Notty Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Not sure if maybe it belongs in the Space section, and for me the coolest flying machine ever made. It was the mount of my childhood heroes; ex-WW2 aces and budding Apollo Astronauts. It still holds numerous unbroken records including the highest powered manned aircraft flight (102,000 feet, 6.72M!). For a straightforward shaped thing it wasn't the easiest fit kit in the world, but I'm happy with the result. The decals are ridiculously thin and some were partly sacrificed to the Micromesh when policing away my less than mirror smooth initial finish. Oh well. Hope you like it. 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 A fantastic model of an emblematic flying machine. Also for me it was a very exciting aircraft, with all the records it broke. A companion of my youth; I'm born in 1951. Great job !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 That looks superb, fantastic job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Superb build and finish,great subject! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niles Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 That's beautiful. A relic from the glory days of the early space program. I'm getting to like anything with an 'X' in the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 and againWell tidy mun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 That's an excellent piece of work, really nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RODH2 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 '50's kid here, Cuban Missile Crisis, X-15 flights, 4/9d Airfix series 1.........Well done! I would need a main-stream kit to do it justice! Airfix, X-15, SR-53........!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Hello,Notty - A superbly built and finished tribute to this King of Speed. 😉👍 All the best,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Fantastic model, the finish is superb. Such a cool aircraft. cheers, DAvid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 20 hours ago, Niles said: That's beautiful. A relic from the glory days of the early space program. I'm getting to like anything with an 'X' in the name. The X-5 is my favourite!!! Fantastic weathering Notty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jumbo Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 On 23/02/2017 at 8:20 PM, Notty said: It still holds numerous unbroken records including the highest powered manned aircraft flight (102,000 feet, 6.72M!). I'm pretty sure that it was intercepted and overtaken by a Lightning from 11 Sqn though... Lovely build! GJ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Lovely build, and very nice finish to the black with the slight blue tinge of tempered Inconel-X, not like the green I ended up with. Don't worry about the markings, they took a beating during re-entry anyway so lets just say they are rolling it into the paintshop. BTW At the Edge of Space by Milt Thompson is a fine history of the X-15 program with just the right mix of info and anecdote, e.g. "Neil Armstrong was the third pilot to leave the program, in August 1962. He joined the NASA Astronaut Corps and then I lost track of him." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 A beautiful build with lovely finishing! They are a challenge to get perfect since every photo of the real aircraft seems to show something different. I built the 1/72 SH kit and really should have stuck to the correct scale of 1/48 like yours. Amazing to think this is designed, built and first flown in the 1950's! Staggering leaps of design and materials technology back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Lovely. One of my favourite aeroplanes. I built the old Monogram 1/72 a year or so ago. The finish did indeed vary between flight because, like the Space Shuttle, the exterior colours were heat affected on flights with discolouration and damage to markings quite common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 On 24/02/2017 at 22:01, General Jumbo said: I'm pretty sure that it was intercepted and overtaken by a Lightning from 11 Sqn though... Lovely build! GJ And there must lots of photos of her through the gunsight of a Spitfire, a Mk 24, of course Corsaircorp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Great build! I love the X-15 too, I made the old 1/72 Revell one and have the 1/144 Dragon halfway done, plus the 1/200 B-52/X-15 combo by Dragon. You can see 66671 at the Smithsonian in DC if you're ever there. I saw it in October - really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Great looking X-15! Nice job on the black finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 They don't come faster that the X15, your build is very good and you have got the black paint scheme just right. gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 very well done! interesting little rocketplane! --> plane it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 A great build of a historically significant aircraft. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcococca Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Great to see such a nice built X-15 in scale 48. Have this kit in my stash and it`s, nevertheless it is a short run, one of my topics. Thx for sharing Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLCH Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Beautiful model ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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