1/48 US NAVY SNJ-6

[mazdaP5]

This is my 1/48 Revell SNJ-6, in the markings of NAS Grosse Ile Michigan. The decals are aftermarket from Becher Bits. The decals also include a resin rudder to convert the kit to an SNJ-2.
The reason I chose these markings is NAS Grosse Ile is only 2 or 3 miles from my home, and the current home of the Yankee Air Museuim, and a definate source of local pride. During the war years, Grosse Ile was a major training center for both American naval aviators, as well as over 1000 RAF pilots (Grosse Ile sits right on the Canadian border, at the Detroit River.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_ ... Grosse_Ile

The kit itself is ok, a pretty detailed cockpit, but soft Revell plastic. I rescribed all of the raised panel lines, and shaved off most of the raised rivet details. The canopy isn't quite accurate fro an SNJ-6, but that's a detail I can overlook for sitting on my shelf at home
The Belcher Bits decals go on very well, and I may have to buy another kit to build as an SNJ-2. This was fun and pretty straight forward kit to build, and perfect to celebrate the Naval Aviation Centenial.

[The Inspector]

Nice work! Love the orange band over the yahoo yellow.
Was that a REVELL re release of the MONOGRAM kit from years gone past? If so, that would explain the heavy rivet detail.

[mazdaP5]

Nice work! Love the orange band over the yahoo yellow.
Was that a REVELL re release of the MONOGRAM kit from years gone past? If so, that would explain the heavy rivet detail.

thanks!
Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is a re-release. You ever see the T-28? yikes!

[The Inspector]

Back in the dark ages, when we all did modelling by oil lamps,but post DUCO cement, I built a couple AIR FORCE T-28's and a couple NAVY T-28's by MONOGRAM, somewhere in my pile of unbuilts I've got one of those horrible yellow-ish NAVY kits that I picked up years ago when the kit was reissued, so I got the vacuform aftermarket canopy too.
They were pretty cool when first issued in about 1958 because they were a descernable scale (not REVELL 'box scale') they went together easily and looked OK when finished, and they had some 'working' features.
An easy conversion is turning a 1/72 HELLER FENEC into a late USAF T-28.
Again, you did a really nice job!

[K5DH]

Commentary on your work: NICE JOB!!!

Commentary on the kit: That forward radio antenna mast looks like a utility pole!

[spookythecat]

I've had one of those on the desk for a while but it keeps getting pushed aside for other priorities. A pretty fun build though.

Yours looks stunning!

[viking73]

Nice work!

-Derek

[Django]

Looks great! Love the tarmac.

[mazdaP5]

Thanks guys.

[ACMech]

Great job, yellow is so hard to use too, perfect application!

[Enemy Ace]

very nice result from a so so kit. Well done!!