Alain Gadbois Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Hi! Here's a nice and simple kit I will try to finish before the end of the month: This edition is molded in grey with very fine raised panel lines. Good detail in the cockpit. Nice and big decal sheet. As you may note, I got this kit for $17.40 Canadian Dollars, which I think is a very good price for a 1/32 scale kit (about $15 US)! I've already taken more parts off the sprues so more to come soon! Alain Here's a link to a great walkaround of the X-1: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/bell-x-1-glamorous-glennis/nasm_A19510007000 Edited February 15, 2022 by Alain Gadbois LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, Rockie Yarwood and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Nice! This should be fun. Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I love a good day-glo orange build in the morning Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 13 hours ago, themongoose said: I love a good day-glo orange build in the morning It’s the glo of victory. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 "Hey Riddley...got any Beeman's" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 First thing, Looking over all the parts I found pretty deep sink holes, mostly on the landing gear doors. Filled with red putty and sealed with CA. Also found these on the rudder pedals, but I found it easier to replace with styrene sheet. The back of the instrument panel is visible through the canopy, so I added styrene tubing, wire, and lead solder to create something similar to what I could see in the reference photos. The inside of the door is lacking any correct details, so I added some structural details and the famous handle will be created also. The part is held in place while the glue dries. On the back end now, the rocket exhaust is much to small to fit in the fuselage opening, so a styrene strip is added to reduce this, but more test fitting will be required. Bye for now, working on more of the cockpit at the present. Alain Rockie Yarwood, Martinnfb, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 A bit more done yesterday, mostly adding detail to the inside of the door. Still need to add Archer rivets, the handle and a round black painted thingy. The rear bulkhead was detailed with control rods. The molded-on belts were removed, to be replaced with led foil ones. Thanks for watching! Alain Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Interesting to note in the reference photos is that the cockpit and all landing gear parts are interior green. Here are a bunch of parts in green with wash and dry brush. touch ups on the sprue attachements will be done during assembly later. Two photos of the essentially complete cockpit. Just have to add the belts, and a fabric liner on the seat bottom. The instruments are painted on the kit parts. This one shows the chipped paint effect better. Forgot to do it on the pedals! A quick check shows that very little will be clearly visible once the halves are glued together. Alain Phantom2, denders, mgbooyv8 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 Hi! Finally finished the seat belts, and the control column is in place. Next will fit in the fuselage. Dry fitting the instrument panel was difficult as the the shallow squares on each side of the fuselage halves do not seem to be capable of holding it in a positive manner. The wings halves have been glued together and the rather thick trailing edges were thinned. Hope all the main parts will be assembled tomorrow. Alain Landrotten Highlander, mgbooyv8 and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Nice work on the cockpit! Cheers, Peter Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) On 2/27/2022 at 2:02 AM, mgbooyv8 said: Nice work on the cockpit! Cheers, Peter Thanks! Quite happy the way it turned out. This is where all is coming together at last! The engine nozzle part needed an additional styrene strip around to reach the fuselage halves. 10mm sections of tube represent the chambers and a blanking plate wraps up that area. To avoid the kit being a tail sitter (there's a part in the kit you can use to prop up the tail!), I glued a nut to the cockpit part. Bracing is added to strenghthen the joint, as it only touches a bit at the top and bottom and I don't want this getting loose later on. Someone came along to see (and smell) what was happening! I managed to fix the panel with additional bit of styrene to help hold it in place. Now the halves are already glued together and I'm getting ready to add the wings and tail planes. Thanks for watching! Alain Edited February 28, 2022 by Alain Gadbois Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin and Phantom2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Nice work, Alain! I started one of these a few years ago, but stalled quickly (that rocket nozzle is a pain!), and put it back in the box. Kev Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 Thanks Kev! I remember when you mentioned your build and the problem with the nozzle bit. The strips are a simple solution. Worse is the vague instrument panel location, but nothing fatal to be sure. Still a fun build! Alain LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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