Hi all,
For the longest time I've wanted to have a model of the H-1, for reasons I'm sure everyone is aware of and agree with! As a teenager I kitbashed one into shape from an Airfix Fiat G.50 fighter, after seeing The Aviator:
Hughes H-1 (Fiat G.50) by Zac Yates, on Flickr
(at least it's not as bad as the one in The Amazing Howard Hughes!)
But now, as an adult with a bit more in the bank (not much, but that's not a topic for this board!) I've finally found and secured a copy of the very nice Czech Master Resin 1/72 scale kits. This is a model which actually includes all the parts to build both versions of the Racer, the short-wing as flown in the September 1935 record attempt and the long-wing transcontinental version.
I'm planning something different for this build. The short-wing will be as it was on the morning of Howard's speed run, chocked on the dirt.
The long-wing will be posed on a stand, low level, to recreate Jim Wright's own speed attempt at Reno 67 years later.
Thanks to Flickr, Google searching, and Wayne's own archive, I've got a wealth of photos to help with the details. I've also emailed the Smithsonian with a couple of questions. But I was hoping to get some help from any members who were at Reno-Stead on 9/13/02, particularly those with cameras. As this will be something of a tribute to both men I'd like to get it right.
I would dearly love to see any high-res (if possible) images of Jim and #2 in the air that day at Reno. Watching the only video on YouTube - it's a crime there's only one - it looks like Jim flew without the canopy. Is that correct? Did he wear a helmet of any kind?
I'd be grateful for any images, video, details or feedback of any kind.
For the longest time I've wanted to have a model of the H-1, for reasons I'm sure everyone is aware of and agree with! As a teenager I kitbashed one into shape from an Airfix Fiat G.50 fighter, after seeing The Aviator:
Hughes H-1 (Fiat G.50) by Zac Yates, on Flickr(at least it's not as bad as the one in The Amazing Howard Hughes!)
But now, as an adult with a bit more in the bank (not much, but that's not a topic for this board!) I've finally found and secured a copy of the very nice Czech Master Resin 1/72 scale kits. This is a model which actually includes all the parts to build both versions of the Racer, the short-wing as flown in the September 1935 record attempt and the long-wing transcontinental version.
I'm planning something different for this build. The short-wing will be as it was on the morning of Howard's speed run, chocked on the dirt.
The long-wing will be posed on a stand, low level, to recreate Jim Wright's own speed attempt at Reno 67 years later.
Thanks to Flickr, Google searching, and Wayne's own archive, I've got a wealth of photos to help with the details. I've also emailed the Smithsonian with a couple of questions. But I was hoping to get some help from any members who were at Reno-Stead on 9/13/02, particularly those with cameras. As this will be something of a tribute to both men I'd like to get it right.
I would dearly love to see any high-res (if possible) images of Jim and #2 in the air that day at Reno. Watching the only video on YouTube - it's a crime there's only one - it looks like Jim flew without the canopy. Is that correct? Did he wear a helmet of any kind?
I'd be grateful for any images, video, details or feedback of any kind.
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