"Flying Red Horse", Kingcobra racer, Bendix 1946 - Modified 1/72nd Dora Wings + Draw Decals

The “Flying Red Horse” Pegasus can finally take to air. Flown by Charles Tucker in 1946 at the National Air Races, the wingtip tanks lend to it an unusual but elegant appearance. The conversion from the Dora Wings kit was not too demanding and a Draw Decals set was used, accompanied by an aftermarket resin engine -to add a bit of interest- shown by removing a fuselage panel as seen in photos of the original.

The step-by step building article can be seen here:

https://wingsofintent.blogspot.com/2024/01/red-flying-horse-chuk-tucker-bendix-p.html

The model was built in parallel with a later (1949) version of this plane, “Easter Egg”, that had a more drastic span reduction as it was used for pylon racing.

https://wingsofintent.blogspot.com/2024/01/easter-egg-kingcobra-racer-1949.html