Gee Bee Racer

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July 5, 2021
These are all the parts of the kit. I have bought it with Engine and propeller already painted. I painted the pilot myself.
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July 5, 2021
I used a pin vise to drill holes for the wing support cables, which will be placced after assembly and painting.
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July 5, 2021
I have also drilled the landing gear fairings, to place the underwing support cables.
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July 5, 2021
This is the engine and propeller that were already painted.
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July 5, 2021
I also have used the pin vise to drill the fuselage to insert the support cables.
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July 5, 2021
The interior will not be much visible, but I had to use a styrene sheet to place the aft bulkhead, to cover the hole, and to place a headrest afterwards.
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July 5, 2021
Fuselage closed. I use CA to fill the gaps, sand it and rescribed the lines.
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July 5, 2021
Fuselage, wings and landing gear assembled.
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July 5, 2021
Another angle of the main assembly.
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July 5, 2021
Parts ready for priming.
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July 5, 2021
Parts primed with aeronautical zinchromate.
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July 7, 2021
White paint applied. White touchups will be performed later. Started to isolate the areas in order to apply red paint.
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July 7, 2021
Started to isolate the white area with Tamiya tape, in order to apply red paint.
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July 8, 2021
Red paint applied on top.
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July 8, 2021
Red paint applied on bottom
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July 8, 2021
Final result with Tamiya tape removed.
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July 8, 2021
Detail of scratch built cockpit headrest, made of sprue and painted red.
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July 11, 2021
Decals applied right
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July 11, 2021
Decals applied left
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July 19, 2021
Started to install the upper wires, made of nylon and painted white.
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July 19, 2021
Lower wires, made of nylon and painted black.
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July 19, 2021
Lower wires, made of nylon and painted black.
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July 19, 2021
Finished model.
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July 19, 2021
Finished model.
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July 19, 2021
Finished model.
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July 19, 2021
Finished model.

Comments

8 5 July 2021, 12:30

Marc Le Bayon
Very nice.
Seen the real in 1995 at La Ferté Hallais in France, near Paris. It a really tiny aircraft...

5 July 2021, 17:08

Robert Podkoński
One of my favourite planes ever 🙂 This kit is a challenge. Following!

5 July 2021, 17:18

Gustavo Monasterio
It really seems like an "egg plane", but it is actually a huge engine in a tiny fuselage. The challenge of this kit is much like the challenge of flying it!

5 July 2021, 17:23

Robert Podkoński
I suppose so, Gustavo 😉 I once had this kit, but after the Dora Wings offering reached the market I gave it to my friend... I am not so brave as you, presumably 😉

5 July 2021, 19:14

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Following

11 July 2021, 16:44

Dave Flitton
Awesome start!

11 July 2021, 16:49

Robert Podkoński
Good work, Gustavo. Congrats!

19 July 2021, 14:03

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