1/32 Granville Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster.

[Bolleken]

Cowling / engine issue perfectly solved. Colors are right too. Bring this tiny beauty across brick-yard.

[speedgraflex]

Marius, thanks so much for your encouragement. Sincerely. If I had to make a list of what is needed to bring the model across the yard and into the house ie completed it would be:

1. Engine: (a) wiring (b) painting (c) assembly

2. Seat: adding hidden micro-magnets (located underneath to attach figure)

3. Cockpit: (a) instrument panel assembly (b) fuselage assembly (interior only)

4. Fuselage: (a) assembly with glue (b) seam fills (c) additional priming and painting

5. Wings: (a) assembly with glue (b) yellow color coat

6. Tests: black color coat with red trim

7. Fuselage and wings: black color coat with red trim

8. Landing gear: (a) yellow color coat (b) black color coat with red trim

9. Sand, buff and polish all surfaces

10. Add decals

11. Pilot: add magnets to feet, paint

12. Photographer: paint figure

[Stikpusher]

Bravo on fitting the engine into the cowling Bruce!
Now go find some appropriate sized metal wire and rod to create your ignition wiring and harness ring. You have this.

[speedgraflex]

Thank you so much, Carlos. Sincerely.

[Stuart]

looking good Bruce!

[speedgraflex]

I stepped back for a moment to rethink the fuselage which I painted as a test. Now I know a few of you pointed out the fallacy of pre-painting and quite rightly. I agree. I started looking for another cheap kit on eBay and hopefully I found one. Fingers crossed. I started bidding last night. This allows me to use the current kit as practice and transfer what works to the other.

With tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S., I will be spending the day largely to myself. I am not sure if I will do any model building. I think rather I will read a book and stay off the grid. Count my blessings.

To all who celebrate the holiday, my sincere best wishes for a beautiful day.

Ciao.

[Stuart]

Best wishes for the Holiday Bruce!

There's always plenty of old crap B Monster movie to watch! (Guess what I've been watching recently!)

[speedgraflex]

Thanks, Stuart! Send me a list! Are you watching old B-movies (under 80 minutes, usually 50 minutes) or simply crappy movies? Both have their place.

[Stuart]

lol - probably just crappy movies - mainly old daft 1980's sci-fi movies free to view on prime (and youtube). I've had them on whilst I'm working from hone. Stuff like Zone Troopers, Space Raiders, Moon 44 etc. I've also been re-watching all the 'Monarch' movies from the last 20 years - Godzilla, King Kong etc. and the 90's version of Godzilla with Jean Reno. If you want good sci-fi I can recommend 'The Expanse'. I've started rewatching it as the new series is out next month.

I do like old B Movies though - I watched 'Day of the Triffids' the other day for the first time in ages.

[Duke Maddog]

Bruce, I have to say that engine inside the cowling is spectacular! What a great fit! I'm certain your efforts to wire it will be at least as successful, if not more. When you get the other kit, I highly recommend using that original cowl for the new one as it looks so incredibly magnificent already!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, I hope your quiet day is a good one. We will be going to my wife's brother's house to eat dinner with them. That is, after I finish going to Mass to thank my Lord in His house for all the blessings He's given me.

See you on the flip side.