Did you look here?
http://www.badcattoys.com/bex1glgl1peh.html
Bell X1 in stock at BCA!!
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got my kit today, yes it's big. As a collector had to get it.
When if ever will I build it? Who knows? Would have liked to have the cockpit hatch available as open close or hinged
Interesting on the box however, it says the "Museum Collection"
V1, Gee Bee, and X1 in the museum? Can we assume the next Pegasus model/kit will be one from the collection?
A Boeing P26A is in the museum:)
DH
When if ever will I build it? Who knows? Would have liked to have the cockpit hatch available as open close or hinged
Interesting on the box however, it says the "Museum Collection"
V1, Gee Bee, and X1 in the museum? Can we assume the next Pegasus model/kit will be one from the collection?
A Boeing P26A is in the museum:)
DH
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I'm working on mine as we speak, though I've taken a momentary haiatus due to some other more important things popping up. I should get back to it this week. All the major work I have left is painting the framing on the canopy and decaling. The fuselage, wings and stabilizers are all attached. I'll post pictures when I finish it to my satisfactionsdcc73 wrote:Can anyone who got the Bell post us a pix of the finished/painted product?
A few pix of the Bell next to early jets (sabre, mig, and hey even the V-1 and ME262) would be cool. Another picture of Bell next to old WW2 propeller-planes would be great, too.
Overall, the kit is pretty nice and the plane is working out to be a nice addition to my 1:18 collection, but certainly not the best. Both my modeling skills and the quality of the kit itself are to blame. Assembly was relatively easy as there are very few parts. I had a devil of a time getting the two fuselage halves together as a couple of the pegs turned out to be just a little too thick and did not fit properly into their respective slots. This left a gap on the underside. I was able to close the gap a little with some pounding from a soft mallet, but in the end had to go the putty route to fill it in...
The model is larger than one might think. Lengthwise, it approaches the size of the P-51, though the wings are obviously much smaller. The plane itself is VERY robust and sturdy when assembled. No moving surfaces, though the landing gear do work, which is a neat feature. Panel lines are sharp, particularly on the wings. The cockpit is small. A standard-sized 1:18 scale pilot will not fit in there, though I've thought about taking my "midget" S1 P-51 pilot and seeing if it will fit. Cockpit detail is spartan - not that there was very much in the actual X-1 cockpit anyways. The instruments are actually a decal applied to the flat surface of the instrument panel.
I've painted my plane using Testors Acrylic International Orange, which has turned out to be the perfect color. One will have to apply 2-3 coatings at least to cover over the gray shading of the plastic and that paint tends to run easily.
Again, I'll post pictures when I'm done with this thing
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OK, I finished the Pegasus X-1 kit tonight. The kit was overall pretty easy (save for getting the two fuselage halves together on mine) however I took my time to complete it and get the best results possible with my skill level. Ultimately, I'm quite pleased with the results. Let me know what you all think:
I've posted a few more pictures in the Customs forum
I've posted a few more pictures in the Customs forum
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tmanthegreat
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The finished kit is very sturdy and the pieces all go together quite tightly! One could probably throw the thing against a wall and only chip the paint. In fact, I had to bang the fuselage halves together using a soft mallet and didn't do any damage The simplicity of the fuselage shape and the lack of moving parts make the model very sturdy.
The landing gear do retract, and the wheels rotate. The doors close well, but at least on my model, the main gear doors do no close as flush to the fuselage as I would like. That is the result more of my own assembly rathern than the kit's design.
I'm ultimately pleased with how it all came out and would highly recommend getting the kit. For the $40 price tag and then another $10 or so for paints, it really is a good deal. I imagine the fully assembled version due later this year will cost much more.
The simplicity of the fuselage shape and the lack of moving parts make the model very sturdy. The landing gear do retract, and the wheels rotate. The doors close well, but at least on my model, the main gear doors do no close as flush to the fuselage as I would like. That is the result more of my own assembly rathern than the kit's design.
I'm ultimately pleased with how it all came out and would highly recommend getting the kit. For the $40 price tag and then another $10 or so for paints, it really is a good deal. I imagine the fully assembled version due later this year will cost much more.
"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."
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The model does not come with a pilot figure, though one was needed to fill the cockpit space. I used an XD midget S1 P-51 pilot figure with the feet removed. I didn't glue on the canopy and it will come off with a little prying from an exacto knife. I tried larger 1:18 pilot figures (including the 21c F-86 pilot figure) but larger figures would require extensive modification to fit.
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