Monogram B52-D finished

Nicely done .

Regards,  Rick

Superb job. The paint looks spot on. Did you buy it by the 1/2 ltr? Any chance of a size comparison shot against something else in 1/72?

...Guy

Very nice work on the model.  It is a fitting tribute to the ARC LIGHT aircrews and maintenance folks.

Darwin, O.F.   

Nice job!  Always did like the "Buff".  All you need is a B-36 to put along side to wipe out the rest of your dispaly area!  Oh, those expansion joints in your "hardstand" are a little too wide for 1/72 scale!  Heh, heh! 

As everyone else has said... very nice!

I really like the paint scheme! I always thought that they looked best in those colors.

I'm not a big B-52 fanatic but I didn't realize that they could carry an extra bomb load on those pylons. Maybe I haven't been paying enough attention. Very cool!

 Great job on a great airplane. Depending on how weathered you want , the climate on Guam was not kind to the paint on these monsters.

I remember when the 7th BW left for Linbacker II. The guys had about enough time to grab their duffles, kiss the wife and kids , and tell them "Don't know where I'm going or when I'll be back." But us 'dependents' back home knew. Also impressive was the mininmum interval take off (MITO) of 6 or more BUFFS at a time. 

 Love this old kit.

jmabx wrote:

As everyone else has said... very nice! I really like the paint scheme! I always thought that they looked best in those colors. I'm not a big B-52 fanatic but I didn't realize that they could carry an extra bomb load on those pylons. Maybe I haven't been paying enough attention. Very cool!

 Yes the D model BUFF could carry something like 84 ea. 750 pounders internally and another 24 under the wings. That's a lot of high explosive . Made the North Vietnamese realize "we will bomb you back to the stone age".

Normally, the "D" carried 500 pounders internally, bringing the load to 108, if I remember correctly.

This is a shot of some of the bombs waiting ot be loaded into a "D"s bombay at U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield, 1971.

ikar01 wrote:

Normally, the "D" carried 500 pounders internally, bringing the load to 108, if I remember correctly. This is a shot of some of the bombs waiting ot be loaded into a "D"s bombay at U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield, 1971.

 You are correct . Thanks for refreshing my memory. Great photo. Part of the D's 'big belly mod.' Great way to load a lot of ordinance, quickly. Went a long way to making Linbacker II possible. I count 28 per clip. 

 Most of the load in the BUFF's 'Nam campaign was carried by D and F models ,While many Gs and Hs  stayed home as part of our nuclear deterrant. 

 The BUFFs I had the honor of wrenching on while assigned to the 93rd BW were G and H models. But my dad worked as a civilian with the 7th AMS at Carswell during my junior and high school years. Those big Ds were a common sight over Ft Worth,TX  in those days .

I remember when U-Tapao got some "G" models in for a time to help out.  I'm not sure when they left, we were usually busy on various parts of the base and I didn't always get a chance to get near the flight line. 

Here's some more inspiration for you.  I took these at U-Tapapo R.T.N.A.F. in 1972.  I have posted them before but just in case you need proof they were there: