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Did a bit a shadow shading using XF-61 Dark Green.

Something new for me. Did some scratch building behind the pilots seat to add some interest rather than a blank bulkhead. The reference photo clearly shows equipment mounted there!

Thanks Peter. The Artistro Acrylic Pens are a game changer when adding fine detail. I highlighted all the X-1 cockpit switches plus I used it exclusively to paint and highlight the X-1 rocket engine.

Thanks Kevin. I’m still learning and experimenting painting figures.

Me too!! It’s a very unique piece of armor!

It was!! I really enjoyed the build!

Thanks so much. I really like hanging my plane builds by their tails on my study walls. Thanks so much. Unfortunately I’m running out of wall space, lol!!!

All done!! The kits an oldie but a goodie but lots of fun to build.

I’m also going to use my Artistro Acrylic Paint Pen Set to highlight as many cockpit switches as possible.

After letting the hairspray dry while I ran to HomeDepot I over coated the cockpit with a base of XF-13 which compared to pictures is pretty darn close I think. might do some shading using Dark Green XF-61.

Thanks I was pretty pleased with the results! Lots of fun!!

Oh thanks!! It’s a great kit to build!!

Finished my 1/35 Tamiya German Sturmgeschutz sdjfz163 Tank. Really pleased with my Tank Commander figure!!

Sprayed an undercoating of XF-16 Flat Aluminum so I can spray with hairspray then paint with XF-13 JA Green to add some chipping and scratch details.

The instructions suggest paining the cockpit interior grey but the Smithsonian pictures clearly show it’s a military green color. Almost looks like a Tamiya XF-13 JA Green or XF-61 Dark Green.

Priming the cockpit and rocket motor with Stynylrez.

I rummaged around my leftover decal bag and found a few things I can use to add interest to the cockpit!! Even found some cloth seatbelts!!!

Complete step 2 assembling the cockpit. My first build years ago was a wheels up version. This time I’m building it wheels down with the cockpit hatch open minus the pilot showing off the cockpit interior. I was unable to find any PE cockpit parts including harness however I think I have enough old parts and decals to really do the cockpit justice this time around!!

Completed step 1 assembling the rocket motor. Since it will never be seen once the fuselage is closed up I’m going to present it as a stand alone next to the X-1. That way I can do some painting using actual pictures as a reference.

Not sure how far I’ll go with it either. I built this kit 13 years ago so looking forward to building it again at my present skill set!

Really enjoyed this very old Revell 1/48 Sabre Jet build. While an aging kit it is great fun to build. Building the Sabra Jet afforded me more practice painting with metal colors plus for the first time masking and painting my own fuselage markings, which was fiddly but very rewarding!! All in all I highly recommend building this kit.

Aces High Basement Air Force FB Group Build Entry. Revell 1/32 Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis! On October 14, 1947, the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Piloted by U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, the X-1 reached a speed of 1,127 kilometers (700 miles) per hour, Mach 1.06, at an altitude of 13,000 meters (43,000 feet). Yeager named the airplane "Glamorous Glennis" in tribute to his wife. Air-launched at an altitude of 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) from the bomb bay of a Boeing B-29, the X-1 used its rocket engine to climb to its test altitude. It flew a total of 78 times, and on March 26, 1948, with Yeager at the controls, it attained a speed of 1,540 kilometers (957 miles) per hour, Mach 1.45, at an altitude of 21,900 meters (71,900 feet). This was the highest velocity and altitude reached by a manned airplane up to that time.

Kevin Actually almost. I’ve finished painting the stripes etc and just now finished setting the decals!! Hope to finish today!

Really wonderful kit to build. Both the engine and cockpit have excellent detail along with a pretty decent decal sheet. Definitely recommend!!

Beautifully done!! Another museum quality masterpiece!!