hey folks,
here's some of the model kits i've done and currently doing of Phil. Air Force (PAF) aircraft...
i've got a long line-up of vintage Phil. Army Air Corps (PAAC) aircraft as well still waiting to be built in the shelves...yes i'm guilty of being more of a "model collector" than a "model builder"...PAAC and PAF decals are also rare in the market so been experimenting on doing my own decals on these early projects too as commercially available aftermarket PAF decals are few and far between...
some finished projects to date;
1/72 Academy T-6G Texan in PAF colors
my first airplane kit after 20+ years...a real re-learning experience for me, also my first take on BMF/NMF painting techniques...don't you just love those bird-cage canopies...one of the first PAF trainers after ww2...did a bit of modification on this project like...
> scratch-built dorsal teardrop antenna;
> articulated wing control surfaces;
1/72 Hasegawa T-34 Mentor in PAF colors
derived from a 1/72 Hasegawa T-3 Fuji Trainer kit...also one of the trainers used by the PAF before transitioning to jet trainer craft like the T-33 shooting star...modifications to convert this to a T-34 mentor were;
> conversion from a 3-prop to a 2-prop;
> deleted side engine intakes and modified the front engine cowling a bit;
1/72 Kitech L-20 Beaver in PAF colors
also known as a U-6 in other services...this aircraft was used by the PAF after the korean war from transport, medivac and even bombing missions...this kit was originally from a hobbycraft mold, but the plastic really needed much to be desired...
1/72 H-19 Italeri Chickasaw in PAF colors
my first helo kit...wanted to do something special for this project so i experimented on doing a folded rotor modification just to make it a little unique...this ex-korean war helo was used by the PAF in the 1950s for SAR (search and rescue) missions, until phased out by more modern helos with turbo-shaft engines like the hueys...
here's some of the model kits i've done and currently doing of Phil. Air Force (PAF) aircraft...
i've got a long line-up of vintage Phil. Army Air Corps (PAAC) aircraft as well still waiting to be built in the shelves...yes i'm guilty of being more of a "model collector" than a "model builder"...PAAC and PAF decals are also rare in the market so been experimenting on doing my own decals on these early projects too as commercially available aftermarket PAF decals are few and far between...
some finished projects to date;
1/72 Academy T-6G Texan in PAF colors
my first airplane kit after 20+ years...a real re-learning experience for me, also my first take on BMF/NMF painting techniques...don't you just love those bird-cage canopies...one of the first PAF trainers after ww2...did a bit of modification on this project like...
> scratch-built dorsal teardrop antenna;
> articulated wing control surfaces;
1/72 Hasegawa T-34 Mentor in PAF colors
derived from a 1/72 Hasegawa T-3 Fuji Trainer kit...also one of the trainers used by the PAF before transitioning to jet trainer craft like the T-33 shooting star...modifications to convert this to a T-34 mentor were;
> conversion from a 3-prop to a 2-prop;
> deleted side engine intakes and modified the front engine cowling a bit;
1/72 Kitech L-20 Beaver in PAF colors
also known as a U-6 in other services...this aircraft was used by the PAF after the korean war from transport, medivac and even bombing missions...this kit was originally from a hobbycraft mold, but the plastic really needed much to be desired...
1/72 H-19 Italeri Chickasaw in PAF colors
my first helo kit...wanted to do something special for this project so i experimented on doing a folded rotor modification just to make it a little unique...this ex-korean war helo was used by the PAF in the 1950s for SAR (search and rescue) missions, until phased out by more modern helos with turbo-shaft engines like the hueys...
