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Martin Oostrom (Mahoo76)

Bell X-1 Loading Pit

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June 28, 2017
Back in the good ol' days
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June 28, 2017
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June 28, 2017
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June 28, 2017
Modern picture
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June 28, 2017
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June 28, 2017
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June 28, 2017
A block of styrofoam I had lying in the house
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June 28, 2017
General shapes cut out
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June 28, 2017
It looks sort of okay
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June 28, 2017
The plane just fits. Of course I clipped the aileron when fitting.
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July 27, 2017
Glued the styrofoam to the black base. Used some light reading as weight.
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July 28, 2017
Interior has been cemented.
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July 28, 2017
And the sides
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July 28, 2017
And the sides
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July 28, 2017
And the sides
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July 28, 2017
And the sides
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August 13, 2017
Topside paved
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August 13, 2017
Topside paved
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August 14, 2017
Will stripped electrical wire simulate fuel lines?
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August 27, 2017
Re-paved the top. This time with a thinned mix. Just added some demi-water

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6 April 2025, 12:00 -

Album info

For a base I'd like to recreate the X-1 loading pit, used to fit the plane under the carrying bomber.

Tamiya Bell X-1

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Completed

1:72 Bell X-1 (Tamiya 60740)

Bell XS-1

US Air Force (1947-now)
Flight Test Div. 46-62 Glamorous Glennis (Cpt Charles Chuck Yeager)
October 1947
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