ollieholmes Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Well next on my bench is this kit. Im awares its rather basic and there are fit issues with the nozzle part at the rear. This is part 1 of my 2 part build of record breaking mini group build. Part 2 will be the X15. F`s are my favs, paul fisher and Hubert Boillot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Very cool. I'll look forward to seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Looking forward to following your progress Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Nice choice, Ollie. Check out Eric's build for some inspiration. Mine's still stuck at the nozzle doesn't fit stage. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 Nice choice, Ollie. Check out Eric's build for some inspiration. Mine's still stuck at the nozzle doesn't fit stage. Kev Kev Have you got a link to Erics? Ive seen your thread and ive got an idea for a way around it myself.My plan is to scrap the kit bulkhead and make my own from plastic card and then open out the holes for the pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Here you go, mate: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=50284 Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Here you go, mate: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=50284 Kev Some inspiring work there. I plan to build mine as Glamorus Glennis as she was on the record breaking flight as i plan to also build the X15 as she was to break the record. Ill copy Erics canopy and instrument panel work but i dont feel up to the rest yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Hi, Ollie just build this, ready for paint. Paint is FS 12300, I bought Tamyia X-6, it is close but could need a bit more brown in it. It is a basic kit, just need all panellines to do as they are raised. And Yes the end of the rocketengine does not fit. I cut all engineexhausts of and made a new backend from Evergreen sheet. Should be piece of cake, good luck. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Very nice choice ! I bought mine as a fast build a few years ago and at that time i was not very concerned by the nozzle that doesn't fit (today i think i would). I just take care of it to be centered and it's not that noticeable. The thickness of the fuselage plastic is more annoying to me. If someday i rebuild one, i think i would thin it. Edited August 9, 2016 by Zero77 F`s are my favs and coogrfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yours appears to fit a lot better than my example, Nicolas! Kev Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Cheers guys. Ill be making a start on it tonight and ive already got plans for the back end. Theo I was wondering what paint to use but i like your suggestion. I will be rescribing my entire kit but that makes me slightly nervous as its only the second kit ive rescribed (firsrt was a Frog Whitley) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Cheers guys. Ill be making a start on it tonight and ive already got plans for the back end. Theo I was wondering what paint to use but i like your suggestion. I will be rescribing my entire kit but that makes me slightly nervous as its only the second kit ive rescribed (firsrt was a Frog Whitley) Dont worry for the rescribing. Mine was the first and only kit i rescribed, i'm scribingophobic, but it went smoothly. There are not a lot of panel lines and they are rather straight. The only difficulty was a very few lines on curvy shapes on the fuselage. Kev, indeed yours seems to be way more undersized. Strange... Mine was in grey plastic, maybe the orange plastic shrinks more? Or they remade the mould? (quite unlikely in my opinion, given it's a very old and cheap kit...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Nice looking X-1 Zero. Is that a Valkyrie in the background? Carl Edited August 9, 2016 by BloorwestSiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul fisher Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Might be able to adapt the back plate from my X-1A kit? trim it to fit inside the opening? Have to build one of these my self to go with the X-1A Paul Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florin13 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Builds o new one. Florin Edited August 9, 2016 by florin13 coogrfan, paul fisher, Zero77 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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