kensar Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Here I am showing my Williams Bros Gee Bee R-1 which I have just finished after several years on the shelf of delay. It depicts the 1932 Thompson Trophy winner and was flown by Jimmy Doolittle. It's made OOB except for the propeller hub, which I remade from aluminum. I did not include the thin black pinstripes separating the red and white colors as I could not think of a way to produce them in scale. The pilot figure is from Immense Miniatures. LSP_Ray, red baron, Daniel Leduc and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, kensar said: Here I am showing my Williams Bros Gee Bee R-1 which I have just finished after several years on the shelf of delay. It depicts the 1932 Thompson Trophy winner and was flown by Jimmy Doolittle. It's made OOB except for the propeller hub, which I remade from aluminum. I did not include the thin black pinstripes separating the red and white colors as I could not think of a way to produce them in scale. The pilot figure is from Immense Miniatures. Very clean and neat finish. Regarding the pinstripes, it could be worth looking at railway modelling. They often have many different coloured pinstripe decals for coaches and locomotives. I would predict that they might be thin enough to follow the demarcation between colours. Congratulations on a striking build. Cheers MikeC and Christa 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 That's a beauty, Ken! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckD Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Great work! What a bizarre little airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 That rare Flying Barrel, nicely presented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 At first glance it seems to be a fairly simple colour scheme to replicate but I imagine that it has taken a lot of effort to finish the model as you have. What is particularly appealing to me is how the gloss finish is not overdone (too shiny). Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Nicely done, clean, and crisp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Nice build. Good to see something from the thirties too. Very clean Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Nicely done Ken! I have one of these in my stash, will have to drag it out some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Just lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 That is Brilliant! I've built that kit a few times over the years and know how hard that paint is to accomplish. Very well done. The thin black line can be done with drafting tape, but it is the first step in paint. Black first, tape, color. None the less, great build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomg Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Very sharp - clean. You should be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Beautifully rendered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Lovely build, Ken! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 3/8/2024 at 12:42 PM, kensar said: Here I am showing my Williams Bros Gee Bee R-1 which I have just finished after several years on the shelf of delay. It depicts the 1932 Thompson Trophy winner and was flown by Jimmy Doolittle. Nice! May I post it on the website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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