Bell X-1
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July 14, 2020Painting the inside of the cockpit and some parts of the nose wheel.2
July 14, 2020Chuck came dismembered so I had to put him together 😉3
July 14, 2020Glueing the wings.4
July 14, 2020Part of the cockpit, wheels and engine. The tyres on the main wheels of the original plane have diagonal grooves, but I didn't dare to have a go at it to not ruin the wheels.5
July 14, 2020Two side probes and central pitot head.6
July 14, 2020Painting of the control yoke.7
July 14, 2020Chuck in his seat.8
July 14, 2020Reaction motors rocket engine.9
July 14, 2020Notice the serious gap between fuselage and exhaust. Also the exhaust nozzles should be conical towards the inside. The small exhaust pipe on the lower left is missing.10
July 14, 2020So I added one from a scratch piece.11
July 14, 2020Luckily there is a decal for the instrument panel.12
July 14, 2020Some putty on the wing edges as they didn't close nicely after glueing.13
July 14, 2020This kit is a "tail sitter" and a little transparant support post is provided. But I didn't want to use it because it looks silly. Alternatively you can put a 20g weight. (why can't manufacturers make this proper or provide the weight themselves ?).14
July 14, 2020Fixed the lead weight with a hot glue gun.15
July 14, 2020Because the rear of the instrument panel is visible through the canopy I decided to add the wiring that connects to the gauges.16
July 14, 2020Dry fitting the cockpit area.17
July 14, 2020Assembly of the main fuselage.18
July 14, 2020Ready for the wings and tailplanes.19
July 14, 2020Balancing act.20
July 14, 2020Still some more sanding to do ...21
July 14, 2020Primer coat.22
July 14, 2020First colour coating. I used only the Tamiya X-6 but this was too yellowish.23
July 14, 2020I bought clear red X-27 and gave it a 1:8 mixture spray. Much better now !24
July 14, 2020Masking of the canopy.25
July 14, 2020Clear gloss coat before decalling.26
July 14, 2020Decals on. Remark : in the decal instructions the old USAF logo is placed on the upper side of the right wing. This should be on the top of the left wing (box art and prototype model show correct location). Also the "2" of registration number 6062 should have a split of the upper curvature.27
July 14, 2020Still some minor additions (probes) and final coat to protect the decals.28
July 18, 2020Final product.29
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