Jb65rams Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 My first entry is Williams Brothers 1/32 Hall’s Bulldog. An air racer from the 1930s. From the Williams Brothers website “The Bulldog racer was the brainchild of Bob Hall, previously known for his design efforts on the Gee Bee Z with the Granville Brothers. It was built under a contract from Marion Guggenheim, who named the plane in tribute to the Yale mascot. Best known as one of the most beautiful racers of the 1930’s, Hall strongly desired to prove his design prowess in the ’32 Thompson Trophy race flying against his former employer’s Gee Bee R1 and R2, as well as the Wedell Williams contenders. Without enough time to work with a newly introduced variable pitch prop, the engine did not develop performance horsepower and he placed a disappointing 6th place, yet still earned a his place in aviation history for the effort.” If you are interested further information can be found here http://www.airracinghistory.freeola.com/aircraft/Hall Bulldog Racer.htm 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Ooooooo nice, you can really see the Gee Bee roots in this one, this is one I would like yo get my hands on too. Looking forward to this. I love Williams Brothers boxes and instructions, there is so much detail in them. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc2 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Nice, I shall look forward to your progress with this. There is a project underway to reproduce a full size exact replica, their website has a bunch of great period photos and they have a few youtube videos discussing the project. Malc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 An uncommon and colourful subject JB. Nice choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I do love the early racers almost as much as the modern types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Sprue shot Initial thought is that quite a lot of cleanup is required on flash and mold seams. Also might need a bit of filler. Made a start on some of the sub assemblies. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Good to see you getting started into this one JB. A bit of clean-up work required yes but always worthwhile to get a decent model of an unusual subject and nothing beyond your skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Nice to see some bit glued together, nice start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 Slowly plugging away with this. Finding it requires a lot of clean up, filling and sanding. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 It looks like one of those egg planes models without the wing on! Nice progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 18 hours ago, Jb65rams said: Slowly plugging away with this. Finding it requires a lot of clean up, filling and sanding. I know its a real aircraft but the shape takes me straight to egg plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 While it may have an eggy hint to itself at the moment that comes from following a classic racer recipe - take the most powerful engine possible and match that to the bare minimum needed to make it work. In this case some of that minimum happens to be filler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Beginning to look like a plane now. Wings have been fixed, the struts are just held in position with tape , they will be tenoned for painting and decalling before being fixed back in position. 9 Looking at that photo it occurred to me I really need to tidy the bench. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Taking shape nicely JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Oh wow really coming on well now looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Given it a coat of red from a rattle can. Ready for masking. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Red ones are always faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Looks very nice in Red. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 This has finally made it back onto the bench. The markings are a mix of painted sections and decals. Williams Brothers include paper masks for the black areas. The remainder of the markings are decals which includes the white edging to the black areas. I am a little concerned about the decals, the ones provided for the Laird Super Solution really didn’t want to release from the backing paper, had to use hot water to get them to release, and had a tendency to shatter. However once you got then off the paper, they actually settled down really nice. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 That's a smart colour scheme JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Interesting scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 Decalling underway. I was expecting problems with the decal based on previous experience, and they didn’t disappoint. Will need to do quite a bit of touch ups when decalling finished. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Those decals certainly don't seem to be playing nicely but sure you'll sort them out JB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 Calling this one done. The decals were frustrating, even after a week on the model you only had to look at them and they fractured and moved. Finally got them to settle down with a couple of coats of Future brushed on. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Decal’s not withstanding this is looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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