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    '60 Valiant

    in Model Cars

    Posted · Edited by Kit Basher

    This one is for a buddy for Christmas. His story is that he took a date to the drag races in this car. As he was getting ready to leave after the races, the shifter broke off. Fortunately, he had some buddies who were racing, and one loaned him some vise grips so he could get home. He says he never dated that girl again. He also said the chrome lug nuts made him really cool in Iowa in the early '60s.

    Many thanks to "MisterNNL" who provided the vise grips. Thanks, Tom! Is this a great forum or what?

    P.S. Sorry about the six lug wheels, they were the only ones I had that fit the tires. They came from the Revell '64 Fairlane kit. What's up with that?

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    Well it’s finally announced.😦

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    6 hours ago, stitchdup said:

    There's an even bigger problem with the ev switchover that seems to have been forgotten. Farmers use their tractors every possible hour, and the same tractor powers the machines they are pulling around.

    Farmers! PFFFFT! They're just a drag on the economy. All they do is pollute the air with all that diesel they burn! Everybody knows that food comes from the grocery store.

    (Sarcasm)

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    Airbrush fur?

    in Model Building Questions and Answers

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    23 minutes ago, JollySipper said:

    Do you shoot a lot of metallics? Is it possible that the particles from the paint are adhered somehow to the barrel inside?

    This is sort of my general purpose brush, so it shoots most everything. Flats, solids, metallics, whatever. Mostly enamels and some lacquers tho. I have another brush I use for water based stuff. I'm getting a lot of old paint out of it. Hopefully, when I'm done scrubbing, I'll give it a shot of compressed air and that will get rid of the fur too.

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    Airbrush fur?

    in Model Building Questions and Answers

    Posted · Edited by Kit Basher

    51 minutes ago, Bainford said:

    I've had my Badger 200 apart many times, and found to be completely free of fur every time. My guess is whatever you found shouldn't be there.

    Where did you see this stuff? Is it in the paint passages from the bottle to the tip, or in the air passages, or...?

    It's in the air passage, in the main body of the brush. I can see it where I took out the trigger and the air valve.

     

    32 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

    Have you been using cheap pipe cleaners in it….they lose “fur” quite easily.

    I don't think it's from pipe cleaners. It looks like cat fur. The cat is not allowed in the hobby room, but his fur seems to be everywhere, so I suppose it's possible.

    Thanks for your responses, guys.

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

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    16 hours ago, TNT said:

    Awesome. That is one of the great planes. What did you use to mask the camo? And which paint manufacture did you use?

    I am working on a A10,my first plane in a long,long time.  Thanks for any info.

    Thanks, Anthony! Actually, the only masking I did for the camo was to separate it from the black. I used Tamiya "tape for curves" for that. For the camo itself, I used my airbrush, set to a fine line, to separate the colors. It was just done freehand, taking care to point the airbrush into the color I was applying. Then I could open up the airbrush and fill in the large areas. The camo paint is all Model Master.

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

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    12 hours ago, dragin70s said:

    Like a lot of others obviously, I saw a lot of these. I was born on Blytheville AFB, a SAC base, and also had my first job there working as a laborer on the cruise missile facilities project. I grew up to the sound of B-52s and KC-135s warming up on the alert pad. I just recently visited the old base (it is in sad shape) and toured the new Cold War Museum. It is a nice project and still growing, but definitely worth stopping by if you are ever rolling up or down I-55 in Arkansas. It has inspired me to build a B-52, so yours is especially interesting and looks great. Thanks for sharing.

    Thanks, Rob!

     

    11 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

    Well Hugh, cool to see a great build of my favorite big bird.  Great work on the SEA camo too!!

    Thanks, MIke!

     

    9 hours ago, Goose1957 said:

    Great looking BUFF. I too built alot of airplane kits when I was a kid.  I hung them all up from my bedroom ceiling with fishing line. I must have had at least 20, all 1/48 scale. My biggest was a Testors AC-130 gunship. Thing was huge! One day, I came home to find a pile of parts on the floor that used to be the AC-130. Apparently the fishing line gave way. Well, my mom got mad that I left the pile on the floor for a couple of days and threw it out. I'm still sore about that one even after 35 years, lol. I still have most of them in boxes on the attic. Hmmm, now I'm gonna hafta go digging around upstairs, for old times sake. 

    Can't wait to see your other planes built.

    Jeff

    Thanks, Jeff!

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

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    3 hours ago, Pete J. said:

    1,000 hours in the KC-135.   Took this photo back in 1979 of early morning heavy weight take off out of Fairchild.  In the lower right you can just make out the Tanker ready to go. 

    Cool photo, Pete. Thanks for what you did!

    1 hour ago, TarheelRick said:

    You might could consider an aircraft hangar, those are some big birds.

    Sounds like a plan. BTW, it's nice to hear someone speak proper Southern. Folks from other places might wonder why you said "might could".  I would have said it exactly the same way. 😊

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

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    3 minutes ago, peteski said:

    Your model looks really good!  I built that kit years ago, in my mid-teens.  Model is long gone.  I seem to recall that I painted my gray (I'm not a military buff :) - I  don't remember any more details).  All I remember that it was a *LARGE* model. I also think the BUFFs are good looking aircraft.

    Thanks, Peter! I also built one of these as a teenager. It is also long gone. I brush painted the camo in the same scheme as this one. It had the cool "jet engine sound" which I played with maybe twice. I didn't include that on this one, so if anybody wants the parts for the noisemaker, just let me know.

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

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    6 hours ago, Pete J. said:

    Nice replica of a Linebacker big belly buff.  Saw more of these than I wanted to!  This model had water burning engines that made a heck of a noise and a ton of smoke on takeoff.  Scariest thing you could do short of combat was a minimal interval take off(MITO).  4 to 6 of these along with the same number of KC-135s rolling down the runway at 15 to 30 second intervals.  On calm days you couldn't see 50 yards down the runway! 

     

    Thanks, Pete! Cool video. Did you fly BUFFs or KC-135s? The closest I have ever come is riding as a passenger on a 707.

     

    2 hours ago, Jim B said:

    I hear you there!  I have a 1/144 Lockheed L-1011 & a 1/144 Boeing 737.  No idea where I'm going to put the 737.  1/144 fighters don't take up all that much room, though.

    Yeah, even the 1/48 fighters aren't too bad.

    2 hours ago, GLMFAA1 said:

    Thank goodness I have a basement full of floor joists and hooks to hang my aircrafts. A row of 1/24-25, row of 1/48ths, row of 1/72nds, and a row of Choppers.

    greg

    You're a lucky guy!  So, all I have to do is jack hammer up my concrete floor, and dig a basement. No problem!😁

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

    Posted · Edited by Kit Basher

    59 minutes ago, Jim B said:

    Really nice job on the B-52.  It really is an iconic bomber.  I like building planes, too, but big bombers & airliners take up so much room!

    Thanks, Jim! I managed to find space for my finished 1/72  Space Shuttle,  B-1,  XB-70, and this BUFF. But I was just looking at my stash, and in addition to the ones I mentioned in my first post, I have a 1/72 B-47, a 1/100 Concorde, and a 1/48 B-58. Also a couple of 1/72 C-130s. I'm going to have to put an addition on my house!

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    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

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    9 minutes ago, TarheelRick said:

    Excellent build of the D model Buff. Brings back many memories from my time at Carswell AFB, TX (now closed). The ones I worked were all mostly painted solid black.  They may be called "BUFF", but to me they are beautiful birds.  Most enjoyable watching those wing tips lift during takeoff, they lift an average 18 feet from taxi to full flight.

    While in Texas I lived five miles away from the base, however my house was under the flight path of these monsters.  When they took-off, I could not hear my TV.  What was really awesome was when we were in practice alert and launched flights of four at a time.  I am now receiving 20% disability for hearing loss.

    Thanks, Ricky!  I also think they are beautiful. Hearing loss is too high a price to pay, but it must have been spectacular.

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

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    8 hours ago, Nacho Z said:

    I love it!!  I was born and raised in North Dakota not far from Minot / Minot AFB.  I would see these all of the time.  What an awesome plane and what a great looking model!!  Bravo!

    Thanks, John! I imagine hearing one of these take off would be an experience!

     

    7 hours ago, SfanGoch said:

    Really great looking BUFF, Hugh. The SEA camo is excellent. This is still one of, if not the, best BUFF models available, even after 54 years.

    Is your B-36 the 1/48 one from HpH Models? I have their 1/48 B-52H and the Sanger vacuform B-52 which will be built as a "C" model. Tigger Models from the U.K. also has a vac 1/48 BUFF available.

    Thanks, Joe! The B-36 I have is the old Monogram one. I thought this 1/72 B-52 was big, I can't imagine one in 1/48!

    Thanks, Mark!

    Thanks, Larry!

     

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

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    6 minutes ago, cobraman said:

    I really like that . I used to build planes because there are so many great planes and so many great kits but room became a huge issue.

    Thanks, Ray. I like to build a plane and a car at the same time. That way I have something to work on while paint or glue is drying, and I don't get confused about which parts go to which model. Finding a place for the fighters is usually not so bad, they're the size of maybe two cars. But these bombers are another story.

    B-52 BUFF

    in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures

    Posted · Edited by Kit Basher

    This is the first model I've finished in almost two years, and I started this one almost a year and a half ago. Hopefully I'll be back on the horse soon, there's a bunch of cars I want to build.

    This is the old Monogram 1/72 scale kit. As you can see, it is too big for my "tarmac". To give you an idea of the size, the Valiant is 1/25 scale. I've got two more of these, one with the X-15, and I would like to do a SAC version. I also have a 1/48 B-36, and a 1/48 B-29. I don't have any idea where I'll put them all.☺️

     

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