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One thinks of 1/72 scale as small. Not so with a B-36 with a 39'' wingspan. I saw B-36s in the 1950s as a kid. You could hear the distinctive drone minutes before it came into sight. As an adult I had to have a hanger B-36 for my office. The kit came with conventional bombs but I scratch built its real weapon, the largest American nuclear weapon ever built measuring in at 24' long and 5' in diameter and weighing 21 tons. The Mark 17 Yield was 10-15 megatons. Big model/lotsa workbench space. Check it out!
Max
Great job building that beast! I think everyone should build it once in their lifetime. A cool thing to do is build a WWI biplane and let it hang out with it. Tremendous difference that shows just how huge it is.
Very nice!
And yes Vol, once WAS enough for me.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
I actually got to see this one up close at the USAF Museum at Dayton Ohio. Notice the big nukes under the right wing. What a Beast for sure!
WOW!! Excellent execution Max! I love the scratch built nuke. Looking up and seeing that in your office would give some poor visitor a good eyefull of potential hazzards lol.
"Don't set off my nuke!" lol
- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"
GMorrison Very nice! And yes Vol, once WAS enough for me.
A hearty "amen" to that!
Great job on the Peacemaker!
I agree that every warbird modeler should build this kit once. I remember when it came out. It cost $20. I happened to have enough for it but just could not pull the trigger on it, yet that kit haunted my modeling dreams for years to come until I finally bought one off e-Bay and built it. I rank it as one of my best builds, and easily the best effort at NMF that I have ever completed. Love this bird.
Beautiful job with that beast! Raymond
On the Bench:
U.S.S. Arizona (Revell)
P-51D Tribute (Revell)
57 Chevy Bel Air
Great build!! I love it. That is one strange canopy. It looks like a greenhouse.
Your comments and questions are always welcome.
My wifes uncle was the flight engineer on a B-36. 4 crew sat in the greenhouse. Before his death a few years ago he told about going out through the wing to check on the inboard engines while in flight. His station was a busy place monitoring 6 piston engines and 4 jets. I was spellbound in our conversations. Yet another reason to build this historic model which actually was never used in war.
PS--I forgot to mention the changing of the 216 spark plugs which was not popular with the ground crew.
Very nice work indeed Max, having built one myself I consider it a rite of passage in the modeling world. Did a great job on the canopy and I really like the nuke...boy does that sound bad.
Science is the pursiut of knowledge, faith is the pursuit of wisdom. Peace be with you.
On the Tarmac: 1/48 Revell P-38
In the Hanger: A bunch of kits
Is'nt it's nickname aluminum overcast?There is an RB-36 at Castle air museum in central Cal.She is a big ***.
You did a great job with the NMF! I'd love to see more of your B-25 Mitchell you have displayed on the side for size reference. Is that the Revell/Monogram kit? Very nice indeed!
Toshi
On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell
Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi
Hey thanks gang! And Toshsi, the 1/72 B-25J kit is a Hasegawa. It is a really nice kit with great detail and weaponry. Highly recommended! I'll try to post some pictures soon.
Max, nice work indeed. Thanks for sharing this...
Max, you've climbed the Mt. Everest of plastic model aircraft, it must feel great.
I keep looking at my unopened B-36 box, yes, no, yes , no. Please tell us how you got started.
I also remember the sound of those beasts. There is a big difference between a multi-engined bomber of that vintage and a flight of fighters of the same number. By that time the bombers had synchronization aids, so the prop rpms were pretty close in a way that never were with individual aircraft.
I built a kit back in the days when they were still flying- I think it was a Monogram kit.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Hey JD, sub-assemblies fit on my building desk so I nibbled away at it and stored them for the final attack. I cleared a place in the garage (not as bad as it sounds--heat and air!) and did the final assembly and most of the painting with Model Master spray cans. Lotsa area to try and cover with my airbrush. You'll get excited when everything starts falling into place! I had already been through another monster 1/72 B-52 which helped develop the system. I'll try to post it soon.
Just get after it, it's a fun one to do!
PS--I keep looking at the 1/48 B-29 but I'm about out of ceiling space. I even have a 1/1 motorcycle hanging in the living room. Art is to be enjoyed!
Got 'er in the stash too! Going to move to a bigger house (all the kids are gone so that makes sense) so maybe I can build all those Monogram B- kits.
Several years ago the Strategic Air Command Museum, then at Offut AFB in Bellevue NE had a day when you could get inside some of the planes. Got to sit left seat in a B-29, B-17 and the B-36! Definitely a kid in the candy store event if there ever was one!!
BTW outstanding build!
Chris Christenson
nice job on that flying cigar !
Nick.
Nice job.....six turning and four burning.......saw one in the air as a kid....I can still hear it in my mind today....mine is on a shelf with a B52...47.....58...and a XF85...Piper J3....and a Pitts under the wings........the overall image is interesting.........
See ya!
VERY NICE!
Hey Chris, I'm envious on setting in the seats. Wow! Cockpit lists are important in life (for us airplane nuts) and I've been working all my life on it. There's also a touch list and inside list that I work on! All fun!
Thanks everybody for your comments!
PS--Everyone who has seen a B-36 fly can remember that sound--Goose bumps!
Oh wow, that's amazing!!! Great job on her!
And awesome that you've got someplace to display her since I wouldn't!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
So i guess the movie Strategic air command just does'nt quite capture the sound?
What a movie! That along with my uncle Col. George Wells being in SAC when I was a kid pushed me over the edge. With B-36s flying over the house and my uncle hauling nuclear weapons around in B-47s, I was hooked. He later changed to B-52s and later yet became the squadron commander for SACs F-111s. I still have to build the F-111, got the B-36/47/52. I actually saw a SAC F-111 at the Barksdale AFB museum in Louisiana and made some notes. A special version was built for SAC with longer wings and other mods. Anyway that's my excuse for being an airplane nut.
And no, the movies sound didn't resonate your whole body as the real B-36 did!
Very well done, the canopy is especially nice.
John
To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
That is awesome Max. You did a beautiful job on it, that's for sure. I'm afraid I have never built this kit and it will likely remain that way. The space I'd require to display it is earmarked for my Pro Modeler 1/48 PBY-5A Catalina.
"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin
Hey John, Thanks! I did go to your site. Wow! What a nice collection. Keep up the good work.
And thanks Joe, the Catalina project looks fun. I checked one out at the Navy Air Museum in depth. Interesting aircraft.
PS--we are having a fun discussion on the Scratch Build part of the Forum about the B-36s weapon and other nukes.
Now that's one fine looking B-36 you've got there! I like the scratchbuilt nuke too! If I ever come across this kit in a store or a flea market I'm buying it. I dig the way these big silver beasts look.
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