HpH B52 in 1/48

[Bomber_County]

This looks pretty impressive, to much resin for me.........sure a certain Texas gentleman maybe interested....with “sprue” shots......

https://www.hlj.com/1-48-scale-b-52h-stratofortress-hph48052l

[smitty44]

I have little interest in 1/48th scale kits, but I love the 52 and this kit looks to but something special. Now to rob that bank

[Bomber_County]

43 minutes ago, smitty44 said:

I have little interest in 1/48th scale kits, but I love the 52 and this kit looks to but something special. Now to rob that bank

Just a small investment........l.l.

[ScottsGT]

Over $2,200?? This is a level of insanity. 

[seiran01]

Wow, just wow. HLJ is smoking something fierce! The kit is by no means cheap but the price from HPH on their web store is 640.50 euros - a little over $710US at today’s exchange rate. 

[Sir Desmond Glazebrook]

When is this thing being released? My lease is nearly up and I need a new place.

Thanks.

[HubertB]

9 hours ago, Sir Desmond Glazebrook said:

When is this thing being released? My lease is nearly up and I need a new place.

Thanks.

Beware, Dale. You can probably fit your bed in the HPH 1/48 B-52, but not the drums and the stash. I’d keep my flat if I were you 

Hubert

[Sir Desmond Glazebrook]

On 1/27/2020 at 6:46 AM, HubertB said:

Beware, Dale. You can probably fit your bed in the HPH 1/48 B-52, but not the drums and the stash. I’d keep my flat if I were you 

Hubert

I don't own a bed. My relatives sold it when they thought I was as good as dead. They replaced it in a rush when I remained alive with a HUGE couch I cannot remove. They must have brought it in through a window. I have not slept in a bed since leaving hospital. 

[Martinnfb]

https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=131942&hilit=B+52

[Bomber_County]

Has Ernie’s name all over it.....

[GusMac]

Bet they don't need to try too hard to get the sag on the wings!

[Clunkmeister]

On 2/11/2020 at 9:48 AM, Bomber_County said:

Has Ernie’s name all over it.....

Good LORD man. Now you’ve been smoking something green and fierce.  I honestly want a B-47.   I like the 52, but don’t “love” it. 

I’d say you could do this kit proud. I’d say that if you look at it asin investment in your entertainment hours, you’d find that one of these is the best value you could ever have on an hour by hour basis.

But the key is to build it. Stash queens do one no good.  My stash has shrunk by about 2/3.  I just replaced plastic found at yard sales with cool resin. On about a 5:1 ratio.

[Bomber_County]

Totally agree Ernie, that’s how I view the hobby and no truer statement about stash queens........

[Martinnfb]

7 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

Good LORD man. Now you’ve been smoking something green and fierce.  I honestly want a B-47.   I like the 52, but don’t “love” it. 

I’d say you could do this kit proud. I’d say that if you look at it asin investment in your entertainment hours, you’d find that one of these is the best value you could ever have on an hour by hour basis.

But the key is to build it. Stash queens do one no good.  My stash has shrunk by about 2/3.  I just replaced plastic found at yard sales with cool resin. On about a 5:1 ratio.

Amen to this.

[smitty44]

Well if they ain't gonna do the 32nd scale kit I may just have to find a way. Always love seeing them at airshows. First I always look at the tail codes to see just how old that beauty is. Last crew I talked to was out of Barksdale and the pilot looked like a student at the High School I work at. Every one is different and unique, and there is a bunch of great nose art. 1960 right below...are you friggin' kidding me!!

 

 

[Clunkmeister]

Smitty, remember, if you actually do one of these, you’ll need to reproduce every last, single one of those vortex generators on the horizontal stabilizer.  

Sounds like fun, huh?  

[GazzaS]

And when your half done with those vortex generators:

 

 

[smitty44]

Looks to me like they are on there already, gotta look for build thread

 

[smitty44]

They are provided as P.E. Putting them on will be doable, knocking them off...well I will just have to put on some happy music

 

[Clunkmeister]

Individual PE parts 

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

have fun, man. Better you than me. This kit is pretty much an almost sorta kinda half definite NO for me. 

[Clunkmeister]

On 2/16/2020 at 3:35 AM, GazzaS said:

And when your half done with those vortex generators:

 

 

Hehehehe hahahaha. I absolutely have a feeling of evil glee going on right now. 

[smitty44]

I would literally just put about five on a week whilst I do the rest of the kit. Put horizontal stabs on last.

[Pete Fleischmann]

I got one.

Might be my next build.

 

P

[BlrwestSiR]

29 minutes ago, Pete Fleischmann said:

I got one.

Might be my next build.

 

P

Wow. 

[Pete Fleischmann]

6 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Wow. 

I’ve bought dumber stuff- that’s for sure.

should be ridiculously fun to build.

P