Turbines at our field can only fly at certain times of the year. So with that being said, I wanted to pursue something electric. After considering a BVM kit, I quickly realized I already had a BVM kit built…Painted…Pretty much ready to rock and roll. It only needed some TLC, so here we are!

This thread is my journey of gutting, cleaning and reviving the T-33.

This was one of the earliest kits so it does have the issue with the leading edge. As some of the photos show, it’s been modded a little bit. This kit does NOT have the flap kit installed. (More on that later) This kit was built by Mr.Tom Dodgen and flown by my Grandfather, Gus Hudson. I pulled it out of storage and have determined that it’s time to fly again!

Follow me on this journey. I will try my best to take as many photos as possible and be as detailed as possible. This kit is older than me (not lying) so if there’s something in your brain that you think would be helpful, please, speak up! I would love to make this revival as successful as possible.

Time to bring her back to life!

Mod 1

Mod 2

Little bit of dirt never hurt anyone.

A little bit of a time machine here..

Still had compression!!!