Danno Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Looks great! How did you do the pin stripes?I made decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Damm that's nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Very nice, well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Wow! Very nice. Still one of the coolest airplanes ever designed. I recently purchased the 1/75th scale Model Power pre-built die cast of the Gee Bee R-1. A killer plane, in more ways than one. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys! I thought it was the GeeBee Z that crashed and killed. The wheel pants are scalloped and pinstriped and ready for clear… Edited January 27, 2015 by Scale-Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixx Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Awesome build so far!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twokidsnosleep Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Here’s the Betty decal I made. I went with fishnets instead of silk stalking’s. Was hoping she was going to be along for the build...best part of the whole darn plane!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm actually hoping to put her on it sometime today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 WOW!! I like Bee Gee, Betty and movie models. And though different than the Bee Gee in the film Rocketeer.....a very cool build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Great Painting! Love the Colors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 This looks terrific so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks guys! I attached the canopy to the fuselage before doing the frames; it was easier to hold that way. Frames done… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hello Betty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twokidsnosleep Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That is awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 stockings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That... is... killer! Loving this one so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thanks guys. I used a heavy foil tape for the blades and a mix of gray and aluminum powder for the hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Wow. Love the look of the foil there. What a great project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 The foil is a bit heavy, but I thought I'd give it a try. It won't replace BMF, but it has some uses. The wheels are installed in the finished pants, and they roll great on the brass axles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Cleared and ready for final polish/wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Very nice. Great idea. Black and yellow with red pinstripping looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Very sweet looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) I thought it was the GeeBee Z that crashed and killed. I believe every version of the Gee Bee crashed at one time or another, often fatal for their pilots. High-speed wing flutter resulted in Lowell Bayles' wing coming off of the Z during a speed record attempt, slamming the aircraft into the ground. Another crash was attributed to an oil filler cap coming off in flight, and slamming into the canopy...and the pilot's face. Russel Boardman died in an R1 when the aircraft stalled during a race, shortly after refueling, and nosed over on takeoff (if I remember correctly). (An aircraft "stall" doesn't mean the engine quit, like a car "stalling". In an airplane, it occurs when the nose-up attitude of the airplane is too steep for it's speed. The upper surface of the wing is shrouded by the leading edge, and the wing stops "flying". The airplane falls out of the air, and if there is not enough altitude to recover, it crashes into the ground. Usually pilot error.) A stretched-fuselage rebuild of the R1 also crashed twice, the second time fatally after being modified in a way the factory had advised against. A "sport" (non-racing, longer-wing version) crashed fatally when a mechanic left a rag (that was later sucked into the air intake) inside the engine cowling. Though the crash of the Bayles' Z looks very much like massive structural failure, other crashes were due to pilot error or mechanical failures due to the mistakes of the mechanics working on the planes. It was a very hot airplane, with a huge engine and small control surfaces. In the hands of an exceptional pilot, it was fast and flyable. Jimmy Doolittle raced one and remarked that he thought it one of the "sweetest" airplanes he'd ever flown. PS. There's just as much just flat wrong info on the Gee Bees on the net as there is on everything else. My info comes from my own library, including copies of primary sources from the time the planes were flying, and interviews with surviving pilots. Edited February 1, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 The little barrel. Wasn't that the nickname ? I was getting into r/c planes several years ago and was looking at an ARF kit of this plane. The salesman asked me how many r/c planes I have flown. I said none. He said " Trust me son ( I was younger than ) you do NOT want to start with one of these because it's 100 % sure you will crash it ! " I never did get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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