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1:72 T-33 Shooting Star
Merlin
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Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 10:45 PM UTC
Platz have just released a new-tool kit of the classic T-33 trainer.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 06:31 AM UTC
That D shaped structure between the cockpits seems to have been tolarably rare. I've never seen one in person, and most photos I could find show that it wasn't installed:
http://futurshox.net/stamp/planes13/sm-t33cp-n155sf-1_web.jpg
http://www.shearwateraviationmuseum.ns.ca/exhibits/T-33%20cockpit.jpg
http://billystravels.homestead.com/Bill_in_a_T-33_cockpit_at_the_Franklin_Institute_in_Philadelphia_op_720x540.jpg
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4085/4988020540_ed26e00778_b.jpg
http://www.mcchordairmuseum.org/images/T-33A_82106_open_cockpit_day_04_port_side-md.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm175/danmcw/P1080585.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm175/danmcw/P1080417.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v26/ishthe47guy/Other%20Air%20Force/IMG_1079.jpg
At first I thought it might have been a Japanese modification, but it wasn't fitted to all Japanese aircraft either:
http://www.vaq136.com/misawa/misawa-201b.jpg
http://www.vaq136.com/misawa/misawa-202b.jpg

I was beginning to think that it was a figment of Platz' imagination when I found this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/F106A/Walk%20Arounds/48thT-33.jpg

The verdict? As always, use reference photos for the aircraft you intend to do
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 08:10 AM UTC
Hi Jessie

Now you've got me hunting, I'm finding it in quite a few shots on the Net. It looks a bit heavy in the kit though.

All the best

Rowan
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