Reasoned
Well now that you mention it, what can I build with the OTB decals and sheet 72003?
not having done any B-36 research yet
this kit
OK, sit down and take a "deep breath"
Here is your stock decals:
The first thing you should do with that sheet is *ANYTHING* which says: USAF, U.S. AIR FORCE, or small script UNITED STATES AIR FORCE that is colored insignia blue & not black should be removed for another build ( or trashed ) . The good news is that Warbirds #72003 which you purchased has the USAF & small script UNITED STATES AIR FORCE in the proper black coloring.
That being said, the model kit allows two builds:
1. RB-36H, 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Ellsworth AFB, Weaver South Dakota - The Triangle S build
EDIT: Upon further review this plane did indeed have the smaller old style RB bomb bay and was never upgraded to what was the newer RB configuration. Goes to show that there are always exceptions to everything! This particular build allows one to build the current RB on display at Castle Air Museum.
http://castleairmuseum.org/convair_rb36h.html
The downside to this build is as instructed it would be built historically inacurate due to the model being molded as an RB-36D as discussed in my earlier thread. This leaves you with the following options: 1. Build "as is" if something like that doesnt bother you, 2. rescribe/redo the bombays & position the aft lower ECMs in their correct place, or 3. Do a closed bombay build and rescribe the bomb bay door lines and position the aft lower ECMs in their correct place.
2. B-36H, 7th BW (H) Carswell AFB
This is the one on the box art. Its already a major fail due to this being a "bomber" and the artist has it drawn as an RB... with historically inacurate Isignia Blue - "U.S AIR FORCE" markings. - though the build instructions have the bomber version with the lower ECMs being deleted
This one is already a major fail out of the box due to the script being the wrong color, the fuselage is an RB- 36D, and not a bomber. You would either have to reconstruct the bomb bay - or do a closed door build and rescribe the lines. Even then you still have the wrong color on the lettering
A good color drawing of this particular plane can be found at on page 27 at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/51639302/Squadron-Signal-Aircraft-No-42-B-36-in-Action
also, see page 32 for the correct tail gun radome for each specific B-36 model
The best option if you didnt want to do very many mods is to get Sheet #72002 and do it as the 2nd build with the Circle X on the vertical stabilizer. A good color drawing of this plane is also on p.27 on the above referenced book at the top if the page.
RB-36E, 44-92020, 72nd BS, 15th AF, Travis AFB
In short summary, the things that would have to be addressed to make it historically accurate are: 1. Removing one of the flight engineer stations/seats in the cockpit and doing some mods to the flight engineer panel. 2 The bomb bay should only have photo flash bombs in BB#2 and an auxiliary fuel tank in BB#3. However the lower ECM`s should stay closer to the bomb bay as described in the instructions.The tank details can be seen in the youtube video below being dropped in a drop test over the ocean. 3. Build the correct tail radome 4. the two clear windows just under the small script UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ( see book drawing ). 5. The UHF antenna on the nose ( see book drawing & p.12 ). 6. the radio compass sensing antenna on the undercarriage ( see book drawing ) is mounted on the left bomb bay door just to the left of the bomb bay center line. 7. the stick ecm`s on the side as displayed in the drawing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethVLMyxA7M
The other option on sheet #72002 that is " kid cool" due to wing emblem of a caveman riding a purple dinosaur ( that`s not Barney )carrying a bomb coiled in its tail. Last one with the circle W. This is also in the same above book as the others on P.26. Dinosaur is purple on the decal sheet, but an aqua blue in the book
B-36D, 44-92065, 326th BS(H), 42nd BW, Loring AFB.
The things that would have to be addressed to make it historically accurate are: 1. Removing one of the flight engineer stations/seats in the cockpit and doing some mods to the flight engineer panel. 2 The bomb bay should be redone as a bomber or have the lines rescribed on a closed build to show this. 3. Build the correct tail radome. 4. The UHF nose antenna as described above. 5. the stick ecm`s on the side as displayed in the drawing
That should be a good reference place to " just get started" LOL!