This
Bell X-1 is from Tamiya's injection molded kit built with some slight modifications
including
a
re-shaped engine compartment. Other additions include a pilot figure modified
from another
1/72
scale aircraft kit and Chuck Yeager's broom handle.
The
above photo shows the pilot figure taken from an Airfix Avro Vulcan
kit, before and after modification.
The
arms came from a Revell F-19 Stealth Fighter kit.
This
photo shows the painted pilot figure in the X-1 cockpit with a pencil eraser
for scale.
The
orange arrow points to the famous broom handle used by Captain Chuck Yeager
to lock down the hatch to the X-1.
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