Mach 2 Swordfish
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The journey begins...
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These "bulkheads" will let me align the fuselage halves and add some stiffness to it
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Scott Crossfield sits inside already 😉
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Canopy blended and masked, time to close the fuselage halves...
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Some progress today: fuselage sanded, panel lines restored, fin installed. I will restore the rivets after I will give it a coat of primer....
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Fin installed and sanded. Time for wings...
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I decided to fill these big gaps between wings and fuselage with two-part epoxy putty. I hope this will add some strenght to the joints too.
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Wings and probe installed. Time for elevators
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Ready for primer
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Ready for primer
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White it is...
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White it is...
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Colors are on... the next step: decals
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Decals on - a bit brittle, but otherwise of a very good quality
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A tiny "bumper" at the rear needs to be scratchbuild.
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Finished
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Finished
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Finished
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Finished
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Finished
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Compared with Bell X-2
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Finished
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Finished
Комментарии
57 22 January, 19:17
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It's a pity that this beauty is exhibited in NASM Washington DC in the quite a dark space... Still, she looks absolutely impressive.
22 January, 19:20
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Feel warmly welcomed, Nicholas, Jennifer and Michael! It is good to have you all on board. @Michael - the model will be assembled in 'in-flight' version to show these perfect lines (not that I am lazy to construct the interior and undercarriage 😉 )
23 January, 14:21
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I am not a masochist, Łukasz 😉 I tackle a Mach 2 kit if and only if there is no other option...
2 February, 15:45
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Some minor issues must be addressed, John, but nothing too troublesome (especially when you build the 'landing gear-up' version 😉 I have also the "Jet & Rocket" version in my stash, so some combat reconaissance will be useful 😉
29 March, 08:34
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hey Robert,
Interesting model from the beginning of the Jet era and beautifully built and painted.👍
2 April, 15:08
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I announce my model finished (and I have quite a substantial number of spare goodies for the planned 'jet & rocket' version of Skyrocket).
4 April, 07:10
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Thank you, Mates! IMO this plane looked much better in flight than on the ground.
4 April, 08:16
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Robert, congratulations on completing this interesting model. Well done! 👍
I also like the joint photo with the Bell X-2 model. Do you plan to add another "little brother"? 😉
4 April, 08:28
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Very nice how this has turned out Robert. I agree, it looks excellent in flight, very fast!
4 April, 10:05
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That escalated quickly! Looks very elegant in flight mode, probably Mach2 edition wouldn't 😉
4 April, 10:17
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Thank you very much for your kind words, Mates!
@Łukasz - I suppose it wouldn't (my first attempt at Bell X-2 model was a Mach 2 offering and the effect was the same as here: modelingmadness.com/..korean/us/hammx2.htm;
@Ludvik - the next in the line is: X-1E "Last Model" (Special Hobby SH72158, 1:72) 😉
4 April, 12:37
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Pretty model nicely finished! I agree with Ludvik that joint photo with X-2 is fun.
4 April, 14:16
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Robert, the X-1E is a great choice! I'm looking forward to another interesting aircraft. Plus, the X-1E will be a great addition to your collection of American experimental fast aircraft. 😉
4 April, 15:52
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I suppose the X-1 already stands somewhere in your cabinet, as it is not allowed to build 2 before 1. 😜
If not some splash of orange will be a nice change. Tamiyas X-1 is pretty buildable as long as you do not expect a Tamiya-kit.
4 April, 19:39
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Oh my! I broke a rule!... In fact I built Tamiya's X-1 long time ago... I have a Eduard X-1 in my stash waiting for better times 😉 With respect to splash of colour - I have a 'Crimson Test Tube' (Douglas 'Skystreak'), too...
4 April, 20:21
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I see that I left only silky comments but failed to congratulate you to a lovely build of a sleek plane. Looks fast and good. Well done.
9 April, 12:29
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Thank you Oleg 🙂 No worries, Michael, I appreciate all your comments 🙂
9 April, 13:28
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Another plane that looked great in flight 😉