X-15 and Bell X-1 rocketplanes display

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Author	Topic: X-15 and Bell X-1 rocketplanes display
ptraney Member Posts: 49 From: Port Townsend, WA USA Registered: Oct 2010	posted 04-08-2018 10:47 PM Recently acquired the B-52 and B-29 and modified them to obtain this setup. Boy was it hard gluing the wheel doors on the X-1... whew!
Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001	posted 04-09-2018 08:02 AM Great stuff as this year we'll be celebrating 60 years X-15 program and 50 years since it ended...
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006	posted 04-09-2018 09:04 AM Where does the B-52 come from if I may ask?
Gilbert Member Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003	posted 04-09-2018 09:22 AM Very nice!
ptraney Member Posts: 49 From: Port Townsend, WA USA Registered: Oct 2010	posted 04-09-2018 09:48 AM quote: Originally posted by cspg: Where does the B-52 come from if I may ask? It is a Corgi 1/144 diecast that comes with a plastic X-15. I substituted the much nicer Dragon models for mating to this and B-29. The B-52 is really very nice! Corgi AA33504 NASA Boeing NB-52B w/X-15 Edwards AFB 1/144
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006	posted 04-09-2018 09:59 AM Thanks! This one I have — but didn't recognize the paint scheme from your photos...

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