B-36 question

Originally posted by mandrake Talking about a B-36... was this model ever made in 1/48? i have been trying to get one and would be nice to get it in 1/48 but all i have found so far is in 1/72 any word?? Mandrake a B-36 in 1/48 scale would have a wingspan of almost 58 inches. That would barely fit in my shop HAHA   Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 6, 2003 3:34 PM actually photos do lie. The light plays its role. My Stuka RLM65 underbelly gives the impression of pale blue to natural gray and all the ranges in between. If you watch footage from ww2 in color you can understand how the colors get distorted. For example last week I saw a documentary with yellow mustangs!!! Yellow mustangs? I know OD can get brownish but that was on the yellow side...OD gave a bluish hue to in B-24 in Aleutians, unless they were navy blue indeed...lol Reply Edit Ray Marotta Member since December 2002 From: Lyons Colorado, USA Posted by Ray Marotta on Thursday, November 6, 2003 11:08 AM I'm an Air Force Brat and, I remember the B-36 wing at Travis AFB in the '50s. The anti-glare panels were flat black. I got to crawl through the last B-36 at Travis before it flew off to the boneyard. I also remember the natural metal B-52s that replaced them. Ray ]     Reply John P Member since February 2003 From: Joisey Posted by John P on Thursday, November 6, 2003 9:54 AM Okay, the one at the AF museum is flat black - but was it restored and repainted? What about operational planes in the day? (madly trying to save face mode :D) ------------------------------- Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 6, 2003 4:27 AM Jeez Mandrake it's big enough in 1/72,mate! Dai Reply Edit mandrake Member since April 2003 From: Mexico Posted by mandrake on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 10:04 PM Talking about a B-36... was this model ever made in 1/48? i have been trying to get one and would be nice to get it in 1/48 but all i have found so far is in 1/72 any word?? Thanks! My Best Regards Hector Reymundo Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 7:11 PM Just to add a bit of confusion I have a colour photo of a Fetherweight 111 B36J with an olive drab pannel. Dai Reply Edit r13b20 Member since April 2014 Posted by r13b20 on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 6:24 PM nwilliams is right. the b-36 at wright-pat has flat black. I even have a pic with my dad next to it. that was a great trip last summer! my congrats too! and I use tube glue also! Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 4:58 PM Congrats on the baby girl! and good choice with the Tenax, you will like it. Glad the link helped. Reply Edit echolmberg Member since February 2003 From: Green Bay, WI USA Posted by echolmberg on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 4:45 PM Thanks for all the responses. Based on Nwilliams' B-36 link I'm gong to go with black. John P, I agree with you saying that O.D. probably would have been right for the time period but the color pictures don't lie. I guess we both learned something, right? :) Oh and Gip, I picked up a bottle of Tenax ever since I was shunned by the rest of the modeling community for using tube glue. Haven't had a chance to use it yet due to my new baby girl (actually I haven't had the chance to do ANYTHING lately) but I hope to soon. And by soon I mean by 2012. So will this keep me from being persecuted now? Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 12:08 PM The anti-glare panel on a B-36 should be flat black. Check this website www.cowtown.net/proweb/lastb36/synopsis.htm or enter b-36 at google images. Hope that helps. Reply Edit John P Member since February 2003 From: Joisey Posted by John P on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 11:37 AM Can't say 100% fer sher, but OD is probably right for the time period. I'd go with it. ------------------------------- Reply styrene Member since May 2003 From: The flat lands of the Southeast Posted by styrene on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 11:13 AM Eric, All the black and white photographs I've seen show it as flat black.... I'm sorry. I just couldn't resist the temptation. I'll go back to my coloring books, now. Gip Winecoff PS Somebody with some intelligence WILL answer your question. GW 1882: "God is dead"--F. Nietzsche 1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God Reply echolmberg Member since February 2003 From: Green Bay, WI USA B-36 question Posted by echolmberg on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 10:51 AM Hi everyone! I'm about 99% done with my Monogram B-36. I noticed that for the anti-glare panel on the nose it called for olive drab. Is this correct? I always thought they were black. Thanks for the help in advance, Eric Reply JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. 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