Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:14 pm
It's looking great Lyle.
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Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:56 pm
Thanks!
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:31 am
Nice work! Thank you for inspiring me, Lyle. Keep going, keep going...
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:52 am
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.
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:01 am
They look very similar to the I-16 Type 10 except without the hatch.
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:21 am
Oh look, a bumblebee on steroids! Good progress, Lyle!
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:34 am
mostrich wrote:Oh look, a bumblebee on steroids!
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:58 am
Good one! These guys did influence a lot of folks...BlackSheep214 wrote:mostrich wrote:Oh look, a bumblebee on steroids!
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:21 am
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...
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!
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!
Re: Gee Bee Racer - Lindberg 1/32
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:24 am
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.