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1/32 Revell Bell X-1 Finished

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1/32 Revell Bell X-1 Finished
Posted by fermis on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 9:04 PM

There's not a whole lot to this kit, so it should go pretty quick. All the hard work is already done.

Rescribed and sanded down the raised panel lines. Will just have to touch up the scribing after the seams get taken care of.

 

Did a little bit of extra work in the pit...it's pretty obvious what's been done...

 

 

 

Painted up...

 

 

The instruments had pretty good raised detail, good enough for a white drybrush...then I go back with black to cover what I don't want to be white.

 

 

She's all closed up now.

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Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 9:15 PM

Yes

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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Posted by tempestjohnny on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 9:33 PM
Sweet

 

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Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10:28 PM

Fantastic!  I like the way you did the wiring on the IP.  Also thank you for sharing that tid bit on dry brushing the IP with white and going back over with black.

Toshi

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Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 11:08 PM

Great subject.  I'm sure you will do it proud.

John

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Posted by Toshi on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 7:17 AM

Great subject on an old school item!  I'd love to see its endings.

Toshi

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Posted by Revenant on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 8:17 AM

Huh?Interesting, I guess those ship models you alluded to earlier are still in dry-dock....

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 9:17 AM

Boy, that is really looking great!  Interested in this thread as I am thinking of picking up one of those kits.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by fermis on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 1:42 PM

Thanks guys!

It's sure nice to do something simple, for a change!

 

Revenant

Huh?Interesting, I guess those ship models you alluded to earlier are still in dry-dock....

 

Yes...and no.

I've been looking them over these last few days, planning out my attack...and trying to get myself the gumption to start snipping plastic.

Today, I decided to take advantage of the last warm day (a balmy 34F) for the next while...forecast is for highs in the 20's for the next week. I cut up some oak and made bases for all the boat models I have. Cut em to length, ripped em down on the table saw for width, put em on the router table, drilled for the spindles and hit em with some "golden oak"....gotta let em dry, then varnish em.

I do have two more boats, but already had the bases made for those.

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Posted by Revenant on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 2:11 PM

fermis

Thanks guys!

It's sure nice to do something simple, for a change!

 

 

 
Revenant

Huh?Interesting, I guess those ship models you alluded to earlier are still in dry-dock....

 

 

 

Yes...and no.

I've been looking them over these last few days, planning out my attack...and trying to get myself the gumption to start snipping plastic.

Today, I decided to take advantage of the last warm day (a balmy 34F) for the next while...forecast is for highs in the 20's for the next week. I cut up some oak and made bases for all the boat models I have. Cut em to length, ripped em down on the table saw for width, put em on the router table, drilled for the spindles and hit em with some "golden oak"....gotta let em dry, then varnish em.

I do have two more boats, but already had the bases made for those.

 

Hmmmmmm...wonder what that BIG base is for???

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Posted by fermis on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 2:48 PM

Revenant

 

Hmmmmmm...wonder what that BIG base is for???

 

A BIG boat!

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Posted by Revenant on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 4:36 PM

fermis

 

 
Revenant

 

Hmmmmmm...wonder what that BIG base is for???

 

 

 

A BIG boat!

 

Smile Dots

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Posted by goldhammer on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 5:14 PM

Nice work on the office and on the wood.  Have a chunk of oak in the rig to make a base for the 1/800 Kitty Hawk I'm doing for a friend's widow.  Going to have to make another 5 feet long for the other boat build next year.  But those will have a simple rabbet on the edges for a plexi cover.

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 5:25 PM

fermis

 

 
Revenant

 

Hmmmmmm...wonder what that BIG base is for???

 

 

 

A BIG boat!

 

Are you going to need a bigger boat?

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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Posted by Revenant on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 9:12 PM

goldhammer

Nice work on the wood.

 

...yes...

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Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, December 8, 2016 12:54 AM
nice cockpit work...

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

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Posted by fermis on Sunday, December 18, 2016 5:05 PM

Thanks all!

Got some more work done...scribed...all together and ready for the paint booth!

 

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Posted by Jay Jay on Monday, December 19, 2016 7:15 AM

Fabulous work on the cockpit. The canopy masking is just perfect as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.

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Posted by CrashTestDummy on Monday, December 19, 2016 10:43 AM

I'm guessing you put the blue painter's tape in place before you joined the fuselage halves together?

Agreed, nice work in the pit. 

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

G. Beaird,

Pearland, Texas

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Posted by fermis on Monday, December 19, 2016 8:37 PM

CrashTestDummy

I'm guessing you put the blue painter's tape in place before you joined the fuselage halves together?

Negative...there's very little room at the bottom of the door where the floor meets it...I didn't want to get the tape stuck between the floor and the fuselage. I stuck it in before adding the canopy.

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Posted by fermis on Thursday, December 22, 2016 9:24 PM

Got the painting process started. Started with black, then went with white, leaving just a little tonal variation showing. Anytime I paint red or yellow, or anything in between, I always paint as though white was to be the final color, then "tint" it with color. I'll go a little heavier with the orange than I typically would, but still leaving a little variation...to keep from looking like a toy.

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Posted by Toshi on Friday, December 23, 2016 4:31 AM

Fermis, this looks great and thank you for the white on black tip.  Always learning from your threads.

Toshi

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Posted by fermis on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 3:59 PM

Painted and glossed, ready for decals.

There is a little bit of tonal variation there...camera doesn't really pick it up though.

 

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Posted by Revenant on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 9:08 AM

Stick out tongueLooking good...from my own extensive and expensive experience I know that yellow, white and orange are the most difficult final colors I spray.  Nicely done!

 

...it didn't 'orange peel' did it?  --see what I did there???

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Posted by fermis on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 1:25 PM

Revenant

Stick out tongueLooking good...from my own extensive and expensive experience I know that yellow, white and orange are the most difficult final colors I spray.  Nicely done!

 

...it didn't 'orange peel' did it?  --see what I did there???

 

Yes, I do see whatchya did...there!....and No...went down nice and smooth.

I really have never had a problem painting those colors...so long as you put them down over white.

 

Decals are done...nice and simple!

 

 

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Posted by CrashTestDummy on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 2:43 PM

fermis
CrashTestDummy

I'm guessing you put the blue painter's tape in place before you joined the fuselage halves together?

 

Negative...there's very little room at the bottom of the door where the floor meets it...I didn't want to get the tape stuck between the floor and the fuselage. I stuck it in before adding the canopy.

 

That makes sense, too.  Thanks for the update.  Nice work on the paint!  What color orange are you using there?  I have this kit in my stash. 

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

 

G. Beaird,

Pearland, Texas

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Posted by fermis on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 5:12 PM

CrashTestDummy

 

 
fermis
CrashTestDummy

I'm guessing you put the blue painter's tape in place before you joined the fuselage halves together?

 

Negative...there's very little room at the bottom of the door where the floor meets it...I didn't want to get the tape stuck between the floor and the fuselage. I stuck it in before adding the canopy.

 

 

 

That makes sense, too.  Thanks for the update.  Nice work on the paint!  What color orange are you using there?  I have this kit in my stash. 

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

 

 

Thanks...and...

...well...orange...orange. I mixed Insignia Red and Insignia Yellow...so I guess it'd be Insignia Orange??? (MM enamels)

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Posted by rangerj on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 6:30 PM

You could add a piece of a round tooth pick to simulate the stick Yeager used to latch the hatch. He had fallen off a horse the day before and injured his ribs so he needed the leverage to pull the hatch lever. If he had made his injuries known he would not have been allowed to make the flight. His flight was followed and observed by Bob Hoover in a T-33. Also note that almost all of these record breaking experimental flights were ended with a "dead stick" landing, that is with no power. You get one shot at the landing set up.

Great looking model. What was your ratio on the red/yellow mix? I did mine with the old Pactra orange enamel, but your orange looks better.

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Posted by fermis on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 7:25 PM

rangerj

You could add a piece of a round tooth pick to simulate the stick Yeager used to latch the hatch. He had fallen off a horse the day before and injured his ribs so he needed the leverage to pull the hatch lever. If he had made his injuries known he would not have been allowed to make the flight. His flight was followed and observed by Bob Hoover in a T-33. Also note that almost all of these record breaking experimental flights were ended with a "dead stick" landing, that is with no power. You get one shot at the landing set up.

Great looking model. What was your ratio on the red/yellow mix? I did mine with the old Pactra orange enamel, but your orange looks better.

 

The kit does include a "broom handle". This is better replaced by something a bit thinner. I forgot to put it in there...but with that big open door, that's a non-issue.

I honestly couldn't give the exact ratio on the paint mix. I had mixed it up a couple years back, for a Coast Guard helo (amazed that it's still good!). Started with yellow...added red until it looked good to me.

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Posted by fermis on Friday, December 30, 2016 2:20 PM

Alright, last one for the year!

 

Final touch being new pitot tubes. Made from Albion Alloys aluminum tubing. Much better than the monsterous clunkers the kit provides.

I used a larger tube for the insert into the wing tips, to replicate what's on the real thing.

 

 

Glory shots...

 

 

I took the rest of the pics outside, inside pics are kinda blown out and the subtle variations can't be seen.

 

 

 

 

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