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This is the 1/48
Hawk kit of the TV-2. A naval version of the Air Force T-33. As far as I know
this plane was not carrier rated. Lockheed later built the T2V-1 Seastar based
on the T-33 which was carrier rated. This kit dates back to 1959. It has
moveable features like the landing gear and canopy, something I did not use.
There is very little
detail in this kit. The cockpit is bare and there are no landing gear wells.
Like a lot of detail in this kit, the parts are very thick, so I replaced all
the LG doors and tank fins with plastic card. I also sanded all the oversized
rivets, raised panel lines and re-drew the panel lines with a pencil.
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I really liked the box top
art. That's the reason I built this model. Unfortunately, the decals
provided do not allow to build the kit as shown. The instructions have a
different color scheme which in reality is meaningless since the decals,
being over 40 years old, were unusable.
Needless to say I can't recommend this kit. I built it over a weekend and as a "curbside" model it works. I am a big Navy trainer buff so I had to have this model in my collection.
George Pugliese
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