The original X-15-2, 66671....

[John Bowden]

Originally Posted by The Mole

I have a few X-15 books and CDs if you need something I would be glad to help just let me know.

Thanks............ got "Hypersonic - The Story of the North American X-15" coming and also ordered the X-15 reference drawing/CD from Hypersonic Models........but I'll holler if I need anything. :-)

OK..IS there an Alan Rose B-52? or is one of my legs longer then the other now.........

[rickstef]

yes, one leg is longer than the other now

[sgoti]

Originally Posted by John Bowden

OK..IS there an Alan Rose B-52? or is one of my legs longer then the other now.........

No, sorry!

I was thinking that a B-52 modeled in the manner we were both thinking of would be analogous to the DC-3 by Alan Rose: Not a complete model, but complete enough to know what it is supposed to be.

In other words, a B-52 in the style of the Alan Rose DC-3.

Any lengthening of you leg was purely unintentional...

[dhanners]

I think the combo of Ken's fine model and John's eye for detail, ingenuity and recoloring skill leaves many of us salivating. Even if you're just talking about the basic X-15A-2 airframe, there are still all kinds of color variations. The vehicle flew with various paint and ablative test panels. And while it would require a redesign of the ventral stabilizer and designing the dummy scramjet, there's also the possibility of doing the all-white speed record version. (Think of the ink you'd save....) or even the all-pink version before the white paint was applied.

If you convert the model to the unstretched version, the possibilities multiply. There are the roll-out versions, which were actually painted semi-gloss black with a bluish tint. There are the flight versions, which were in the unpainted dark bluish-black of Inconel, with various replacement panels in semi-gloss black. The vehicles could have a rather patchy appearance. Again, the vehicles carried various test panels of paints and ablative materials and infrared coatings that added to their colors. The original X-15 was later fitted with wingtip pods to carry experiments. Markings seemed to change day to day.

And, of course, there is the possibility of offering different engines. The first two X-15s, 66670 and 66671, made their first few flights with the XLR-11 motor, then later fitted with the more powerful XLR-99.

I'm a big fan of Ken and John -- both have contributed much to our hobby -- and getting a model that both have had their hands in would be a killer, especially if that model is the X-15.

[Paper Kosmonaut]

That is a fantastic job you did there, David. Amazing looks. Great accuracy in all the detailing and additions and just an overall good looking model. My compliments!

[richkat]

Great build, you don't need a whole B-52 wing, just a part, maybe 1 engine and part of fuselage??

[Ares55]

Excellent work, The X-15 has been the favorite plane of my life. The redesign work is impressive. I congratulate you