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X-15A-2 in 1/32nd scale

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  • Member since
    January 2018
  • From: Manchester, UK
X-15A-2 in 1/32nd scale
Posted by DHanners55 on Saturday, March 11, 2023 4:12 PM

This is a repaint of the Ken West X-15A-2 to represent how it appeared in the summer of 1966. In particular, it is Mission 2-50-89, flown by Pete Knight on 18 November 1966. It was 66671's second flight with full external tanks, and Knight hit Mach 6.33. NASA experimented with various ablative materials so some panels and surfaces were covered with an orange ablator material.

Paper is 170gsm. Various bits were scratchbuilt to improve the kit's accuracy.

  • Member since
    June 2017
  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 4:30 PM

This is really nice. Very well done.

I'm gonna hafta attempt one of these paper models

OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...

  • Member since
    January 2018
  • From: Manchester, UK
Posted by DHanners55 on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 6:51 AM

fotofrank

This is really nice. Very well done.

I'm gonna hafta attempt one of these paper models

 

Thanks for the kind words. And yes, you should give a card model a try. There are a number of styrene modeling skills that carry over, but there are a few other easy skills to pick up.

And re: your stash. My stash fits easily in a small box since it is all flat cardstock....

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Sunday, March 19, 2023 10:45 AM

DHanners55

 And re: your stash. My stash fits easily in a small box since it is all flat cardstock....

 

Whoa ... this is some new thinking for me. I  could keep adding to my stash, without really taking up more space! *cue maniacal laughter*

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