Do I really need to tell
you that Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in this
aircraft on October 14, 1947? Probably not - I think even
my cats know that tidbit of information.
I've always liked the scheme
6062 wore for its final flights so this is how I finished
it. Tamiya's kit is from the old "Hobby Spot U"
moulds and goes together well, with the exception of the
windscreen which required a lot of filling, sanding and
polishing to sort out.
Full internal details are supplied and there are optional
clear fuselage halves to show them off if you desire.
These are very well done, but I decided to leave out the
fuel and pressurisation tanks and rocket engine and save
the extra fuselage for an X-1E conversion using the wings
and decals from a 12 Squared kit. There are also
optional parts and markings in the Tamiya kit to model
any of the 3 first generation X-1s that were built - 6064's
realistic exploding action is thankfully not included.
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