This model build was not my normal genre of WWII props and Cold War jets. The kit languished in my stash for over 20 years. Recently, in one of those “what will I build next?” moments, it seemed to call out for me to rescue it from the dust and
cobwebs.
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The X-1 is an interesting aircraft as well as its “Right Stuff” pilot,
U.S.A.F. Captain Charles “Chuck” Yeager. He is still with us at age 97, and I hope he makes it to the 75th Anniversary of that famous October 14, 1947 flight, Mach 1, faster than the speed of
sound. The model was built out-of-box in 19 hours with no modifications other than the 1/32 inch black chart tape used to replicate the canopy framework and a flattened lead fishing weight superglued on the rear of the cockpit bulkhead to keep the nosewheel on the ground.