B-36 Ideas & Inspiration

[elmayerle]

Now, if you could only find a YB-60 conversion and combine them...

[kitnut617]

At Seattle IPMS show couple years back found 1/72 C-99 fuselage.  Mix it with B-36 main and tail wings. 
Was a SURPRISE find I did not know existed.  Is in stash.

I've got one of those too Bill, and then someone helped me out with a wrecked B-36 they had (which had most of the parts that are needed).

[finsrin]

B-36 news  ---  Vintage Revell kit reissue in 2020. 

https://www.culttvmanshop.com/B-36-Peacemaker-with-Swivel-Stand-1184--Revell-reissue-from-Atlantis--PREORDER-RESERVATION-_p_4916.html

Seeing kit referred to as both 1/181 and 1/184.  Not to be fretting/worrying over discrepancy.  Go ahead and enjoy kit.  Select your own scale reality and go with it.

[finsrin]

Histogram of 1954 onward B-36 boxes.   Scroll down.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/atlantis-h205-b-36-jet-prop-bomber--1240931

[finsrin]

Atlantis has released the vintage formerly Revell 1/184 B-36 kit.   Have one 1/72 kit-bash figured out.

Attached pictures are study of box sizes.   Easily put two kits in one Atlantis box.   Probably three.   Save stash storage space.

[GTX_Admin]

Random inspiration:

More on this:

[jcf]

The Republic or Bell competitor for the X-15 would look more appropriate under a B-36.



Republic



Bell

http://www.sierrafoot.org/x-15/50/X-15_50_550509.html

[The Rat]

This is along the lines of what I was going to suggest. Go the B-29 to Stratocruiser route; double-bubble fuselage, and keep the wing 'as is', including 6-turning 4-burning. It would look great in BOAC livery.

Jet version of C-99. This is not mine:


Liner version of B-60. This is mine:

[GTX_Admin]

YB-60 in construction:

[GTX_Admin]

[finsrin]

For those who never saw this and for those who like seeing it again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1-urTRxeEM

[elmayerle]

For those who never saw this and for those who like seeing it again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1-urTRxeEM

INteresting, it's clearly from Carswell Field, but from long ago, and they take off to the South.  The superhighway that is now I-30 appears to be there, but not Loop 820 on the north side of Lake Worth.  it's also fascinating to compare what was there then with what's there now.

[Frank3k]

"Strategic Command" is such a good movie! B-36 porn and B-47 drama!

[M.A.D]

Via Alexander Fedosenko on Facebook.



And a bonus XC-99.

Very impressive 😯

MAD

[M.A.D]

"Strategic Command" is such a good movie! B-36 porn and B-47 drama!

Yes, indeed Frank3k
I don't smoke, but at the end of the movie, I needed a smoke and a fifteen minute rest, before I could watch the next movie!😉😂😂

MAD

[finsrin]

Remember first time saw movie.  Watched it, stayed through other feature and watch it again.

[Frank3k]

Luckily, it was on TCM when I still had cable and I was able to record it from the cable box via the Firewire port. Not 4K quality like the clip, but still good plane porn. Lots of famous/familiar faces in it and Jimmy Stewart was in the AF reserve.

[finsrin]

Looking at B-36 and B-52 from estate models.   Like to modify B-36 wing as in picture.   Cut out part of B-52 wing as leading strake on B-36.   Need to use fairly thick donor wing which now have.   Most B-36 props broken so open up intakes and convert to six in wing jets.   Remove jet pods.   Repaint.   Needs close study.   ~350 mph cruise?   ~450 mph max?

see attached

[Frank3k]

With that wing, it could be a British heavy bomber! Big brother to the Valiant or even the Victor.

[GTX_Admin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCViKu9XlbQ

[GTX_Admin]

[Story]

Hail Hydra

[M.A.D]

Now here is a great idea for a what if scaled model of a B-36!
Found this impressive proposal for the instillation of not one  but two Bell MX-776 (GAM-63 Rascal) missiles on the B-36 at Secret Projects Forum😯👍

MAD

[M.A.D]

Well, apparently the what if of Bell MX-776 (GAM-63 Rascal) - B-36 Instillation was a real and tested thing.....but perhaps not the two Rascal's per B-36 configuration 🤔

MAD

[GTX_Admin]