Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
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Medicman71
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Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
It's looking great Lyle.
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Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Thanks!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Nice work! Thank you for inspiring me, Lyle. Keep going, keep going...
Make more models!
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
You are too kind. I do appreciate your support and wisdom.
Now, why am I getting tip-dry on the airbrush? It hasn't happened in a long, long time. Using Tamiya X-2 Gloss White, thinned with X-20A and / or 91% ISA. I had a fine tip / needle in it and replaced that with the original one and still it would not consistently spray. Right now, it is getting a good cleaning in the ultrasonic cleaner.
Now, why am I getting tip-dry on the airbrush? It hasn't happened in a long, long time. Using Tamiya X-2 Gloss White, thinned with X-20A and / or 91% ISA. I had a fine tip / needle in it and replaced that with the original one and still it would not consistently spray. Right now, it is getting a good cleaning in the ultrasonic cleaner.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
They look very similar to the I-16 Type 10 except without the hatch.
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Oh look, a bumblebee on steroids! Good progress, Lyle!
Cheers,
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
mostrich wrote:Oh look, a bumblebee on steroids!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Good one! These guys did influence a lot of folks...BlackSheep214 wrote:mostrich wrote:Oh look, a bumblebee on steroids!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Looking good Lyle and what a great subject!
As far as the hatch goes - I'm not sure what variant of the Gee Bee you're building but the Z had a removable canopy that was bolted over the pilots head.
If you have a copy of 'The Rocketeer', it has an awesome opening sequence featuring the Gee Bee that shows how the canopy was attached.
I also found this...
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Ah okay, so some further research would show that the Lindburg kit is an R-1/R-2 which was a follow on from the Z model above - that does appear to have a hatch, as shown on this replica.
But to be honest - just ignore it!
As far as the hatch goes - I'm not sure what variant of the Gee Bee you're building but the Z had a removable canopy that was bolted over the pilots head.
If you have a copy of 'The Rocketeer', it has an awesome opening sequence featuring the Gee Bee that shows how the canopy was attached.
I also found this...
Edit
Ah okay, so some further research would show that the Lindburg kit is an R-1/R-2 which was a follow on from the Z model above - that does appear to have a hatch, as shown on this replica.
But to be honest - just ignore it!
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Hey, Stuart! Thanks for these. Fun to watch. I decided to bot worry over the hatch. Nothing is scribed, and the plastic is so soft, besides wrestling with mental blocks and that coyyon-pickin’ “hood” piece is keeping me occupied.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..