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The Ford Flivver is a single-seat aircraft introduced by Henry Ford as the "Model T of the Air"
Small bird, but very big funny
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I have seen the last remaining F9C Sparrowhawk before, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy/NASM, but for some reason on my last visit, with my Bro-in-law (thanks Kurt, had a great time), I felt inspired to build this classic USN [...]
Well, I said the Super Ace was hot on the heels of my Ford Flivver and here it is... Fifteen months later! I have to get moving if I'm going to make a dent in the stash!
I had built this kit back in the 90's but it is so spindly it did not [...]
Here's one I've been wanting to add to the collection. It started out as a weekend build last week, but I needed time for my gloss blue to dry. As it is one week is stellar for me in terms of getting a kit done!
I don't know the actual [...]
With the COVID shut down and general caution with life, I have been able to complete a number of kits- all 1/32. Some where started prior to March and completed beginning in March. This was the first. Started in 2016 and on the SOD due to [...]
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This is a delightful little kit. I added a lap belt, instrument bezels, some stretched sprue rigging for the tail and spark plug leads. You could probably do it in a weekend but I took a bit longer because as usual life got in the [...]
Hi All, This is is the Williams Brothers 1/32 Curtiss Sparrowhawk. The kit went together well. The only tricky bit is the area where the upper wing meets the fuselage. Compound curves and gaps induce some modelling skills. I was really [...]
This is my most recent model to cross the finish line. The Williams Brothers Gee Bee Z. The kit build was straight forward, and built OOB, with the exception of engine details being scratch built. The hard part was painting. The model was [...]
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This is my finally finished Gee Bee "Z" from the venerable Williams Bros kit (not bad just a bit old) with lot of modifications and - hopefully - upgrade. I started this kit years ago but I had some issues with - as I [...]
Well, I've already professed a few of my loves in aviation (classic jets and round engines). Another would be the Golden Age of air racing. This was a time when mere mortals were designing and building aircraft in their garages and [...]