Bell X-1
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The Bell X-1 in the livery of October 14, 1947, the day Charles “Chuck” Yeager broke the sound barrier (the first time in the history of aviation) with the “Glamorous Glennis”.
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Classic start with the cockpit of the aircraft.
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The aircraft after filling and sanding and applying the canopy masks.
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After painting the canopy black, it was masked off.
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The primer has been applied.
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The aircraft was sprayed in an orange base tone and then exposed parts of the aircraft were preshaded.
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The preshading was done in a very minimally tinted basic tone. I think it was 10:1 orange to black.
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The final top color was applied in the ratio of 8:1 orange to red.
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The slightly darker top color was removed in some places so that the slightly lighter base color appeared again. The previously silver-sprayed parts were lightly chipped.
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After a layer of clear varnish, the decals were applied.
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Opmerkingen
15 18 April, 07:14
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Hello Robert, Neuling und Finn,
thank you very much for your positive comments.
18 April, 16:00