Bell X-1 W/ Chuck and engine

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I just opened revell’s Bell X-1 in 1/32 ,boy it looks good ,crisp,
clean,nice detail.With a detailed engine and a Chuck Yeager
pilot.Where did this kit come from? Hasegawa are what?
Very nice so far, Davey5[:0][:0]

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Hey Davey5,

That kit was an original Revell mold from the mid-late 80’s. Monogram and Revell had just been merged, so to speak (although they kept the seperate brand names for many years after), and the Revell aircraft kits that were coming out showed strong signs of influence from the Monogram camp. Revell kits had always been a bit uglier than Monogram (in my opinion) and it was interesting to see the changes that took place after the merger.

It is a nice kit. At that time Revell and Monogram kits were still the predominant mainstream model manufacturers in the USA. And they were definately the best bang for the buck! Foreign kits by the likes of Hasegawa and Tamiya were still somewhat exotic to almost all but the most hard-core builders.

Someday I’ll build mine…

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I have a 1/72 Tamiya that has clear fusalage parts to show all the rocket parts… cool.

And I have a 1/48 Eduard X-1 with really great details!.. it has reson and PE parts… got it from Squadron.

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What’s the going price on the Revell X-1?
Lee

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going price- pretty cheap -under $15. Good ol’ Revelogram, great bang for the buck.

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Cool. It’s on the christmas list!!
Lee

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thanks guys ya i was modelling in the 80tys but i dont remember a 1/32 X-!
ya very cool. I wasn’t realy intrested in the X -1 then . Strickly helies back then.
ya no forgien model co back then at least not were I was.
yes sir , 12.50 at Model Expo. on line. thank for that Blackwolfscd. i wll catch ya at
your site Davey5

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No prob, Davey5. And thanks for checkin’ out the site! Sorry for all the pop-ups!

Anyone know where I can get some COLOR shots of the cockpit of the X-1? None of the later versions, just the original three aircraft. Thanks!

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Blackwolfscd, an old Air& Space mag from 2002 has one Xcelant pic. Iam looking in my stash as we type. I will let you know if I find it.