So, I've made a bit of a start on 'The LARGEST plastic scale Model airplane kit ever produced' - their words not mine.
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I mentioned earlier that this was the model I remembered high up on a shelf in a model shop when I was a kid. In those days the chance of owning one was just a dream. Well I'm a bit older now and decided, sod it, I'll have one.
There's lots of video on Youtube featuring this plane. I get the impression the Americans were very proud of this plane, rightly so I reckon. The design process started just after WW2. The USA wanted an aircraft that could reach europe, should there main Ally (the British) be over run by the Russians, hence, the Convair B-36.
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Being such a large aircraft, the flight deck was split into two. Rear facing should be two flight engineers. Unfortunately, both wouldn't fit so one has been demoted to the lower flight deck in the radar position.
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And yes, the crew did often fly with baseball caps on - nice and relaxed !
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Now, an old Monogram kit this maybe (I can't find a date for it - but it's old) but the detail isn't bad. Yes it has raised surface detail, but that's ok. What I really liked was (you can't see it in this pic) the crew figures actually have boot laces. Now that is a nice bit of detail.
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And here is both flight decks in place. They lined up quite well. Closing the fuselage was a bit more trickey, simply because it's so long.
Work has started on the wings. Heavens they are big.................
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I mentioned earlier that this was the model I remembered high up on a shelf in a model shop when I was a kid. In those days the chance of owning one was just a dream. Well I'm a bit older now and decided, sod it, I'll have one.
There's lots of video on Youtube featuring this plane. I get the impression the Americans were very proud of this plane, rightly so I reckon. The design process started just after WW2. The USA wanted an aircraft that could reach europe, should there main Ally (the British) be over run by the Russians, hence, the Convair B-36.
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Being such a large aircraft, the flight deck was split into two. Rear facing should be two flight engineers. Unfortunately, both wouldn't fit so one has been demoted to the lower flight deck in the radar position.
[ATTACH]64773.vB[/ATTACH]
And yes, the crew did often fly with baseball caps on - nice and relaxed !
[ATTACH]64775.vB[/ATTACH]
Now, an old Monogram kit this maybe (I can't find a date for it - but it's old) but the detail isn't bad. Yes it has raised surface detail, but that's ok. What I really liked was (you can't see it in this pic) the crew figures actually have boot laces. Now that is a nice bit of detail.
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And here is both flight decks in place. They lined up quite well. Closing the fuselage was a bit more trickey, simply because it's so long.
Work has started on the wings. Heavens they are big.................
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