and repainted it. I was unable to cram enough weight in the nose to make it sit so I whipped up a base from an MDF board, sanded and painted with a little MiniNatur grass to add some interest and glued the model down.

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Re: RAN Gannet T2, Trumpeter 1/72

Postby hrtpaul » Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:12 am

Nice work mate. I like the base you made. Revell have a T2 with pretty colours that I've been eyeing off :)
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Re: RAN Gannet T2, Trumpeter 1/72

Postby BradG » Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:58 am

hrtpaul wrote:Nice work mate. I like the base you made. Revell have a T2 with pretty colours that I've been eyeing off :)


I'd definitely go with the Revell kit over the Trumpeter one.
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Re: RAN Gannet T2, Trumpeter 1/72

Postby Adam the Akrodude » Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:06 am

Nice work there Brad. What a odd looking aeroplane is the Gannet!
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