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Well, This was an aircraft I had always loved growing up in my home town of Brandon Manitoba. Our airport used to be an RCAF "Commonwealth Air traning plan " Base during the war.
My great grandparents billeted many brits, australians and fellow canucks over the course of the war as the barracks were always crowded.
I worked there as a summer student for a couple years there and was able to take part in a restoration of a "tiger Moth". I have many memories there including driving past that old CT-133 "Silver Star" that guards the entrance.
I told the wife a year ago that if I ever found a 1/48 scale T-33 I would grab it no matter what the finances were like at that time... She was warned...
I found one this summer.
I am endevoring to do the same markings but, it's been a challenge because noone make decals for it and there is not much info on the aircraft but after
many emails to the city and museum I found out it was from 408 Squadron out of Edmonton http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/1w-1e/sqns-escs/page-eng.asp?id=390.
These are my only referance photos.
![brandon.jpg brandon.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2996-7f5502dc54cfd1025d33ff590fa944b7.jpg)
Here's the kit, I broke down and got a verlinden update kit and some intakes from KMC.
![IMG_2165.jpg IMG_2165.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2997-df86bda519e14c123f9649936fa11569.jpg)
![IMG_2166.jpg IMG_2166.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2998-78d16c021a95dac872b0674a76edcc3f.jpg)
![IMG_2167.jpg IMG_2167.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2999-3588f81ba676fa4d78ed14da74ef451f.jpg)
![IMG_2169.jpg IMG_2169.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3000-6cfbfec37644e6c017512b536a363d06.jpg)
I got a start on things this weekend..
![IMG_2182.jpg IMG_2182.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3001-6cc08162739efd3df62b4a7a006c35f3.jpg)
![IMG_2185.jpg IMG_2185.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3002-74cf9228a31fe8c9436e8459177b9be3.jpg)
![IMG_2194.jpg IMG_2194.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3003-226e148071faa40c1ce83fef06e08f8a.jpg)
![IMG_2187.jpg IMG_2187.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3004-4b7e5ca15b8eb5d1d0b04aad27f99527.jpg)
![IMG_2188.jpg IMG_2188.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3005-8dea5e30a0fa67d809080fe63eb6fea0.jpg)
I added some rivet details to my panel lines with my new Trumpeter rivet wheel.
![IMG_2203.jpg IMG_2203.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3006-f971b6a11dc83ca7eb0ef2fe5120b475.jpg)
I have some more time tonight so I'll get at her.
![IMG_2205.jpg IMG_2205.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3007-4b3019a473ad3a20eceecf45d9431064.jpg)
My great grandparents billeted many brits, australians and fellow canucks over the course of the war as the barracks were always crowded.
I worked there as a summer student for a couple years there and was able to take part in a restoration of a "tiger Moth". I have many memories there including driving past that old CT-133 "Silver Star" that guards the entrance.
I told the wife a year ago that if I ever found a 1/48 scale T-33 I would grab it no matter what the finances were like at that time... She was warned...
I found one this summer.
I am endevoring to do the same markings but, it's been a challenge because noone make decals for it and there is not much info on the aircraft but after
many emails to the city and museum I found out it was from 408 Squadron out of Edmonton http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/1w-1e/sqns-escs/page-eng.asp?id=390.
These are my only referance photos.
![f0394h3.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi296.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm169%2FChuck_71st%2Ff0394h3.jpg&hash=11207010e0d333f5447cca2d07640a71)
![brandon.jpg brandon.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2996-7f5502dc54cfd1025d33ff590fa944b7.jpg)
Here's the kit, I broke down and got a verlinden update kit and some intakes from KMC.
![IMG_2165.jpg IMG_2165.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2997-df86bda519e14c123f9649936fa11569.jpg)
![IMG_2166.jpg IMG_2166.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2998-78d16c021a95dac872b0674a76edcc3f.jpg)
![IMG_2167.jpg IMG_2167.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2999-3588f81ba676fa4d78ed14da74ef451f.jpg)
![IMG_2169.jpg IMG_2169.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3000-6cfbfec37644e6c017512b536a363d06.jpg)
I got a start on things this weekend..
![IMG_2182.jpg IMG_2182.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3001-6cc08162739efd3df62b4a7a006c35f3.jpg)
![IMG_2185.jpg IMG_2185.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3002-74cf9228a31fe8c9436e8459177b9be3.jpg)
![IMG_2194.jpg IMG_2194.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3003-226e148071faa40c1ce83fef06e08f8a.jpg)
![IMG_2187.jpg IMG_2187.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3004-4b7e5ca15b8eb5d1d0b04aad27f99527.jpg)
![IMG_2188.jpg IMG_2188.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3005-8dea5e30a0fa67d809080fe63eb6fea0.jpg)
I added some rivet details to my panel lines with my new Trumpeter rivet wheel.
![IMG_2203.jpg IMG_2203.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3006-f971b6a11dc83ca7eb0ef2fe5120b475.jpg)
I have some more time tonight so I'll get at her.
![IMG_2205.jpg IMG_2205.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/3/3007-4b3019a473ad3a20eceecf45d9431064.jpg)