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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #50 on: August 17, 2015, 10:23:34 AM »
I believe Hobbycraft did a series of 1/144 B-36s.

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #51 on: August 17, 2015, 10:42:33 AM »
Hobby craft did indeed do a series of 1/144 B-36 kits, which all suffer from the same gigantor-sized mistake,
to whit: the wing is upside down.
When viewed from head-on the top surface of the B-36 wing is a straight line, parallel to the ground, and the bottom
surface angles up from the root to the tip, Hobbycraft got it backwards, on the kit the bottom surface describes
a straight line and the upper surface angles down from root to tip.

Aside from that minor detail :-X, the kits are nicely done. I have the FICON boxing which includes the trapeze, an XF-85
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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #52 on: August 17, 2015, 12:03:41 PM »
Have found B-36 kits in five scales.

1/72    Monogram-Revell
1/144  Hobby Craft
1/188-192  Revell    scale varies with source
1/333  Aurora    scale varies with source
1/700ish  Brothers Malka

All are out of production - bummer :(

Like to >someday< build all as 1/72 :-*

With recent wave of 1/48 kits.  Perhaps a B-36 kit.  Ideal for Greg's stash.

1/32 unlikely.
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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #53 on: August 18, 2015, 02:53:49 AM »
Kind of surprised that Combat Models don't do a 1/48 one given they already offer a 1/48 XB-35, XB-49 and other large kits...

There is this one available - though it isn't exactly a kit.
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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #54 on: August 18, 2015, 03:54:41 AM »
Ummm, a 'kit' is exactly what it is, just not a static plastic model assembly kit;D
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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #55 on: August 19, 2015, 02:25:11 AM »
Ummm, a 'kit' is exactly what it is, just not a static plastic model assembly kit;D

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #56 on: August 19, 2015, 03:32:47 AM »
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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #57 on: August 19, 2015, 11:24:11 AM »
Kind of surprised that Combat Models don't do a 1/48 one given they already offer a 1/48 XB-35, XB-49 and other large kits...


The last missive I received from Combat Models was that he has the masters for a 1/48 B-36 but doesn't think it will fit his vacuforming table!

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #58 on: December 11, 2015, 03:32:33 AM »
What about a combination of the YB-60



with the nuclear powered X-6 (fully developed version without the props):



to give something like this:

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #59 on: March 19, 2016, 04:56:03 AM »
I think Bill (finsrin) needs to build this one:



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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #60 on: March 19, 2016, 05:10:50 AM »
Random inspiration:

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #61 on: March 19, 2016, 08:01:53 AM »
OMG --- All this B-36 inspiration is splenderful. :-* :-* :-*

Even Constellation :-* fins on B-36 Guppy  :)

Could compel one to do a styrene allnighter !

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #62 on: March 19, 2016, 08:44:36 AM »
And another one for you Bill. XC-99 + B-36 Wings and cockpit. Time to break out the Redbull.



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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #63 on: March 19, 2016, 11:29:32 AM »
Perhaps, rather, a "Guppy-ized" C-99B production version or C-99C with B-60 wings and engines?

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #64 on: March 19, 2016, 11:55:37 AM »
Have this - unreliable recollection - that somewhere sometime ago saw a vacuform 1/72 C-99.
Anyone heard of that or is it my foggy memory ?
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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #65 on: March 19, 2016, 12:43:40 PM »
ISTR that Execuform made one.  I doubt it would still be available.  There likely were others, but I don't remember.
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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #66 on: March 19, 2016, 01:29:40 PM »
Have had this musing for 1/72 B-36 based airborne diorama build.  Aircraft are on posts above piece of plywood.  Can break it down and set up at model shows.
KB-36 built with donor parts from KC-97.  Refueling boom goes to B-10, while at same time probe-n-drogue refueling from each wing to a P-26.
Pick your paint scheme from 30s blue-yellow to modern low viz.

Cut out and fill in bombing radome.  Delete jet pods (use on other kitbash), hang KC-97 under wing tanks instead of jets with a drogue coming out of each tank.
A bit off kilter but fun.

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #67 on: March 19, 2016, 07:00:36 PM »
ISTR that Execuform made one.  I doubt it would still be available.  There likely were others, but I don't remember.

Your are right Evan:



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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #68 on: March 19, 2016, 08:33:50 PM »
ISTR that Execuform made one.  I doubt it would still be available.  There likely were others, but I don't remember.

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #69 on: March 19, 2016, 08:36:51 PM »
I've got this Contrail vacuform too  -- in 1/72


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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #70 on: March 20, 2016, 02:56:43 AM »
There is/was also this 1/72 GHM conversion for the XC-99:

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #71 on: March 20, 2016, 02:57:23 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #72 on: March 20, 2016, 02:59:02 AM »
Bill, you could also go the wood route:

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Re: B-36 Ideas & Inspiration
« Reply #74 on: March 20, 2016, 12:57:59 PM »
Super interesting B-36 & C-99 postings. :)
Much appreciated.

Wonder if:
> PVC pipe would work for guppy top on B-36
> B-52 fuselage with cut off bottom or some ways up would work as raised top on B-36.  Use B-52 cockpit?
> Plastic tubing at craft stores that could be used as B-36 top section - dunno.
Worthy of research and consideration.

That guy is master craftsman at wood working.  Impressive !