Monogram T-28A finally finished...

You did great, Frank. The T28 looks like a completely different bird in NMF than some of the paint schemes I'm used to seeing.

I think the Alclad Duraluminum looks great.

Your model brings back memories, and I hope you don't mind if I share this real quick.

My old friend, Dr Richard Dieter (RIP, ***) owned this A model between '74 and '90.

Photo credit to Aerial Visuals-Airframe Dossier website.

I remember one day long ago my young family were taxing at Lakeland, and my then wife exclaimed "Oh look, it's Dr Dieter's airplane!!". I recall thinking, isn't that cute, she sees a warbird and it's automatically ***'s. I glanced out the right window and there was 'ol Double D taxing the other direction.

I was thrilled to find of pic of her by searching T28 and my friends name.

Thanks for the memories and for sharing your nice build, Frank.

****the two censoreds are what we commonly use as short for Richard, and to be frank, I fink it midly offensive that my deceased friend's name has been censored out. So there.

BTW, back to your T28, I had to do some brainwork to figure out that pic #1 is not your model, but it isn't intuitively obvious to the casual observer. That's a compliment, Frank.

Looks fantastic. I just got back into this hobby last year and jumped right into the old Revell Monogram I always built as a kid. After 4 of those 2 of which have become paint mules, while the other two are waiting to be replaced by better kits from another manufacturer,  I said enough is enough. I got back into this hobby to enjoy myself not get frustrated with poor fit issues, poor sprue attachment, and excessive flash regardless of the challenge it offers. LOL.

Thanks, Greg. I've been going to Sun n Fun since 1978, when I was a colonel in the original Florida Wing of the CAF, now the Valiant Air Command. In those years I probably saw Dr. Dieter's airplane more than once. I seem to remember hearing his name a long time ago. I'm sure I have a picture of the airplane in an album somewhere. Thanks for sharing, Greg. I'm glad my build brought back fond memories for you.

Yeah, the first picture is where I got my idea for the build. I think this T-28 build is the first actual airplane I've tried to model.

Yeah, Tickmagnet, this kit was a tough build. The longer I worked on it the less interested I became. I kinda had to for the issue to get the airplane finished. I still have some old Monogram kits in my stash: a Mosquito, T-6/SNJ, and others. Some may get built, some may not.

Wow, it's a small world, isn't it, Frank?

Greg

Wow, it's a small world, isn't it, Frank?

 

Greg, I have found out since I returned to the hobby that I have crossed paths with quite a few of my fellow modelers at airshows and what-not over the last forty-plus years. Kinda scary sometimes. I have no doubt, that if you and your family attended Sun n Fun for some years, we have probably seen each other, somehow, someway. Maybe even bumped shoulders.

Nice job on that old kit. If I remember correctly it had retractable landing gear and the rear canopy could be slid back. I can remember seeing only one Alpha model T-28 on the air show circuit. There are plenty of Bravo and Charlie models out there, but not many A models. The USAF had a bunch of A models at Larado and Lackland and other training bases that have been closed. Several of the closed bases have museums made up of aircraft left behind and one may be able to find photos of such aircraft at these places. 

The training sequence was T-6, to T-28, to T-33 (jet training).

Excellent take on a classic kit!

Worth the effort, Frank.  Looks great.

I think the reason not many A's are seen is many were converted to Fennecs, and others got the R-1300 replaced by an R-1820 after becoming civilans.

REALLY nice job!  Great photography.

Don Stauffer

REALLY nice job!  Great photography.

 

 

Thanks, Don. I shot the pictures with my Pentax K-3 with a 35mm prime lens. Lens setting was f-11. I'm glad you like the finished model. When it comes to Alclad finishes, you set the standard.

Hi,

Your build and photography look great.  The T-28 is such an interesting plane.  When I 1st saw this kit as a kid I thought it must have been some sort of aviation "missing link", since the radial engine looked kind of early WWII, while the bubble canopy looked late WWII, but the tricycle landing gear looked post WWII 

That turned out really nice.  The natural lighting pics sure look good.  I've got the roden B on the bench.  Hope it turns out half as nice.

Now that is very cool, love the finnish.

There is a 28B in the hanger I work and the first time I saw it I could hardly believe how big it was....I am use to T-6 and the like :-)

Theuns

I certainly appreciate everyone's comments. I hadn't expected such high praise for this build. As I worked on this model the more tedious the build seemed and I was glad when it was finished. Thank you all for your positive input.