Douglas D 558-1 Skystreak
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1 25 November 2015, 11:26
Christian MeyerhoffWell Hanno, excellent so far! Did You start this Groupbuild? Who is joining?
1 December 2015, 19:03
Hanno KleineckeThanks Es -haq and Christian !
Christian, this was Bernhard Schrock's Idea when we discovered that we both intended to build this kit, him in 48, and me in 72.
So,currently it' s just Bernhard and me, but everyone's welcome ! 🙂
1 December 2015, 19:21
Christian MeyerhoffWell, I like X-Planes a lot, but I don't have this one in my stash so far. Just thought about a groupbuild for X-Planes in general... There are many out of them there... 🙂
1 December 2015, 19:41
Hanno KleineckeExcellent idea, exactly my direction, I already have the S.H. Bell X-1 E in waiting position, so I'm prepared for
whatever comes. 🙂
So maybe we could create another Groupbuild, once we're all finished with our current
ones.
1 December 2015, 19:58
Christian MeyerhoffWhy not? Sounds good to me! I 've never heard of a X-Plane Groupbuild so far. That would be nice! My favourite would be the X-3 Stiletto from Douglas Aircraft
1 December 2015, 20:04
Hanno KleineckeYea, the X-3 is the most beautiful of them all, but I like them all, these sometimes odd looking planes.
Which kit of the X-3 is the best in your opinion ? I think I would go for the planet one.
1 December 2015, 20:31
Christian MeyerhoffWell Hanno, as far as I know there are only 3 of them... Lindberg, Revell and Planet. Build the Revell" History Makers" edition about 30 years ago. May be I will try it again...
1 December 2015, 20:48
Hanno KleineckeChristian:there is another one from Mach 2, have a look here : mach2.fr/stiletto.htm
4 December 2015, 06:25
Christian MeyerhoffMany thanks for this info! There are two manufactures from which I never would build a model. Mach 2 is one of them 🙂
4 December 2015, 06:44
Hanno KleineckeThat bad ? I have no Idea of the quality of Mach 1 kits, never had one.....
4 December 2015, 06:49
Bernhard SchrockEach Mach2-kit is in my opinion only an "invitation" for sanding, cleaning and detailing🙂
4 December 2015, 07:06
Hanno KleineckeDon't need too much of that, don't we...... Just came across the Revell kit, when I ordered the Libis Book about the D558 and the X-3, so it went into the shopping cart right away 🙂
4 December 2015, 07:30
Hanno KleineckeSome small but work intense progress : Wheel well doors doubled with PE brass from the spare box, canopy separated and flushed with fuselage.
14 December 2015, 18:05
Christian MeyerhoffHi Hanno!
Excellent work so far! This one will be another beauty made by You!
14 December 2015, 20:39
Hanno KleineckeThank you Christian ! Ne Menge Friemelkram diesmal..... Ich denke über einen Maßstabwechsel nach..........😉
14 December 2015, 20:47
Ulf PetersenVery nice, Hanno! 👍 Looking forward to see it at "Don Quichotte". 😉
13 January 2016, 06:30
Hanno KleineckeThank you all mates ! 🙂
I learned a lot with this build, as I had the chance to get quite a few invaluable tips and tricks from Bernhard Schrock. Unfortunately I messed up the Douglas Logo on the last few meters......
Trying to get an extra sheet from Special Hobby and redo it..
13 January 2016, 06:48
Bernhard SchrockYou done not alone a nice modelwork but shot fine pictures🙂. Congrats Hannno!
13 January 2016, 16:48
Album info
Many thanks to Bernhard Schrock, who supplied me with an article of the German magazine " Modell Fan" out of 2011, which describes an excellent build of this kit by Thomas Hopfensperger.
I will use it as a reference partially, as good as I can......
