Air Racer GB Round 2

You know what, im gonna say yes, just this once so people have some inspiration. I like what youve done with it so im gonna put it up on the front page. From now on though, kit status must be at 50% or less to enter.

Just make him do another one! They're really nice.

Fifteen minutes after I made my previous post this morning; on a different forum someone offered me an S.6! How weird is that!

Ill take your S.6, and raise you a bearcat lol. thats pretty cool. id love to do an S.6. I remember as a kid seeing photos and asking dad if he could make one for me.

Scorpiomikey

Howard. After seeing tantrum i really hope you enter this one too.

 I've got the two Williams Bro.s kits in the Golden Age Class. Have to finish Tantrum and another little project, then I'll start on an F6F for the Ally cat GB and the two for this build.

Howard 

bondoman

I was amazed at Reno when the Formula 1's were racing. It's like watching nine mosquitos in a jar. Somehow the announcer pretty much kept it straight.

LOL never thought about it that way Bill but you are right!!!

Scorpio,

I'm going to bring my build over from the original Air Racers build, 1/72 High Planes RB-51 and add another.  The second will be JD Reed's Jay Dee P-51D from the 1949 Cleveland Air Races.  Kit will be the Tamiya P-51 and that offbrand scale 1/48.

i think everyones updated. 

I might disapear for a few days, ive got some personal matters to sort out. might still see me floating round occasionally but my heads not really in the game right now. keep up the good work everyone.

Scorpiomikey sorry to hear about your troubles, real life comes first as we all know. We will be here when you can come back. Hope all turns out well for ya buddy.

Lewbud  a good idea bringing your builds to this group. No worries on my end.

got some stuff sorted at home. things are settling down a bit, still really unmotivated though. ill keep an eye on things and try and make sure stuffs up to date. I may enter with a scratch build, or my bearcat, see how we go anyway.

Scorpiomikey  I have the monogram 1/48 P-51D "Miss America"  that I would like to build in unlimited, I believe that is the correct category If that is OK.

Thanks

Damon

Thats fine, ill sort you out now. Is there anyone else that needs anything sorting that i may have missed?

Here's a pic of my father-in-law, where I got us 50 yard line seats and a chick, at Reno this year. He's going strong at 90 and I'm pleased to be in his crew.

Thank you, Bruce.

Nice, i hope he enjoyed himself.

A friendly bump

Just so people know, this GB is still active. Sorry for how slow its been as of late. 

Scorpiomikey not to worry it seemed the first one started a bit slowly but I think it is due to people ( like me ) trying to get other builds out of the way before starting a racer. At least for me the racers I have built seem to need my full attention.

vetteman42

Scorpiomikey not to worry it seemed the first one started a bit slowly but I think it is due to people ( like me ) trying to get other builds out of the way before starting a racer. At least for me the racers I have built seem to need my full attention.

vetteman42

Scorpiomikey not to worry it seemed the first one started a bit slowly but I think it is due to people ( like me ) trying to get other builds out of the way before starting a racer. At least for me the racers I have built seem to need my full attention.

 Have to resist the urge to sign up for a few other GBs till I take care of what's going now.  I like getting in the GB thing . Great way to share.

Howard

I hear ya Howard sometimes GB's can be way too much fun. I have had the problem of over committing this past year and have missed completing my first one . I hope its the only one I miss.

Hey guys, thanks for the support. Missing a deadlines no big deal, hell i do it all the time at work lol (oops lol)

Youll be glad to know im now on medication to sort out a few of my problems and im now running smooth again. I should be a little more consistent now.

I still havent had any luck finding anything to do as a racer. Ive got  little spare cash this week so i might go hunting in the LHS and see what i can drag up.

OK, im entering with my hobbycraft bearcat. Just need some help naming it. Ive basicly decided itle be number 19 with a black main colour and bright green chevrons.

Scoripomikey I am looking forward to it. For me the toughest part of my what-if racer was coming up with a name. I think I had like a dozen picked out and while coming up with the lettering style the name jumped out and hit me between the eyes, wasnt even close to anything I had on my little list 

I hope to be able to start my first build for the group the first part on January, the GeeBee R1 then I will have to think up another what-if. I find building them a blast.

Sweet, Im thinking of calling it "The colonel" or "Wing Commander" some sort of rank to go with the chevrons which  im now thinking of trimming with gold.

Well, the PE and Resin arrive, its a little intimidating to be honest. I really wanna do a good job on this, But the amount of detail the PE goes into, i think my fingers might be a bit fat lol.

Hey is anybody making any progress? im a tad worried ive made this more complicated than it needs to be.

Well Scorpiomikey good news is I am getting closer to starting the Gee Bee R1 and I am wanting to build a shiny P-51 so will be building Risky Business for this group. It will be a 1/48 Revell P-51D, Risky Business was a pretty much stock Mustang so it wont need much in the way of modifications to the kit.

Sweet, nice looking bird, ive added it to the front page.

So are you painting or foiling?

I am going to use foil, Reyonlds Wrap from Vons Market. 25 ft roll, the small one Will start it after the holidays. Risky Business doesnt race anymore but I used to see it at Van Nuys Airport all the time parked on the approach ramp to 16R. On short final she was really pretty to see sitting there let me tell ya.

i bet she did.