HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 T-33/F-94 KIT TABLE
Latest update: 3 November 2005
Hi, I’m Tony Hodun, and this is a table of 1/48 Hobbycraft Lockheed T-33 and F-94 aircraft kit listings I’ve developed to aid you as a modeler or collector in finding the kit to build the version you want, or to fill the gaps in your collection. Hobbycraft’s T-33A is a better kit than the old Hawk/Testors one, and their F-94A/B kits are the only ones in 1/48 scale.
Some kits have new decals with nice artwork on thin film that works well, and some are poorer quality decals that came in older boxings. Newer production runs of the original old boxings may have new thinner film decal, but old artwork.
HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 LOCKHEED T-33 & F-94 KIT FAMILIES – PARTS TREES
The RT/T-33/F-94 kits share many parts trees which are listed in the common table below. Note: the stars (*) are mine, used to distinguish different trees with the same tree letter, they are not molded on the trees.
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A |
2 parts, T-33A fuselage halves without nose guns |
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A* |
2 parts, RT-33A fuselage halves |
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A** |
7 parts, T-33A fuselage halves including modified nose and inserts to build with or without nose guns, gunsight |
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A*** |
2 parts, F-94A/B fuselage halves |
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B |
3 parts, T-33/F-94 wings (they are identical) |
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B* |
3 parts, T-33/F-94 wings with flashed over holes in lower wing to be opened to install rocket and bomb pylons |
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C |
41 parts, common T-33/F-94 details, plus 5 added parts for two seat cockpit |
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C* |
38 parts, common T-33/F-94 details, plus 2 parts for backseat avionics for the RT-33A, which also can be used to build a drone version |
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C** |
43 parts, common T-33/F-94 details, plus 5 added parts for two seat cockpit and 2 parts backseat avionics |
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E |
3 parts, R/T-33/F-94 clear canopy and details |
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F |
6 parts, 265 gallon Fletcher tip tanks |
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F* |
6 parts, under wing 265 gallon Misawa tanks and wingtips |
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stores |
18 parts, six 5 inch HVAR rockets with stub launchers, two 500 lb bombs, two bomb pylons |
HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 LOCKHEED AT/RT/T-33A FAMILY
HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 LOCKHEED AT/RT/T-33A KITS
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1547 |
AT-33 |
COIN Bird |
A**, B*, C**, E, F, stores |
Sandinista, 2 Ecuador, ROK, Uruguay |
New decals |
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1548 |
T-33 |
Korean War |
A**, B*, C, E, F*, stores |
2 USAF Korean War |
New decals |
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1595 |
T-33A |
Shooting Star |
A, B, C, E, F |
USAF, RCAF, Mexico |
Old decals |
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1596 |
RT-33A |
Recon Jet |
A*, B, C*, E, F |
USAF, Italian AF |
Old decals |
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A 2185 |
T-33A |
Shooting Star |
A**, B*, C**, E, F, stores |
USAF, West German, South Korea |
Acad decals |
The early 1595 T-33A boxing with old decals had solid nose without guns molded in and no stores. The 3 newer boxings (including Academy’s) have revisions, fuselages have retooled noses with the option of using inserts for guns or blanking plates, a gunsight is provided, and lower wings are retooled with flashed over holes for the rocket stubs and pylons, plus a stores tree is also provided. Many T-33A aftermarket decals have been produced. The RT-33A was operated mainly by non-US air arms, and there are only a few aftermarket decals available for European users.
NEED INFO: None
HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 LOCKHEED F-94A/B KITS
The Hobbycraft F-94 kit family takes advantage of common parts with the T-33; the fuselage tree is the only unique tree.
HOBBYCRAFT 1/48 LOCKHEED F-94A/B KITS
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1597 |
F-94A |
Starfire Jet Night Fighter |
A***, B, C, E, F* |
USAF, PA ANG |
Old decals |
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1598 |
F-94B |
Starfire All Weather Interceptor |
A***, B, C, E, F |
2 USAF |
Old decals |
Both kits come with older decals that are most likely unusable. The only aftermarket decals produced in 1/48 scale to date are two excellent sets for the F-94B by Expert’s Choice (Bare Metal Foil). Set 48-33 includes two Korean War F-94Bs, and Set 48-34 includes one Korean War bird and one U.S. based 56 FG bird with a sharkmouth.
NEED INFO: None