With the landing gear settled, I went ahead to paint the small details and wingtip lights with a paint brush. A section of the starboard side of the tail is unpainted. I masked this off and (ironically) painted it the same color as the exhaust. During this time, the owner of Cap Jempol Metal (CJM), …...

I managed to carefully re-attach the main landing gear with CA glue. Painting begins with a base coat of black and a marble coat of white. TNI-AU T-50s are painted in a two-tone scheme of FS36314 (a light gray) and FS34148 (a medium greenish gray). As of 2025, only the MRP line offers FS34148 as …...

The nose gearbay is made up a small tub piece from Tori Factory and the bottom of the cockpit assembly. I used Epoxy Putty to secure the Tori part. I test fit the main gearbay into the slot and noted that some further trimming is required at the rear of the slot for proper alignment. …...

Time for my annual Indonesian Air Force build. This time it’s the current jet trainer, the T-50i Golden Eagle. The only kit available is this simplified one from Academy which features snapft parts and no landing gear. Tori Factory from South Korea makes upgrade sets for the kit and I snagged a copy of their …...