Academy 1/144 B-47E

[Booty003]

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was an American long range, six-engine, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft. The B-47's primary mission was to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union. With its engines carried in nacelles under the swept wing, the B-47 was a major innovation in post-World War II combat jet design, and contributed to the development of modern jet airliners.

 

The B-47 entered service with the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 1951. It never saw combat as a bomber, but was a mainstay of SAC's bomber strength during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and remained in use as a bomber until 1965. It was also adapted to a number of other missions, including photographic reconnaissance, electronic intelligence and weather reconnaissance, remaining in service as a reconnaissance aircraft until 1969 and as a test bed until 1977.

This is the Academy 1/144 B-47E, built out of the box and using the kit decals.  Airbrushed using Vallejo paints and sealed with Alclad gloss.  Finished in the markings of the 320BW, 441BS.  A great model and still a good size at this scale.  I decided from the start that I wanted this displayed in flight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is it with the Corgi diecast 1/144 B-52:

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Phil

Edited July 3, 2017 by Booty003
PB broke my piccies...!!

[stevej60]

Look's excellent Phil as does the B52,nice to see in flight poses to really suits the scale.

[celt]

Well tidy mun.

[Booty003]

Just updated the photo links as PB has gone full retard.....

 

Booty

[F-32]

Nicely done, I've built a couple of these and thing they're great kits