THE OFFICIAL IN THE BUFF B52 GROUP BUILD

I think it was due to laziness on the engineering, someone was more interested in the potential profit rather than actual accuracy... just my

MK

Oh,

Goldhammer was way way off!

Major Kong only has a little over half of the UUSAF inventory!!!

boy, sure am glad I didn't make that miscalculation myself!!!

Well Kong, I was thinking about the AMTiliari anhedral, is that because they assume everyone is building the kit on the Tarmac?

Hammer,

Nope, at least not yet, I believe the current US B-52 inventory would on the order of 72 B-52H aircraft Not sure about the Bone and the B-2. Gimme a couple more years of retirement, Ive still got 8 monogram and 11 amtertlirie kits,cant begin to tell you abut the spare, thats why I settled on a 4x8 AMARC dio, it will be a working yard so If a part is needed, it will pulled from the AMARC inventory.  dont like the AMT kits, got that stupid anhedral wing. Currently doing a Phase IV desert storm "G" with the DB conversion resin and Id still rather do it that way than build the AMT version... Next up is a B-52H in 36118 and it will be a mono kit with the DB conversions Phase IV Resin update. Would love to get my hands on the DB molds....

Thanks fer the good words!!

R.Allen  aka Majer Kong

The Majer has a bigger inventory than the USAF.  Nice work guys.  

That will definitely be cool!

As for the black smoke, that would be a good question to post on the Techniques forum. Maybe someone has already come up with a good solution. Meanwhile, I'll think on it...

Cheers,

Russ

The "G" will be a Desert Storm bird in 36081 and 34079. Am considering a mid-gear retraction sequence.. Resins set-Time for the other side!! Russ, your a great model builder, how can I make huge clouds of bellowing black smoke??  Most of the boneyard stuff is just bits I have from buying all those kits off ebay in the early 80s... I bought built kits that looked like they do, and unbuilt kits that were mising parts, NSIB kits, whatever I got a deal on.In one deal I bought 11 mono 5709 kits for ten each to clear his inventory and he paid the shipping!!

Majer Kong

You're welcome, Allen and Dom. My pleasure!  Sounds like a fun conversion, Allen - is it going to be a fully built bomber or part of your AMARC display?

Cheers,

Russ

Dom,

It could be "Boeing East" or maybe  "AMARC East"!! Ive put the dio on hold as I found a complete DB Conversion set to turn a mono "D" into a Post Phase IV B-52G- Thats the new project, I also have the same set for an "H" so guess whats next. Thanks for the kudos and Dom, if ya get yer canadian bacon busy I will finish up tha B-36

Just cant thank Russ enough, for the pic assist to the motivation what more can I say??

I think he secretly puts motivation is his emails....

Well back to the resin, time to install the Phase IV aft fuselage extension plug!!

Kong out!!

Hey Kong;

it must be like the Boeing factory at your place!

great work, like the sections, and love the in-flight refuelling diorama!

i still have to retrieve my BUFF from X-vile, but my new hobby room is coming along nicely so far.

many thanks to Russ for posting Major Kong's work!

Dom

I like that in flight re fuelling pic, great work. And the 52 bomb yard is an interesting idea. Look forward to seeing more of that.

Do any of you guys know what's happened to Buffmaster. I have been checking there site every now and again for the last year or so, hoping they would release the AM sets they had listed. But when I checked today the site was gone. Have they closed completely or just moved to a new site.

Russ

Ive had the BUFF bug since I was 6 years old. Standing in my uncles drive in Columbus OH and watching 6 B-52Es haul out of Rickenbacker AFB right over me at about 200 feet.... The sound, the smoke, too bad, I was hooked. and its only gotten worse.....

As a side not, after seeing the IFR duo, I probably should clean up some cobwebs.... what can I say, Im single and a little grub &grime dont bother one bit....

Installing the dio board sometime today whenever my brother gets here... Til then its back to the "G" engine I started on last night...

TTFN

R.Allen  aka  Majer Kong

Hi, All,

I thought you might like to see the picture Maj. Kong sent me of his B-52 being refueled in flight - really cool!  Nice job, Allen!

Hi, Allen,

Wow, that's a cool find! Sounds like you had Buff fever really bad even back in the 70s!  

My pleasure on the pictures and you're welcome for the spurs .

Cheers,

Russ

Russ,

Me and my bro are putting up the plywood tommorrow afternoon, I hate carpentry....

On a brighter note, I was diiging throught a closet this afternoon, and found, in a cardboard box, Tons a

B-52 parts that Id saved back in the late 70s- early 80s!! Including  2 complete DB Conversions sets for the monogram B-52D. One is for a Phase IV B-52G and the other is for a Phase IV  B-52H. I just finished epoxying the engine sets together!!

Thanks for the kind words and especially the assistance on the pics. After all, this IS your fault. Ifn ya hadnt  built  the  Andersen B-52D Dio I wouldnt have wanted to go bigger!!! Thanks fer the motovation!!

R.Allen aka  Majer Kong

Hi, All,

Below are some  photo's of Buffjock's (Maj. Kong's) AMARC diorama, a monumental effort being built on a 4x8 sheet of plyood! It's going to be incredible. Great work, Allen!

Just got rid of those horrific centipedes.....

and soon will be moving my BUFF build into the new space.

I'll post pics of my new space when it looks decent,

Dom

Almost there guys, I actually

pulled an old 60's B-58 and worked on it's canopy.....

I'll be back in business soon.

Dom

Yes Russ,

Third address since October 2014.

Like i'm on the lam....

But things are gelling, and i have my hobby desk installed,

and many kits moved, so, i'm still in circulation,

will be getting back to my BUFF in about a month.

I'll send pics once i figure out what my webhost has been

dinking around with.

Dom

Hi, Dom!

Great to know you're still around and kicking. Good luck with your 3rd (?) move!

Cheers,

Russ

Hey Guys.....I still exist.....

And i still check in, though I wonder why

i haven't punched out yet....LOL.......

Kripes, divorce, and third apartment since i checked

out last time......

Any how, almost finished packing 500 kits and my 'office'

and I am just a bout 'bust', reminds me of the "Rawhide"

series, Gil Favor keeps jabbing me.....

As soon as i get my new desk set up, I'll let you know.

I just set up 250 cubic feet of shelving for the kits....lol

and I thought this would be heaven.....

Dom

Here are two more of Buffjock's excellent B'52s.  Good work again, Allen!

The orange B-52 H is a combo of AMT/Mono parts I had in inventory, so I just hashed it together in a couple weeks. Painting a Mono B-52C in SIOP today... That will make 26 B-52s...

R.Allen aka Majer Kong

Man, those look fantastic! I love the huge variety too. I do have a Tu-142 to build; I really should get on that someday.

Great collection of builds there, I like the look of the B-36 as if it's taking off.....

Maybe I'll get a chance to catch up a bit in the new year guys!

Thanks Russ for helping post Kong's work!

Russ,

Tanks for the assist on the pics, I really need to learn how to do that but I need to get a new puter first. Im still on XP....  My latest work? A SIOP B-52C, If i could only find a few pics...

Looks like Ima gunna hafta drop a Mk 39 on this room, Lets see some  updates!! Me and Russ cant be the only old farts slingin bondo...

Gotta go, my new 55 gal drum of  Squadron white is here!!!

R.Allen  aka  Majer Kong

Hi, All,

Below are some pictures from buffjock/Majer Kong that show the projects he's completed or nearly completed this year. Great job, Allen!

Cool story, Dom! Man, I'd like to see that baby in the air! 

Grand daddy BUFF:

Story at:

gallery huge biplane airliner may fly again

Dom

Valkyrie:

How did that masking paint job work out?

I forgot to ask you about placing that Vac set went, I have a set for

AMT as well. Saw a cat hair, did everything get past halloween OK?

Dom

Kong:

Prawley need 4 of those sheets to contain all of the pain!!!

I may have a few bone yard candidates in the stash.

As for WWII bombers, PM me and maybe we can work out a mutually beneficial deal.

I hear you on the BMF costs, it is a labor of love and bucks to BMF anything as big as a B-3, but there's still spray-on adhesive and Aluminum foil, right?

I may have an idea for you regarding a super-heavy B-36.

Please give me a shout PM,

Dom