T-25 Universal, Brazilian Air Force

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April 19, 2022
Me in 1989 in the cockpit of the brave Universal T-25 #1910 in Natal Air Force Base
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April 19, 2022
The mighty 1910 in a recent picture.
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April 19, 2022
The kit is all resin, thus it will need a lot of work to assemble. I will make the decal to depict the mighty 1910.
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April 19, 2022
An overview of the kit made of resin, with some small metal parts. The 1:72 is really small, but it will be fun to assemble.
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April 22, 2022
Preparing interior to be assembled. Canopy taped for painting.
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April 22, 2022
Cockpit assembled.
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April 22, 2022
I made the control stick with telephone wire.
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April 22, 2022
Cockpit dry fit.
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April 22, 2022
Cockpit with control panel assembled.
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April 22, 2022
Engine cowling assembled.
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April 24, 2022
Wings and empennage g
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April 24, 2022
Wings and empennage assembled.
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April 24, 2022
Model belly shot.
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April 24, 2022
Model primed and putty applied on necessary spots.
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April 24, 2022
Model primed and putty applied on necessary spots.
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May 2, 2022
Wings and fuselage painted (Top)
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May 2, 2022
Wings and fuselage painted (Bottom)
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May 2, 2022
Preparation for clear varnish application.
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May 2, 2022
Rudder green/yellow national colors painted.
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May 2, 2022
Bottom view of the painted model.
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May 2, 2022
Side view of the painted model.
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May 2, 2022
Decals applied (Top)
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May 2, 2022
Decals applied (Bottom)
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May 2, 2022
Anti-glare black nose and wing catwalks painted.
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May 2, 2022
Anti-glare black nose and wing catwalks painted.
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May 6, 2022
Landing gears installed.
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May 6, 2022
The kit provides a one piece canopy. However, I opted for building the T-25 with opened canopy. Thus, I had to scratchbuilt a canopy upper rail.
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May 6, 2022
Opened canopy installed.
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May 9, 2022
T-25 Universal finished.
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May 9, 2022
T-25 Universal finished.
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May 9, 2022
T-25 Universal finished.

Kommentarer

11 19 April 2022, 12:52

Cuajete
An unusual kit... Interesting!

19 April 2022, 17:42

Gustavo Monasterio
It's an artesanal kit, casted in resin for a limited edition by a Brazilian modeler. Thus the brand Duarte Models. They are not that expensive, but are a chllenge to assemble.

19 April 2022, 18:30

Cuajete
I have a Super Tucano and a conversion set for a Pantera helicopter from Duarte. Once I contacted the Brazilian modeler (Fabio??) to get the conversion set and he was very kind in the treatment 👍

19 April 2022, 19:17

Łukasz Gliński
Lovely topic, will follow

19 April 2022, 19:19

Gustavo Monasterio
@Cuajate, Yes Fabio Duarte is a very accessible person, and a very competent resin model designer. He has several convertion sets also. Thanks all for following my build.

20 April 2022, 12:09

Ben M
Watching this!

20 April 2022, 14:44

Lochsa River
sittin in....

20 April 2022, 17:10

Alex K
A resin kit, of an interesting trainer - and on top of that -wow!- a very personal project - following too...

24 April 2022, 19:57

Cuajete
Good progress 👍

25 April 2022, 10:11

Cuajete
Well done. Congrats!

9 May 2022, 18:38

Gustavo Monasterio
Gracias por el incentivo Cuajete!

10 May 2022, 13:10

Alex K
Lovely aircraft, lovely model - good job! 👍

10 May 2022, 17:56

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This aircraft was flown by me when I was a lieutenant at Brazilian Air Force (FAB), from 1987 to 1990. This aircraft belonged to Brazilian Air Force Academy, but it was assignet to Parque de Material Aeronautico dos Afonsos - PAMA AF, in Rio de Janeiro, where I served.

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