Scalper Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hello. This is a build that I am doing for a friend. He purchased the kit and supplies and throwing in a bit of cash, This thing is a monster. not sure what I got myself into.. but I have started it. Pictures. are of the front landing gear bay almost completed. Thanks for looking. If you any of you guys Built this kit before please assist with any known issues. Every one is welcomed to comment good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I've never built it. Heck, I've never even owned it, but always wanted to get one. And you're right, it is big; I've seen a couple built at shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Oh, and as far as I can tell, gear wells (nose and main), are white, not green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 For what it may be worth, DACO makes what is probably the best BONE reference book ever done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Thanks for the info. Yeah the customer wanted them done in landing gear green. Customer always right. Aka my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Absolutely. I couldn't agree more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Looking forward to your progress. I've never owned the kit either, but I remember seeing an actual B-1B flying nap-of-the-earth during Roving Sands '93 near our PATRIOT site at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Very impressive. We still "shot him down", but it was still impressive none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 The BONE is the only aircraft that I've ever seen in my life that makes me sick at my stomach while it's in full afterburn; it's that loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gilkeson Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 could never understand the advantage of the b1 over the b58. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hello... Been busy with my new job. but I do have the rear pit section completed. hope you guys like. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Your cockpit looks great. Very nicely detailed. Is that a 20d Dungeons & Dragons die I see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Yup it's a d-20. Somtimes I need it when I can't make up my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Looks real good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks. Now to do the front portion of the pit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGlueblob Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Beware! Big fit problem with the cockpit glass.. Test fit the heck outta it before you button everything up. Good luck with the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 could never understand the advantage of the b1 over the b58. My understanding is that the B1 can carry at least 30,000 pounds more bomb-load (perhaps as much as 65,000 pounds more), flies almost as fast with the wings swept back, and lands slower with the wings extended...making for an easier aircraft to operate, with much more destructive power (using conventional weapons, anyway). The B-58 was really intended to be a delivery system for a single nuclear weapon, and ICBMs took over the role there. The 58, though highly sophisticated technologically (for the time) and one of the most strikingly beautiful aircraft ever built, was also reputed to be kinda a PITA. To keep the aircraft trimmed required constant shifting of the fuel between tanks...which I seem to recall was done manually by the flight engineer. At mach+, she would be burning a lot of fuel, and trim was critical. I think politics came into the decision to retire the 58s as well, and I was personally very disappointed to see them go. The B1 is an impressive machine up close, but I don't think there will ever be an airplane that looks more the part of America's top-of-the-line bomber than the B-58. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 The B1 is an impressive machine up close, but I don't think there will ever be an airplane that looks more the part of America's top-of-the-line bomber than the B-58. I couldn't agree more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarximis Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 iam a big fan of the b-52 and the b-2 but if we go way back the b-17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Did some more work a while ago some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scalper Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarximis Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Finally back at this one. Front fuselage glued. Radar done. Next is the nose cone ladder and landing gear. thanks for looking Edited October 21, 2016 by Scalper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Still need to figure out how the fix the part in front of the wind screen. That was the best I could get it so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Goin' with the B-1 here! Bustin' out with the big dawgs are ya? I got this kit when I was just a kid for Christmas and I couldn't believe how big this thing was. I can remember it being the biggest kit under the tree and my reaction when I tore the wrapping paper off of it. Aside from a little body work to take care of those seams, it looks like you're heading in a good direction with it there Andre. Edited October 22, 2016 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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