Bell X-1
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October 16, 2021I bought the ol Tamiya kit at a bargain and intented it as a quick inbetween project.
But it was not to be...2
October 16, 2021This was my idea of presenting the little plane. It is a loading pit on Edwards Airfield into which the X-1 was pushed so that the modified B-29 could roll over it and hook it onto its belly.3
October 16, 2021And that was the first proof of concept layout.4
October 16, 2021I liked it.5
October 16, 2021The expanded plastic slabs were covered with cardboard which was sealed with varnish.6
October 16, 2021Then I brushed several layers of Vallejo stone effect onto it.7
October 16, 2021The pattern of the concret slates were scraped in and some details added.8
October 16, 2021The rails on which the X-1 was pushed down into the pit.9
October 16, 2021almost done10
October 16, 2021Lets turn to the plane. Some improvements were done.11
October 16, 2021all the measuring tubes were replaced by homemade ones12
October 16, 2021Fit of the canopy gave me a hard time. I constructed a frame around it to align it and sanded it flush with the fuselage - at the cost of canopy frame.13
October 16, 2021I followed Tamiyas advice to color the interior in light grey but that turned out to be wrong. At the wheel wells and doors I could change that into the correct interior green. But the cockpit was done already.14
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October 16, 2021Alclad primer serves as base for the paint.16
October 16, 2021Gloss white should lessen coverage problems with the following orange.17
October 16, 2021Well coverage was not the problem but the paint just would not dry. it was almost impossible to handle.18
October 16, 2021To reduce uniformity of the monochrome paint job I opted for some color modulation19
October 16, 2021Decals are on.20
October 16, 2021I used thin strips of black decal to redo the canopy.21
October 16, 2021No weathering as this was a new plane.22
October 16, 2021To show the size I wanted to add a figure.23
October 16, 2021Done! No quick inbetween job, but I am quite happy with it - despite all the hassle.24
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November 7, 2021still practicing with the lent photo equipment.34
November 7, 2021I think, those last two pictures are presentable.
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The Bell X-1 waiting in the loading pit on Edwards Airbase for its record flight.