Box Scale B-58 Hustler...W.I.P...

Awww the push button bomb release was my favorite part of that kit! 

Some of those gimmicks back then were pretty cool. Bombs that drop, engine sounds, retractable landing gear! A lad got the most for their pocket change for sure. 

A brief update on the B-58: After closing up the fuselage I attached the windscreen and then the cockpit hatch. The windscreen is painted black on the inside because there is nothing to see inside the cockpit. All of the hatches and the bomb release button have been filled with a combination of Bondo Glazing Putty and after that was smoothed, filled again with Mr. Surfacer 500 to take care of scratches and pits. There are still a couple of divots to take care of and then I begin attaching the wing.

fotofrank

... it's from back in the day when some model kits could be built with animated working features. In the case of this kit, the nuclear weapon pod could be released. That was then this is now. The weapon pod won't be functional on my build. It will be permanently afixed to the underside of the aircraft. ... 

That's good.  The last thing we need is to have more "loose nukes" just lying around. 

PFJN

 

 

fotofrank

... it's from back in the day when some model kits could be built with animated working features. In the case of this kit, the nuclear weapon pod could be released. That was then this is now. The weapon pod won't be functional on my build. It will be permanently afixed to the underside of the aircraft. ... 

 

 

 

That's good.  The last thing we need is to have more "loose nukes" just lying around. 

 

You are correct, sir...

Oh that is a classic for sure. Don't think I built it either. Yours is looking real good so far. what are your plans for the panel lines? 

TheMongoose

Oh that is a classic for sure. Don't think I built it either. Yours is looking real good so far. what are your plans for the panel lines? 

 

I'm trying to not sand off too much of the panel lines. Some of the panel lines indicate where the paint colors go. Since there no decals with this old kit I'm going to try to paint markings and insignia as much as I can.

Mine, too!

I have a couple of Hustlers in my stash, one's an old Lindbergh kit. I'll be watching this build. 

I had both this kit and the awesome (for its day), Lindberg kit. That thing was a beauty with the retractable landing gear and moving parts. I bought one at an Ollie's discount store for like $10, but it was molded in white (unlike all those silver colored plastic jets of years gone by).

I couldn't figure out how such a fast looking jet could ever be shot down. It looked like a space fighter!

Thanks, guys. I'm trying to get to the point where I can shoot some primer. Filling the gaps on the wings has been an issue however, but I'm pressing on regardless. When I get to the point where I can shoot some color, I might try AK enamel metalizer.

Oh Boy!

    I remember that one! Mine fell of the Shelf at Grandma's house. Broke off the Landing Gear and the Weapons Pod. So. A lot of chipped sprue putty later I converted it to a four engined, Two man fighter. Crude, But I liked it.

     Looked kinda neat with a F-104 cut down canopy on top! I think my little brother tried to Launch it with a rubber band launcher and it landed on the Train Tracks. Oh well, it was great fun anyway.