Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: The Rat on August 09, 2024, 07:04:48 AM

Title: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: The Rat on August 09, 2024, 07:04:48 AM

After seeing the RAF V-bombers in their overall anti-flash white schemes, the USAF decided to pursue the concept on the B-47. Airframe 12212, with the 306 Bombardment Wing was the first aircraft converted to a solid-nose configuration and painted all white, with the rest of the wing following later.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53911403525_e8c1edde4a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2q8Y32k)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53911403510_88a0472295_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2q8Y325)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53911310039_22b3a0a531_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2q8Xyev)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53911310034_de47aa03b1_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2q8Xyeq)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53910962396_a41f093f9c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2q8VLTE)

This is the Hobbycraft kit, not bad, certainly good enough for a quick build. Parts of the instructions could be better, and the outrigger gear is not well thought out. It should have been designed with a little more care, in order to prevent it from taking all the support and lifting the main gear off the surfce. Instead, they assume that it may do that, and tell you to trim them as needed. Not an easy task, because there are no indications of where it would be best to cut, and you need to shorten two pieces for each leg. Mine does, indeed, lift the mains off the ground, but I'll just live with it. Paints were Tamiya  X-2 white, black parts were whatever was in reach at the time I did each piece, wheel bay green was Vallejo. Decals needed a coat of Microscale Liquid Decal Film, which, of course, I only figured out after the first decal broke, but fortunately it was salvaged.

So there you have it. I just wanted to see one in an all-white scheme, no other reason for the build. Sometimes I'm easy to please.

Title: Re: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: raafif on August 09, 2024, 08:52:16 AM

 :smiley:  Maybe some teeth painted on the lower black "mouth" of the radome ? ;D

Title: Re: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: Frank3k on August 09, 2024, 10:12:57 AM

Looks great in anti-flash white!

Title: Re: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: finsrin on August 09, 2024, 01:20:58 PM

Does look great overall  8)
Would not thought of painting it that way.  Good you did it, expands my paint horizon.  Beats fussing with fussy silver paints  :smiley:
Yes to teeth on radome.

Title: Re: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: Old Wombat on August 09, 2024, 05:27:26 PM

 :smiley:

Title: Re: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: The Rat on August 10, 2024, 01:43:34 AM

Thanks everyone! Yeah, sharkmouth would look cool.

Title: Re: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 10, 2024, 03:03:25 AM

 :smiley:

Title: Re: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: taiidantomcat on August 18, 2024, 06:23:28 AM

its a very natural look. Looks "at home" in the white and hi-vis markings  :smiley:

Title: Re: B-47 Stratojet finished
Post by: Robomog on August 21, 2024, 06:18:41 PM

Agree with everyone above looks great in white  :smiley: :smiley:

Mog
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