I did some biographical reading on Howard Hughes while sitting on the beach in Ixtapa that last couple of weeks. I thought it might be an interesting project to model all the aircraft developed under Howard Hughes watch. Would such a thing be even possible??
First off, the H-1 racer...isn't that available from Williams Brothers? It used to be available as a paper model in the 1980s...you might get lucky and eB@y it.
Lockheed Super Electra...backdate a Hudson. One of my Knoxville buddies is doing that. Plus NewRay has a toy model that can be altered; it can be found at some Big Lots and Kay-Bee stores (in Northwest Airlines markings).
Boeing 307...conversion kits from B-17s have been available from time to time.
Lockheed Constellation and Spruce Goose--available from Minicraft.
F-11/R-11...I think there are garage kits of it.
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In recent years, a couple of magazines (Air Classics, for one) have had pretty in-depth articles on the D-2, How accurate the info is, I don't know, but there's at least one 3-view available.
Just _kneel_ before that aircraft, as that is the most beautiful aircraft ever made by the hand of man. That isn't a racing plane, that's a work of art:
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ornaments of luxury cars didn't look look half that good. You could of milled that thing out of a solid block of chrome-plated stainless steel. :-)
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