Anyone have an idea?

Below is a rendering of some sort of air-race plane which I painted around the mid-eighties (canvas size approx. 15” x 24”). Prior to the painting, I scratch-built a balsa wood model (scale forgotten — nose-to-tail length approx. 12”). I remember scaling up the dimensions from a small line drawing which appeared in a model magazine. My model included a slip-off removable cowl, working elevator and rudder with control rods reaching into the cockpit. Nearly completed, I never had the heart to cover the exposed framework, so it remained in that state until its demise during a subsequent move in 1996. 🤕



Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers! 🍺
—mike

The shape suggests that the original plane was build around 1930 for one of those historic speed trophy's.

but that does not help that much I am affraid

It looks quite similar to the Williams Bros. Shoenfeldt Firecracker, with a slightly different radiator and exhaust system, or slightly similar to a Caudron racer with less streamlining around the nose, however I think both of those had retractable gear.
VR, Russ

Hey Mike,

It almost looks like what Russ said, but I found these also......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_DGA-4

http://www.prgm.be/medias/album/1522162.jpg

Second photo is the Mile-Atwood special.

Almost a match, but not quite.......

HTH

See ya in the funnies............

Hey guys!
From the info. you've provided, I think you've glided me in the right direction. I'm thinking one of these might just be it!

1933 Brown B-1


1934 Brown B-2 "Miss Los Angeles" (replica)

Here's the page link.


More Googling, and whad'ya know? ... there's a 1/72 kit!



Holy crap-pickel!!! ... Just found the original plans I worked from! Brown B-2 “Miss Los Angeles,” courtesy 'FLY RC MAGAZINE'


Mystery solved!

Cheers! 🎉
—mike

Hey Mike,

Good to see you found it! The enclosed cockpit threw things off. Most really didn't have them.

See ya in the funnies.......

Brian,
Now that you mention it ... I remember the enclosed cockpit, air intake, exhaust stacks, race number, and the pilot's name 😁 were "artistic license" on my part.

Thanks all, for helping me land this one! KitMaker Network rules!

Cheers!🍺
—mike