foiler Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Building a model of an X-15 should be one of those weekend wonders, right? A little glue, spray it flat black, and put it on the shelf....... unless it is one of the CMK/Special Hobby kits.... more like 8 weeks and a complete loss of eyesight! Just kidding of course.... I wanted something to fill out my North American Aviation collection. I already had a P-51D, P-82C, F-86F, and an F-100D; all in 1/32 scale. Then it dawned on me that the X-15 was also NAA. I bought the Special Hobby kit with the tanks and "ground dolly". Evidently this kit has had several iterations and continual improvement. It is a great kit, but not for the faint of heart or someone not willing to use tweezers. I was thinking "injection molded" when I bought it. However, it is a "limited run" injection molded kit. As such there are 167 injection molded parts, 82 beautiful resin parts, 52 photo-etched parts, and 142 decals. After overcoming a few glitches with the instructions I must say that this was one of the most "entertaining" builds I have ever done..... I chose to make the tanks like they were used on their first test flight. These tanks are installed on the X-15 in the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The tanks are different on that plane, whereas the instructions show them to be mirrors of one-another. The dolly and tanks are kits by themselves....... Thanks for lookin' in on me! Ken Dave Williams, ghatherly, r0t0rdr1ver and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 it's strange. I've got nothing to nothing with modern jets and am pulled more towards ww2 and ww2, but this plane has always got a weird attraction to me. Your build has sparked that attraction once more... I love this kit and you have achieved a very nice and clean finish. Congrats! Cheers, Jeroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 That is just beautiful. Never been interested in doing one until now. Damn you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Beautuful work my friend! The X-15 was the stuff of dreams as I was growning up and it has always held special interest to me. I have the same kit and have collected a ton of AM and data; hope it turns out half as nice as yours. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 That is just lovely. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Looks great. Now all you need is a 1:32 B-52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 That really does look fantastic Ken! May I have your permission to publish this on the main website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foiler Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 That really does look fantastic Ken! May I have your permission to publish this on the main website? Kev You sure can Kev. BTW, I forgot to mention that I resisted putting any aftermarket parts on it, so the build is completely out of the box. In case you hadn't noticed, there isn't one drop of foil on it either..... Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foiler Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Beautuful work my friend! The X-15 was the stuff of dreams as I was growning up and it has always held special interest to me. I have the same kit and have collected a ton of AM and data; hope it turns out half as nice as yours. Barry Thanks Barry! I always try to get stuff like this done before you do cuz I know yours will blow the others away! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Man, that IS nice . And OOB ? It came out wonderful !..............Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Lovely !!! Excellent work. I'd like to do one of those one day, and yours will be stored as an example of how it's done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Ken Gorgeous build and a lot of remarkable work. When I started looking at the posted images, I didn't even realized the first image was the finished model. Awesome workmanship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foiler Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thanks to everyone for the kind words! I really appreciate your comments! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Looks great Ken. I've started the same kit (it's in the AOOB Group build) but will be building mine gear up so hopefully a little easier. I hope it comes out as nice as yours. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Very nice and a very unusual subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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