Dale Brown's "Flight of the Old Dog" inspired B-52

eddie miller

Member since
May 2004
From: Burton, Texas

Dale Brown's "Flight of the Old Dog" inspired B-52

Posted by eddie miller on Sunday, September 11, 2005 4:15 PM

Does anyone remember the book "Flight of the Old Dog"? I have started refitting an old BUFF(1:200) to what I can remember about it .I've only been able to find one image of the O.D. and it had the "old" BUFF engines. Luckily some one pointed out that in a later book the more modern engines were installed. Good thing because I robbed a 747-300 of it's engines to do this , right or wrong. Big Smile [:D]

The nose is not completed(this just a mock up to get me started) and was wondering if any of you can direct me to any decent images of the Old Dog. I'm going to find a copy of the book for the discription of the aircraft, but am hoping to see it for a better reference. I've heard tales of some actual models of this BUFF, but can't find any. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Smile [:)]

Eddie

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ckfredrickson

Member since
April 2003
From: Halfway back to where I started

Posted by ckfredrickson on Sunday, September 11, 2005 6:38 PM

The book where the switch is made to 4 engines is "Fatal Terrain"... there's a picture of the plane on the cover:

http://www.megafortress.com/10.htm

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eddie miller

Member since
May 2004
From: Burton, Texas

Posted by eddie miller on Sunday, September 11, 2005 8:00 PM

Thank you! Big Smile [:D]

That is EXACTLY what I was looking for . I can now move forward.
Eddie

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philp

Member since
December 2002
From: USA

Posted by philp on Monday, September 12, 2005 1:35 AM

The original was done by one of our club members.
Here is Raleigh's take on it.

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eddie miller

Member since
May 2004
From: Burton, Texas

Posted by eddie miller on Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:47 PM

The nose has a little better shape to it now. Smile [:)]

Just some filler and sanding and away we go...
Eddie

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biscuit3

Member since
December 2004
From: sunny brisbane australia

Posted by biscuit3 on Friday, September 16, 2005 7:37 AM

nice work as always eddie,cant wait to see the finished product Approve [^]

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leemitcheltree

Member since
January 2003
From: Washington State

Posted by leemitcheltree on Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:08 AM

LOL!!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - mate, you need to seek treatment!!!
Your "creations" are just great - I love watching them come together.
So many of us are buried in "authenticity - rivet counting", resin aftermarket and PE details - and you just hack up models and stick the bits back together in a more interesting way - fantastic, man. Good deal - and please keep butchering and reassembling your models - they're great to look at, mate.
About the only possible criticism I have is that the engines on the B-52 look a little overscale....maybe that's because I'm so used to seeing the much smaller twin pods on B-52's.......otherwise, go for it.

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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eddie miller

Member since
May 2004
From: Burton, Texas

Posted by eddie miller on Sunday, September 18, 2005 5:22 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by leemitcheltree

LOL!!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - mate, you need to seek treatment!!!
Your "creations" are just great - I love watching them come together.
So many of us are buried in "authenticity - rivet counting", resin aftermarket and PE details - and you just hack up models and stick the bits back together in a more interesting way - fantastic, man. Good deal - and please keep butchering and reassembling your models - they're great to look at, mate.
About the only possible criticism I have is that the engines on the B-52 look a little overscale....maybe that's because I'm so used to seeing the much smaller twin pods on B-52's.......otherwise, go for it.

Thank you for your compliments. The funny part is, now when I go looking for models, I'm looking at the box and thinking how I can "modify" it. I am actually working on a "real" model ( Blue Angel A-4) and bought a F-20 yesterday to build completely unmolested. I love that bird. I also bought a 1:144 F-117 to chop up and rebuild it the right way. Wink [;)]

I also thought the engines looked oversized, but after you look at it in front of you for a while, it works out. Maybe after it is painted, the proportions will settle out. The silver seems to draw attention.

Here's a couple more things that I'm working on also. Big Smile [:D]

Eddie

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philp

Member since
December 2002
From: USA

Posted by philp on Sunday, September 18, 2005 6:29 PM

Eddie,
You can always be relied on for some fun builds.

Here is another pic of the Old Dog from Raleigh.

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eddie miller

Member since
May 2004
From: Burton, Texas

Posted by eddie miller on Friday, September 30, 2005 8:31 PM

Here's the latest progress of my Old Dog. I'm now working on the external weapons and fuel stores. I brought the inboard engines closer to wing by trimming the pylons. I'm also going to take artistic license by adding a couple of extra fuel tanks to the wings. Big Smile [:D]

Eddie

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eddie miller

Member since
May 2004
From: Burton, Texas

Posted by eddie miller on Monday, October 3, 2005 9:06 PM

Weapons are done, hung and the black paint is on. A few touch ups and It'll be ready to join the collection of my not so real models. Wink [;)]

The weapons are mix of air to air, air to ground and a few ALCMs to complete the load. Just for fun, I also modified one of the ALCMs to look like it is in flight. Here are the progression photos up to this point. Smile [:)]

Eddie