Hellenic T-33 1/72 Italeri / Platz
The annoying orange

Hello,

In general, it's definitely not a bad kit but it can fight you from time to time.

The cockpit is rather sparse, adding a PE set is a must, I wish I also replaced the seat with resin ones.

To be fair, I thought keeping the canopy closed would make the project easier but I now regret doing so. The open canopy would have added some life to the model. I should also have dropped the flaps. Oh well...



A quick inventory of the project



Italeri kit 1444

Eduard SS710 PE set

Eduard CX303 masks

ResKit RS72-0174 wheels (those in the kit are under sized and of the wrong type for Greek T-33s)

Armycast ACD 72 018 "Lockheed T-33 Silver Star in the World" decal sheet



Paints & varnish

Orange: 10 parts H14, 1 part H13

Grey: H311

GX112 & MRP-126



The pitot has been replaced by a piece of scrap photoetch

The fuel dump pipe has been replaced by a piece of stretched and flattened styrene cylinder