Hasegawa T-2 Aggressor JASDF 1:48
Feature Article by Gary Wickham
Intro by Geoff…
You may well have seen both the excellent Feature Articles by Gary already in SMN – his superb duo covering the 1:32 Tamiya P-51D and Dragon P-51D with all the mods and fixes required in the latter. You can find them both in your Finished Now area of SMN or click the hyperlinks above.
Gary continues his excellent modelling with this impressive build of the Hasegawa T-2 Aggressor JASDF in 1:48 scale, again, with some great additions and modifications – you’ll like this one!
Actually at the time when I purchased the Aggressor release of the kit, I did not realise it had the right markings to do this scheme. In fact, this actual aircraft ‘Red 27’ is provided by Hasegawa.
So now onto the build – canopies!
Being a two-seater the T-2 has a lot of canopy on display. A careful inspection of the Hasegawa parts showed some minor scratching and a general hazy appearance to the clear parts. The first task in preparing these is to remove them from the sprue. A careful hand, side cutters and a sharp knife do the job.
To bring the shine on the clear parts up a little, I will be dipping them in Future floor polish. Before doing so, I like to remove any grease or dirt from the surface using Polly S Plastic Prep.
Check out the Build Now review so far…
