Pile of scrap: Incom T-47 Airspeeder

[Chiefpettyofficer]

Ok, heres another POS model I rebuild. Well, I dont remember, when I bought this thing, but I liked the snowspeeder showed at "Empire strikes back" movie. There was one problem, they were sold out and ERTL disappeared from the market. So I bought a already built model from ebay.
After the customer sent it to me, my first reaction was a shock. Slop glued parts, messy canopy ant the whole model had an disgusting smell of nicotine. I hope, the former owner of that model returned to collecting stamps!

The T-47 waited some years in my box, covered with a bag It was close to fly into the garbage, but then I realised, thet it was build by Fundimensions in 1980, a really rare model. So it found its way to the desktop (under making a detour thru a bucket with water).

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

First pictures of the parts. Here you can see the reason for the "pile of scrap" title. Its really scrab
Notice the funny alien Pilots without a back


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[Chiefpettyofficer]

The canopy parts were useless, so I replaced them with some others from a new released Snowspeeder-Kit from my stash. I dont like those big and thick canopy parts. If something misfits on the kit, they never fits and they dont hold for a long time.
Some Figure and Cockpit painting and test fittings followed


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[Jimi]

i take it this is the old airfix/amt kit? those figures from that kit had a certain bulky look to them

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

Yepp, it is. Those figures looks funny

 

[Glorfindel]

Ahhh, the famed monkey pilots!

 

[Quaralane]

Lots of love to make this work. But I think you have it

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

Lots of love to make this work. But I think you have it

You say it

Its a good testing area for my ZEP Wax putty. That works really good. And fast, of course!

 

[Igard]

OH man, those figures are odd. Nice to see this one get put together.

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

Back with new energy
The following shows the rebuild, primer and base coating. Inspired from an article about "Arctic Agressor" F-16 Fighters, I decidet to give the T-47 such a camoflage painting. Cause all decals were lost during sanding, I made some new.

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[Chiefpettyofficer]

More camo pictures and first work on a base. That Color rocks!

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[ModelMakerMike]

She looks great!
I remember my overwhelming disappointment with the pilots when I built mine in like 1981?!

 

[Quaralane]

Nice work on the camo for that.

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

She looks great!
I remember my overwhelming disappointment with the pilots when I built mine in like 1981?!

Well, I guess, they are the Heroes of that threat, hehe!

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

Nice work on the camo for that.

Thanks. I really like the colors. This Arctic Agressor unit have more interesting patterns. I guess I have not enough Airspeeders to show them all

 

[Jimi]

can you put some nazi crosses on them as well, not the swastika's but the type that have the black central sections with the white edging, i think that would look really cool

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

can you put some nazi crosses on them as well, not the swastika's but the type that have the black central sections with the white edging, i think that would look really cool

Iron Crosses on a rebel glider? Haha! Would be funny. Maybe next time

 

[Grendels]

I saw one with a Swedish markings. I think Basic modeling did it.

I love the camo!

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

I saw one with a Swedish markings. I think Basic modeling did it.

I love the camo!

Thanks Grendels. Are you sure, it was a Snowspeeder? Or a Saab Drakken?!
Swedish markings...hm...

 

[Igard]

Great looking camo on this Chief!