Bell X-2View: Slideshow Mosaic List 1December 3, 2022 2December 3, 2022 3December 3, 2022 4December 3, 2022 5December 5, 2022Center seam sanded 6December 5, 2022Trailing edge of the rudder thinned sharp. 7December 5, 2022Some ugly distorted panel detail... 8December 5, 2022...now replaced with a round panel line. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECTANGLE! 9December 7, 2022Canopy's fit was semi bad, so I'm trying to smooth it with putty and sanding. 10December 9, 2022Thin styrene sheet into landing gear bays. 11December 9, 2022Sprue damage on the wing's leading edge 12December 9, 2022Filed the hole bigger and filled with styrene. 13January 16, 2023I wanted to add some details into the engine. 14January 16, 2023 15January 18, 2023Wings and elevators added! 16January 18, 2023I wasn't happy with wing skids due their seam lines so I remade them. Here is a jig. 17January 18, 2023New skid made using the jig. 18January 18, 2023Landing gears are not glued, but they are being assembled. 19January 20, 2023Shortening nose gear 20January 20, 2023 21January 20, 2023 22January 20, 2023New air data probe 23January 20, 2023 24January 20, 2023Landing gears done waiting for painting 25January 23, 2023Painting will be a bit more complicated because I want some steel chipping. 26January 24, 2023I applied AK Interactive True Metal Steel wax on various surfaces. 27January 24, 2023Rocket engine is painted with Vallejo paints using airbrush. 28January 27, 2023Like in Parcivale, white Mr.Surface 1500 with help of Gunze's Leveling thinner 29January 29, 2023Other colors painted... 30January 29, 2023...And disaster! 31February 3, 2023More disasters! Chipping fluid did not work so I had to scratch chips physically. Then I dropped the model... 32February 3, 2023Survived from dropping and chipping so now is the moment for decals. 33February 5, 2023Rest of decals added. Btw decals were numbered a bit wrong. 34February 11, 2023Undercarriage added 35February 11, 2023Varnish added and masks removed. I call this done! 36February 12, 2023 37February 12, 2023 38February 12, 2023 39February 12, 2023 40February 12, 2023 41February 12, 2023 42February 12, 2023 43February 12, 2023 44February 12, 2023 Comments11 November 2024, 05:53 - Project infoBell X-2 667444 images1:72CompletedAll albumsView all albums »