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Old 06-25-2018, 06:59 AM
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Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM

The Ryan FR-1 Fireball can hardly be described as a success. However, having both a radial and a turbojet engine, it is appealing for the modeler. I find the contrast between the dark blue overall and almost white tail interesting, too.
Regarding the kit, it is more elaborated than I imagined. It includes 781 parts, not counting the wire/rolled paper bits needed. Many assemblies have “easy” and “hard” versions and some parts are specific of the “easy” version. Nevertheless, the number of parts is still impressive and the percentage hidden is surely less than on, for example, Halinski’s Me-262…
The parts are printed on 8 pages of GPM (thick) paper. The kit, as you can see in the first pictures, also includes the usual and good looking instruction drawings.
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Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c001.jpg   Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c002.jpg   Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c003.jpg   Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c004.jpg   Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c005.jpg  

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Old 06-25-2018, 07:22 AM
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Fascinating transitional airplane. I look forward t another of your superb builds.

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Old 06-25-2018, 08:10 AM
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It includes 781 parts, not counting the wire/rolled paper bits needed.
Great - that will give plenty of time for me to read and admire your handiwork!!

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Ricileite,

Great subject. Makes you wonder what would have happened if WWII had not ended when it did. Bearcats and Tigercats and P-51H's .
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Old 06-25-2018, 03:57 PM
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Great choice, Ricardo!
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Said it before: nothing but respect and awe to you biggie builders. Just looking at those instructions gave me the cold shivers! I build most of my 1/100 stuff with no instructions at all for the perfectly good reason the the simple little blighter doesn't need any.
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Old 06-26-2018, 06:52 AM
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Welcome aboard, friends
@ Don - I was pretty sure the the choice would please you


For a single-seater, the Fireball has a bulky fuselage. For the model, it is good because there is a solid floor plate that doubles as the front undercarriage compartment ceiling.
The parts behind the pilot’s seat are not long enough to reach the cockpit bulkhead, despite being marked there. As the base of the seat back panel is clearly marked in the cockpit floor, I aligned the parts according to the base.
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Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c007.jpg   Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c008.jpg   Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c009.jpg   Ryan FR-1 Fireball / 1:33 / GPM-fireball-c010.jpg  
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Old 06-27-2018, 06:55 AM
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The instrument panel has the usual plastic sheet. Regarding the pedals, they are suspended, instead of being hinged at floor level.
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Old 06-27-2018, 12:37 PM
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Way cool, Ricardo. I really like the rudder pedals...


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Old 06-27-2018, 01:14 PM
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Great so far. I love the odd ball aircraft that didn’t really make it, so this one is a winner. I’ll be following your build with interest.
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