Academy 1/72 T6 Havard (Texan) Portuguese Air Force

This is the Academy kit,with home printed decals.

The T-6 was a biplace training aircraft, that was also a good platform for air support. Portuguese airforce received these as part of an agreement between Portugal and United States of America. In the early fifties was used mainly as a trainer, however, in the early sixties, with the begining of the Colonial War, this was one of the first models to be shipped. It was upgraded with machine guns, bombs and rockets supports, where they've done a great job. They were effective. Portugal was the last country to use them, being scrapped out in 1978.


About the kit, I did enjoyed the quality. The cockpit has a nice amount of detail, canopy is cristal clear. 

It has recessed panel lines, and a good smooth surface, perfect to give a nice metal look with Alclad II paints

The landing gear has a fairly amount of detail, and the engine is not fully detailed, but is not bad.

 
The building is peacefull, it can be a weekend build, not too much complicated. It is fun to build.