Glamorous Glennis

[DJP]

Hard to fathom that he was only 24 when he broke mach 1.

Better still the college boys he beat out of the job. Not bad for an o'l West Virginia hillbilly.

I was able to see Chuck and Bud Anderson fly together at Oshkosh a few years back. Even as seniors I wouldn’t want to go up against either one of them in a dogfight. Those two can still fly with the best of them.

Scott

 

[PHArchivist]

86 or 87 today, I believe... Hope he's doing well.

 

[Kubes]

Okay I have a question for you guys who are more schooled in the X-1 then I am. Both the Tamiya and Revell kits say the interior of the plane is gray in color, yet Eduard seems to recommend a green zinc chromate/interior green color. Any idea which is correct?

The Glamorous Glennis cockpit was (and still is) painted green. There are some very nice color interior reference shots in this book. The actual color is a bit more olive than standard Interior Green and is used on all of the interior surfaces on the aircraft (wheel wells, doors, etc). IIRC, it was NACA that painted their X-1 cockpit in gray.
:cheers:

 

[yuumi2891103]

Get this kit - more room for him to sign!

Hard to fathom that he was only 24 when he broke mach 1.

Hard to accept but I was only 26 when I first saw the movie 'Right Stuff' in 1983, :lol :cry

Nice kit ! can't wait to see it's build.:lol

katsu

 

[yuumi2891103]

86 or 87 today, I believe... Hope he's doing well.

I still managed myself to doing well :lol

katsu

 

[JMChladek]

Sounds like it is probably the same Bell Green shade that the company used on their P-39 and P-63 production line. Good thing is I have a bottle of my custom mix I suppose I could use. I understand Model Master SAC Bomber green is also a good choice for that particular color as well. Thanks!

 

[SpyderDan]

Awesome subject, Rob!

I just had a visit with the real Glamorous Glennis when I was in DC in November. She's hung from the ceiling at the National Air and Space Museum, so no access to see the interior. I'd share my photos for reference, but the lighting wasn't so good and they didn't turn out that well.

As far as the "interior green" colors, that's a subject I've researched a bit over the years. There never was any standard at all to the color itself. It is just zinc chromate to prevent corrosion. It varied quite a bit, even within planes from the same manufacturer, or even within a single plane.

Without pigments added, it the color is sickly bright yellow green. They added pigments to tone it down and darken it (often black or brown), and the end result would be a drab green. This varies quite a bit, though, so it is hard to be "accurate" about it. It really just depended more on what was available from which manufacturer at any given time.

 

[PHArchivist]

Put the cockpit together today. Let me say again - ROBUST kit. Thick, heavy styrene (for better, not for worse). Goes together like a dream; like a snap-fit almost.

The cockpit is HUGE. IT would be a crying shame not to super-detail it. Too bad I hate doing cockpits!

Fred, maybe I'll ship you the cockpit, and install it later!

 

[PHArchivist]

The Glamorous Glennis cockpit was (and still is) painted green. There are some very nice color interior reference shots in this book. The actual color is a bit more olive than standard Interior Green and is used on all of the interior surfaces on the aircraft (wheel wells, doors, etc). IIRC, it was NACA that painted their X-1 cockpit in gray.
:cheers:

I found this...

 

[JMChladek]

Ahhhh, perfect!!! Thanks!

 

[PHArchivist]

Got the cockpit tub based coated - used Testor's Dark Green. The cockpit is basic enough to call almost "toy-like", but large enough to scream for super detail. I'll likely take a middle road. I'll add to it, but not super detail it.

Also have the wings mostly together.

Once the wings and cockpit are all done, the whole kit should fall together in about all of five minutes.

 

[Gigatron]

Put the cockpit together today. Let me say again - ROBUST kit. Thick, heavy styrene (for better, not for worse). Goes together like a dream; like a snap-fit almost.

The cockpit is HUGE. IT would be a crying shame not to super-detail it. Too bad I hate doing cockpits!

Fred, maybe I'll ship you the cockpit, and install it later!

It would be my honor, Rob :cool

Post pictures of what you've got so far - I may be interested in picking one up at a later date and I'd like to see what the cockpit has, and doesn't have, in the way of details.

-Fred

 

[PHArchivist]

It would be my honor, Rob :cool

Post pictures of what you've got so far - I may be interested in picking one up at a later date and I'd like to see what the cockpit has, and doesn't have, in the way of details.

-Fred

Got the cockpit mosly done yesterday and did take before and after pics (but ran out of time to ost - will do so tonight). Have added a couple small greeblies/details not present in the kit. Should turn out OK.

 

[Gigatron]

Looking forward to the pics :cool

-Fred

 

[PHArchivist]

Here we go... Note the aluminum tube jammed up the pipe. Nice handle, or if going with the Studio Scale mindset, mount for a cam system.

 

[PHArchivist]

Here are shots of the stock cockpit, and the couple of add-ons I threw in...

 

[JMChladek]

Nice work so far. That control yoke certainly does need some handles. Do you plan to stick a pilot in it?

 

[Smiling Demon]

Rob, that cockpit looks fantastic!

 

[Gigatron]

Not too shabby there, Rob :cool.

Depending on how it fits in the fuselage, I'd be tempted to add the angled console panel over the battery compartment on the left. And some stuff on the right side. But I'd need much better reference. But you know me, if it's worth doing, it's worth over doing :lol

-Fred

 

[PHArchivist]

Got the main fuse buttoned up yesterday. Need to fill and sand the seams, prime, and paint.