Gee Bee R-1 by Mr. Modan

[K_mars]

Beautiful solid model.
The production process will also be posted.

Made in 2017

[K_mars]

   
• First of all, we will make a frame with brass pipes.
• The cockpit area is created and the pipes are painted red. The invisible part is omitted.

[K_mars]

? Next is the part where the engine cowl, the front part of the fuselage, the fuel tank, etc. ride. The diameter is 1/24 and it is about 65 mm, so it is assembled into a box shape with a 10 mm "Magnolia obovata"  plate.

[K_mars]

   
• Cut out each part of the fuselage that corresponds to the horizontal frame and attach it to the pipe frame.
• After that, I cut the basswood plywood to about 1.5 mm to 1 mm and glued it, and I wanted to make the rib line as sharp as possible, so I dropped the corners.
• Lightly sprayed the micro glass, attached it to the frame, and hardened it with a sanding sealer instead of an adhesive. I tried to crush the texture as much as possible by stacking this twice, that is, by stacking two sheets.

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• After blowing the primer on the micro glass, cover the upper part of the fuselage with Basswood Plywood.
• After that, the vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer were created and temporarily fixed to see the feeling.
• I also noticed when I was looking at the pictures. The shape of the cowling is something different.
• The actual machine is a little more plump and cute. Remaking is troublesome, so I putty and shaped it.

[K_mars]

   
• Just the mood! It is a replica.
• It is the production of the main wing and fillet. It's difficult to rub the fillet and the torso! It seems that I need to make some changes, but I've come here for the time being.

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• For the canopy, I tried to make the frame separately, but the frame became a little thicker.
• I made the engines one by one, but it's a hassle! The distance between the cylinders and the head is not uniform, but I decided to use it as it is because it seems that it will be misused if it is attached.
• Next, I made a landing gear cover and then made wheels, but since it was not possible to attach the wheels later, it became a stupid method of cutting the cover up and down, attaching the wheels, and then gluing the cover. It seems that it has somehow become a shape. After that, I blew the Primer and finished the expression of streaks and rivets, and finally positioned the tension line and the production of the parts was almost finished.

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• Since the exposed part of the wheel is small, it could not be installed later, so it was separated once at the top and bottom and then glued.
• The wheels were masked until the painting was finished.
• The frame of the canopy was made separately.

[K_mars]

The cowling seems to be small. There are a lot of other things to worry about, but if you play around with it too much, it will get worse, so I rounded it up.

[lastvautour]

Welcome back. Excellent workmanship on your Gee Bee. Thank you for the assembly breakdown and multiple photos.

Lou

[Gearup]

Stunning model. The detail is amazing with the fuselage frame, cockpit, engine and landing gear. Thank you for sharing the building photos.
Regards,
Fraser

[Boomerang]

Excellent craftsmanship!

Gordon

[K_mars]

Thanks everyone!
I'm back.
The number of solid modelers in Japan is decreasing year by year. The solid model is truly  "Cultural heritage".

[RyanShort1]

This is fantastic work!