Here is a quick update of the work so far. The birds have been painted and are just about ready to have the decals applied. Here they are with their overall color of Tamiya NATO Black. It is not as black as Black paint so it gives them a better look. Here is the business … Continue reading Dragon 1/144 X-15 Build Update 5

I've make a lot of progress on the decals since the last update.  I've completed and printed them.  I started out by drawing them in vector form on Paint Shop Pro.  I then printed them on my laser printer and cut them out and laid them on the model in their approximate position so I … Continue reading Dragon 1/144 X-15 Build Update 4

Between all the holiday interruptions and playing with my new Elegoo Mars 2 Pro 3D printer, I've been working on the decals for the X-15 models.  In the process of researching the markings for these birds, I found that the particular flight of X-15-3 that I'm modeling did not have the ventral rudder installed.  In … Continue reading Dragon 1/144 X-15 Build Update 3

I'm building X-15-1 in its landed configuration with the air brakes open.  That meant that I needed to fill the open area under the dorsal fin. Next, I needed to scratch build the air brake actuator parts since the air brakes will be open and the mechanism will be much more visible.  I started by … Continue reading Dragon 1/144 X-15 Build Update 2