AIR RACER GROUP BUILD BECAUSE WE FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED

You can never trust the newspaper, but the local paper said the airframe separated in flight, quoted from someone from Minter Field.  Goss was from the town I live in.  Sad to lose him.

Daddy1 I really like the name Tantrum for the F-82R that gets my vote. Just seems to fit twin snarling fire breathing Griffon engines in that airframe.

The Warlock was the first air racer I walked up to in the pits at Reno the first time I went. I didn't meet Al Goss but talked with a couple of his crew, very friendly people they were. As were most all the crew members I had the privilege of meeting there. I get NTSB reports and will be watching them, but it usually takes close to a year for them to make a final finding. Hope they don't take that long on this one.

vetteman42

Guys thought I would let you know we lost one of our Air Race drivers today near Bakersfield California. Al Goss and another man went down in his AT-6F Warlock today at about 11:30am. Here is a link to the story.

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/UPDATE-Local-air-race-champ-and-another-man/QHxOGOgIiku50-6qLyDxmg.cspx

My condolences go out to his family and friends and I wish him clear blue skies.

 It always hurts to lose someone as passionate about flying as Goss.  Makes me think of the Air Force Hymn; Lord, Guard and Guide the Men Who Fly.

 Thanks for the link ,Randy. Watched all the news on the crash. Would be interesting to know what went wrong, because Warlock really scattered itself across that field.

 On to a lighter note,

 simpilot34-  RB-82, Red Baron II, I do like that ,Richie. Have been batting around a few names including Tantrum, Intimidator, Stars & Stripes, plus a few others. Depending on paint scheme and primary sponsor. Your idea is definitely going to be considered.

vetteman42

Guys thought I would let you know we lost one of our Air Race drivers today near Bakersfield California. Al Goss and another man went down in his AT-6F Warlock today at about 11:30am. Here is a link to the story.

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/UPDATE-Local-air-race-champ-and-another-man/QHxOGOgIiku50-6qLyDxmg.cspx

My condolences go out to his family and friends and I wish him clear blue skies.

I remember seeing the Warlock in '85. To three greats that have sadly passed into the clear blue Vaya con dios amigos!!

Guys thought I would let you know we lost one of our Air Race drivers today near Bakersfield California. Al Goss and another man went down in his AT-6F Warlock today at about 11:30am. Here is a link to the story.

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/UPDATE-Local-air-race-champ-and-another-man/QHxOGOgIiku50-6qLyDxmg.cspx

My condolences go out to his family and friends and I wish him clear blue skies.

vetteman42

Daddy1 Glad to see you back I don't think they would have come out as well as they did without your help. I thank you sir for your help and kind words. Can't wait to see the F-82R back on the bench again.

Man I can't wait to see more of that RB-82!!! Hmmmmm Howard have you got a name for her yet??!!! Red Baron II????

Daddy1 Glad to see you back I don't think they would have come out as well as they did without your help. I thank you sir for your help and kind words. Can't wait to see the F-82R back on the bench again.

Thanks Howard! Looking forward to some more progress on the F-82.

Just caught up on the goings on here and some great things be happ'ning.

jmabx- Jeremy ,nice job on the Pete. Sporty little airplane.

Randy- Looking good . Those wing tips turned out fine. Glad my idea worked for you. Fairly easy to do and looks cool.

Fermis- Love the paint scheme. The street rodder side of me has always loved flames. A hot rod Eagle, cool.

 I have a  punch set ordered through Micro-Mark to make a custom IP for my F-82. Should arrive in a week , then I can get to building the cockpit. Getting over this slump and back to carving plastic and cement fumes. Feels good.

Howard

Way to go Fermis! That Eagle is su-weeeeeet!

Helluva job with the masking. Nice patriotic red, white and blue flame job... gotta love it. And I really like the way you mounted it to the wall. Well done sir!

 Yeah, I remember that, guess that'll work!

Hey Fermis seems you named her some time ago Check the front page.

Uhm, Uuuuuuhhhhhhhh...........CRAZY 8's ?????? A bit 'simple" I know, but I guess it fits!!!!

Guys we have our first Ultimate Unlimited Racer finished here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fermis 8 Ball looks fantastic ! Love the paint job and markings. What are you calling Race # 8 so I can add that to the front page picture.

 Awe shucks, you're too kind!!!!

Got her knocked out. Used a mish-mash of decals from the scrap pile. NEVER throw these things away....you never know when they'll come in handy!!!

vetteman42

Fermis Ummmm what can I say ( first leme pick my self up off the floor)

NOW THAT IS A RACING  PAINT JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW !

Beautiful work there my friend, dahum you dun good ! Cant wait to see what happens next.

I'm likin' that!!!

Fermis Ummmm what can I say ( first leme pick my self up off the floor)

NOW THAT IS A RACING  PAINT JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW !

Beautiful work there my friend, dahum you dun good ! Cant wait to see what happens next.

WOW!!! It's been a while since I've trolled these waters. Some great stuff, all around!!!!!

Been a long time since I made mention of this one, but I finally mustered up the gumption to get at it.

This was the old revellogram F-15C that I had built a long time ago. It was either the can or a redo. Perfect candidate for a "fantasy" racer. I had sanded it down and closed her all up, trimmed the wings a bit, and finally got some paint slung on her.

 Now, I'll let it sit for a day or two for the paint to cure, then do the NMF around the tail, decals,clearcoat.

Looking good Randy!!!! REALLY looking forward to seeing some paint on her!!!

Ok guys time for a WIP update on my slow build Miss America. Got all excited an stuff thinking the canopy is going on so I should be painting soon. Whats this ??? The canopy doesnt fit well ?

Looks like I will need to do some more filling and sanding there. I tried shimming the canopy up some but that just made things worse it seems so ..........

Guess I need to make another trip to the beauty supply for some more files. The underside of Miss america came out well though no more filling to do there.

Thanks Randy... you rock!   

And thank you John and Richie!   

I appreciate all the compliments. You're all too kind. 

Jmabx My apologies for taking all day to get your build on the front page, its there now right where it belongs.

Jmabx wow ! Now that's one sweet looking Pete ! The extra effort on those engine parts paid off in a big way. Over all a very nice build, ya dun good Jeremy . Isn't it something how these simple little kits can turn into so much work. Your build will be on the front page shortly.

Jeremy that looks GREAT!!! WELL DONE!!!

Good clean build, Jeremy, but the addition of the engine really makes it interesting,  Nice!

It's Pete!

I could have done a little better job by being patient and a little more careful and maybe adding some more detail but I was too excited to finish him off. I'm out of super glue so the rigging stopped with the top wing but I'm happy with it.

Almost a quick and easy build.

I hope you all like it!

Jmabx YEAH now thats what I am talkin about !! SWEET !! Yes the build goes into September so please do build another if you like. Gotta have a mate for Pete ya know.

Very nice mate!!!

One more update for this weekend.

Those Pegaso decals I was so worried about performed beautifully. They were very thin but didn't break and only required about 15 seconds in warm water before they were ready to rock. I'm impressed. Might be a few wrinkles but that's because I got some Microsol on them right now.

I'm already thinking about what the next one will be. I mean, we have until September, right?

This is a set I've been playing with with in MS Paint..

Don't like the yellow, so fergit that one.. The one with the white outline ended up looking pink to me once scaled down to 1/48th... I'm rather partial to # 1... The artwork of the front T-6 canopy is kinda crude, but about the best I can do with it.. The pilot-text in Old English was unreadable in 8, which is what size I needed to fit the canopy...