Airpower Dio

THe B58 Hustler-the first Supersonic Nuclear Bomber, still maintains more records than anything else in the world

Ok, Thanks. im thinking bout adding tomcats, phantoms, hornets, Cobras, kiowas, eagles, Talons/Freedom Fighter, Ect. what else should i add in addition to B-52, b-70, b-36, b-47, ect?

QUOTE: tomcats, phantoms, hornets, Cobras, kiowas, eagles, Talons/Freedom Fighter,

None of the above are bombers. Check this website for a good list of bombers from the Cold War era. http://www.aviation-central.com/1946-1970/afb00.htm

you could add an AC-130 "spooky" ... not a bomber, but a heck of a gunship.

Ok, a few more for the mix...

B66 Destroyer - Italeri in 1/72
F111 - Any number of kits available in 1/72
B1 - 1/72 by Airfix
B2

For a bit of background on US "experimental" bombers have a look at: http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1/?file=cw_xplanes

Planning an addition to your house? Those are some huge planes.
Also, as a dio, they won't make much sense. No story. Even if you were replicating the Air Force Museum at Dayton, the B-36 is in a different building from the XB-70.
Cold war bombers include B-36, XB-39, B-47, XB-49, B-50, B-52, B-57, B-58, B-66, XB-70, FB-111, B-1, A-1, A-4, A-6, A-7, A-10 and F/A-18, and their variants . The F-4, F-5, F-100, F-105 and F-15E and some F-14's and F-16's were also configured to deliver rather heavy bomb loads but were never formally recognized as "Bombers." All of these have been or are available as kits in 1/72
The aircraft in your second post are not strictly bombers, but fighters equiped to deliver bombs as a secondary mission or helicopters modified/designed to provide close support.
Check the prefix. B/FB=some sort of bomber and A=attack or some sort of ground support aircraft capable of delivering significant ordnance. The exceptions to this are the A-12 and F-117. The former being another code for the develpmental aircraft that led to the SR-71 and the latter being a light bomber.
If you're serious about "Cold War", you'll want ot consider the B-29, A-26, F-(formelyP-)51, F-4U4, and F-9F which served in these roles in Korea

QUOTE: Cobras, kiowas

That was cuz i have a kiowa and wanted to put it to use.

QUOTE: tomcats, phantoms, hornets

QUOTE: eagles, Talons/Freedom Fighter

again, got 'em and want to use 'em

QUOTE: B-36, XB-39, B-47, XB-49, B-50, B-52, B-57, B-58, B-66, XB-70, FB-111, B-1, A-1, A-4, A-6, A-7,

Now, where do i get them? my hobbytown is very limited
BTW: thanks for aal the help.

Use some B-29s. How big is this dio going to be?

Hopefuly wont take up mor then 4'x4' or so.

Did anyone mention the XB-35 Flying wing ?
CFR

ok, now how do i get a hold of a b70 and b36? i cant find those kits at my hobytown. please help!

ToaEro wrote:

Hopefuly wont take up mor then 4'x4' or so.

The B-36 alone has a wingspan of 36 inches in 1/72 scale. Revellogram has this intermittantly in production. The B-70 (also a huge aircraft) was last available in this scale from AMT, but you night eliminate this since only two were built and it was never deployed. (Likewise, the first B-35/B-49 never saw real service.) At this point, online shops(www.squadron.com, www.greatmodels.com  and E-bay might be you best bets. The B-52, B-1 and B-2 are each nearly two feet long or wide, as well.

Frankly, this would not be as much a diorama as a display, unless you were recreating the Air Force Museum as there is not story possible with all these aircraft in one place.

Quote: B-36, XB-39, B-47, XB-49, B-50, B-52, B-57, B-58, B-66, XB-70, FB-111, B-1, A-1, A-4, A-6, A-7, A-10 and F/A-18, and their variants . The F-4, F-5, F-100, F-105 and F-15E and some F-14's and F-16's

You would need a base around 12' x 12' to fit all these guys in. It would look a bit like one of those places they have in the desert where they wrap em up and keep em as reserves.

S you guys sayin i need to drasticly downsize?
thanx,
ero