Administrators Clunkmeister Posted December 16, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted December 16, 2019 Thanks Carl. It looks like I’ll need to do a lot of scrathbuilding on the bottom of the upper deck. It’s extremely visible and is totally barren in the kit. The kit is missing a lot of small details around Borge the reader bomb Aimee and the visual bombardier. Roof texturing and padding, wiring, piping, switch boxes, and work lights. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMackayDall Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Any idea what the big tractor vehicle is towing this B-36? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, IainMackayDall said: Any idea what the big tractor vehicle is towing this B-36? https://bringatrailer.com/2016/11/15/b-36-peacemaker-tow-rig-1950s-coleman-cf-55-af-tug/ 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FME erk Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I got the impression that the 'cab' was two saloon bodies back to back. I would say that you could build that Ernie . . . . . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 12 hours ago, FME erk said: I got the impression that the 'cab' was two saloon bodies back to back. I would say that you could build that Ernie . . . . . Yeah, does look like a Morris Minor grafted onto a Scammell or some such! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted December 19, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted December 19, 2019 4 hours ago, GusMac said: Yeah, does look like a Morris Minor grafted onto a Scammell or some such! It looks like a couple of American Chevrolet truck cabs back to back 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted December 19, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted December 19, 2019 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Desmond Glazebrook Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: I don't think that B-36 is the B-36 you think it is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 any update on this build? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 13, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, shark64 said: any update on this build? Working on the instrument boards 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Nice pit work Ernie. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 22, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted January 22, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 7:42 PM, rkranias said: Nice pit work Ernie. Thanks, Rick. Looking better as of now, but I’m in the middle of the very tedious engineer panel. Each individual gauge must be correctly placed... uuuuuugh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Desmond Glazebrook Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Ernie, that gauge on the left should be on the right!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 13, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2020 Hey folks, still working on the cockpit area and I was stopped because I was doing dome serious research on this. The cockpit and crew areas in Pima bird that was restored by Convair is painted in a very pleasing grey-blue color that’s different from all I’ve seen around. Now, I was under the impression that interior green was used, but like any good ol’ senile guy, I questioned myself. Here’s the Pima bird’s pit: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 13, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2020 However the Wright Patterson Museum Bird, an (I believe) unrestored bird, shoes something entirely different: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 13, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2020 So I think I’m safe. I had used interior green, and although I will modulate it slightly, I think I’m on the right track here. The big interior areas are the bomb bay and it seems a bit brighter of a green than the crew areas Thoughts? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Go with some style of green, the Pima pics look to me like a dark green possibly with a hint of blue and any eye trickery beyond that being the light and camera settings. what on earth is the steering wheel thing on the pilots left console? Is that for grounds steering like a streetcar? LOL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 13, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2020 The steering wheel is exactly that: nosewheel steering. Most modern transports have a version of that 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMackayDall Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: Hey folks, still working on the cockpit area and I was stopped because I was doing dome serious research on this. The cockpit and crew areas in Pima bird that was restored by Convair is painted in a very pleasing grey-blue color that’s different from all I’ve seen around. Now, I was under the impression that interior green was used, but like any good ol’ senile guy, I questioned myself. Here’s the Pima bird’s pit: Was there any e-Bay purchase of some Ex-Soviet/Russian cockpit colour for the restoration? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 13, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2020 Exactly what I thought, Iain. it looks like a Sukhoi color. But the original looks like good ol' US interior green in the bomb bay and a slightly darker? variation in the cockpit. maybe camera light tricks. In one pic it almost looks like an RAF interior green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Wouldn't it be cool to see one of these flying? What an awesome bird...... For me it would be cool just to SEE one for real...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted March 13, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2020 Jeff, it makes the B-52 look like a toy. It's absolutely massive in every way. The two I've seen are the one at Wright Pat, and the one in Omaha. If you can make a Nats in Omaha, we usually all get out to the SAC Museum, and it'll blow your mind, man. A B-52 is a bit smaller than a B-36 but is much less massive and it looks like a kids toy beside the 36. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 some cool pics. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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