SimonL Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 i have had a liking for the Bell X-1 since watching The Right Stuff many years ago. It ss the early part of the film with Sam Shepard's extraordinary performance as Chuck Yeager that I most enjoy. A colleague, who knows of my model making habits, was kind enough to send me a portion of the "stash" of a a friend of his who passed away a year of so ago. Within that batch he sent me was Tamiya's 1:72 scale kit of the X-1 and I thought that it would make a good kit to start 2018 with. It was a very quick simple build (i decided against using the transparent fuselage halves). I used Italeri Acryl Acrylic Flat Orange as the main colour, applied by brush. A couple of firsts for me - I used an artists oil wash to highlight the moving surfaces and finished with Tamiya Semi Gloss Clear from a rattle can. Maybe a little grubbier than I intended, but the semi gloss finish is exactly what I wanted. I will be trying the Flat Clear on my next build. Build thread here. Thanks for looking. And some photos taken in the late afternoon sun. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP42 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Very smart looking! I've got the same kit in the stash. Tamiya will have you mix 3 of their paints together to make the orange which is a faff. I've never seen Italeri paint so I wonder if Valejo do the same colour as a single bottle? I might get mine out and start it after seeing your fabulous model. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Just acquired the same kit at Telford myself, so very pleased to see that it builds into a nice looking model, nicely done, hope mine turns out as good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 05/01/2018 at 6:53 PM, HP42 said: Very smart looking! I've got the same kit in the stash. Tamiya will have you mix 3 of their paints together to make the orange which is a faff. I've never seen Italeri paint so I wonder if Valejo do the same colour as a single bottle? I might get mine out and start it after seeing your fabulous model. :-) Go on - you know you want to :-) On 05/01/2018 at 6:58 PM, MarkSH said: Just acquired the same kit at Telford myself, so very pleased to see that it builds into a nice looking model, nicely done, hope mine turns out as good. Its a lovely kit - enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Excellent X-1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Great job Simon! What a superb way to start the new year! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 17 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Excellent X-1 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: Great job Simon! What a superb way to start the new year! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix Many thanks - and yes a nice way to start the year :-) S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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