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X-15 resouces?

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X-15 resouces?
Posted by garyfo on Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:46 AM
I was at the local hobby store yesterday, and on a whim bought a 1/350th scale X-15 made by Heller. It was only $4 or $5. (yes, that's foreshadowing)

I didn't expect much for that price...and it's a good thing too.

Not a lot of detail, but an incredible fold out full color instructions page.

Two things the kit is missing: canopy glass/windshields, and any interior detail.

I've got enough clear scraps in my part box to come up with the windscreen, that's not a problem.

But, even though it's a small kit, you'll still be able to see inside the cockpit..which is a void of empty space. I'm going to try to scratcbuild something really simple as it will be hard to see in there so I won't need a ton of detail.

Anyone know a good resource for what the cockpit looks like?
Gary
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 24, 2003 6:51 PM
www.google.ca go to the pictures and type x 15
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Posted by leemitcheltree on Friday, April 25, 2003 7:05 AM
There's quite a number of sites out there that might have pictures - as unnamed player suggests, try a search on google, as well as altavista, yahoo, and any other search engine you can think of for the X-15. I've also found good info on NASA sites, the Dryden Flight Research centre, as well as sites on ejection seats (yes, ejection seats) as they often have photos of the seats both in and out of the cockpits of various aircraft. Try the site
http://www.ejectionsite.com/ ,
and then try their URL to links to other similar sites. Also, try http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/
and their links as well. With a little imaginative searching, you can find more stuff than you can believe............
Good luck Big Smile [:D]

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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Posted by FITTER on Friday, April 25, 2003 8:51 AM
1:350 scale? That thing must be tiny! Even on a 1:72 scale model, the X-15 had such small windows that you couldn't see the cockpit detail anyway. One solution might be to paint the entire model with that white heat-ablative paint which was applied right over the glass, too.

A great source of detail is the Aerofax Datagraph #2. There is more info there than you'll EVER need, unless you are restoring an actual aircraft!

FITTER
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, April 25, 2003 5:40 PM
This kit isn't 1/350, it's actually more like 1/144. (Typo on the box, I believe.) Still super freakin' tiny though.

Anyhoo, the Aerofax book is just about IT for detailing reference on the X-15. There was a hardcover out many years ago that surpassed it for general reference but which certainly had less detail shots of things like the cockpit. I don't recall the title/publisher and all that and I'm not sure if it's still in print.

You're best bet is to find a good website, especially if you're modelling on the cheap! Tongue [:P]

Fade to Black...
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Posted by garyfo on Monday, April 28, 2003 11:59 AM
Yah, I thought 1/350 was a really odd scale. It's a beensy (technical term) little plane.

I think I might try Fitter's idea and 'tint'..ahem...the glass.

Pretty much anything I put in the cockpit is going to be so small that it will give me a migrane trying to make, and not be seen by anyone.
Gary
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:38 AM
Try this:

http://jpcolliat.free.fr/x15/index.html

It's a French site but the hundreds of pictures and detail shots are worth it!
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Posted by propfan on Saturday, November 29, 2003 3:23 AM
Another sourche is www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/models.html. You can find a lot of information on that site.Big Smile [:D]

Happy modeling

Bert   IPMS SIG Airliners and Civil Aviation 90002

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 29, 2003 4:11 AM
As I recall, the cockpit was small and compact, but you might consider just scratchbuilding a pilot to fill the canopy space. This might prevent you from having to do any serious detailing inside.

DonAlien [alien]
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