Monogram 1/48 B58 Hustler

[yak face]

Heres my entry for the Four engined GB , the Convair B58 Hustler in 1/48 scale . Its the Monogram kit from the 80's and should be an interesting build. I really love the look of this aircraft and its a fascinating story , shame the advent of ICBM's cut short the need for this type . Its quite a large beast sizing up at 24" long and 14" across those huge delta wings, the nuclear bomb weapons pod on its own is massive , the instructions at the side of it on the last pic are A4 !! The Natural metal will be a challenge as there were lots of differently shaded panels on these ! heres the box top and sprue shots , cheers tony

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[Ian M]

That is something very different and big! No, huge!


I am sure that you will do it justice.

[papa 695]

Nice one Tony looking forward to this going together

[flyjoe180]

Goodness me Tony, you're going to need a hangar mate.

[Dave W]

Looking forward to seeing this one built Tony.Another classic Monogram kit.I was offered the massive 1/48 B1 recently for £30.Unfortunately it was half built so I didn't buy it.

[Guest]

Yep, loving this one Tony! Is it OOB or will you do your usual & make extras for it?

[yak face]

Thanks for looking in guys , Patrick its going to be oob pretty much , as there's not much cockpit visible and the rest of the detail looks very nice as is, then again I always say that !

[Guest]

Hang on, there's no red stars.......? . Should be a good one, Tony.

[Guest]

Tony watching this one for sure! Some fellas here stateside did a scale rc version with 4 turbines,sadly they crashed it,video can be seen on you tube. Looking forward to seeing you work your magic on this!

[Guest]

Now this is one kit I have always wanted so I shall be watching this one come together

[yak face]

Ive made a start on the Hustler today , and come to the conclusion its going to need a BIG space on the shelf when its done!! The order of assembly is a little unusual mainly centred around the undercarriage and bays, these having to go in before the wings or fuselage halves are joined . I'm going to see if I cant leave the actual legs off till later in the build to safeguard them from being snapped off , they are very long and delicate looking. The first things ive been doing are to fit the rear cockpit windows ,and glue the fuselage top to the wing top , note the use of woodworking clamps , my little modelling ones were a bit too small !!! The pic on the bench gives an indication of the size of this beast ,( the cutting mat is A3 and about 17" long) , when the tail and pitot probe are on the model will be around 25" long . The pic of what looks like a submarine is the combined bomb and fuel pod carried underneath the aircraft , itself nearly fifty feet long (12" on the kit) . So far the detail and fit are good , next stages are the cockpit and seat . heres the pics , cheers tony

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[Dave W]

It will be an impressive looking beast when it's finished.I too find the older kits need 'G' or woodworking clamps to hold bits together.

[papa 695]

An impressive size Tony and a great start

[Gern]

Looks like another visit to the cosmetics counter Tony. Your nail varnish is wearing thin!


PS Good job on the Hustler so far.

[flyjoe180]

Great start Tony. That is going to be huge. That pod alone is larger than my last two kits combined.