jannie Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Good day all A bit of a story: About 15 years ago I built the then-new 1/72 scale kit of the B-58 Hustler from Italeri. It looked really good, was finished with ALCLAD II + ALCLAD's own primer. About 6 months later I noticed that the surface of the model is covered in fine hairline cracks... After consulting around, it seemed that the ALCLAD primer was at fault (poor quality control, same as what clobbered the original ALCLAD company - hence, ALCLAD II). I tried several times to fix it, eventually gave up and tossed it in the garbage can. In the meantime I bought another B-58 kit that I found on eBay + a set of Caracal decals in 1/72 for that kit... The decals turned up much sooner than the kit, and the Caracal decals looked REALLY good so I started thinking - "Hmmm perhaps I should just try to fix that old B-58 once more"... So off I went to check if the trash had been removed yet, actually found the model plus the bits & pieces that got broken off in the trash can (broken eggshells and empty jam bottles etc on top of it had some effect). This time I removed all the old paint including the ALCLAD primer as best as I could. Now being thoroughly disgusted with ALCLAD II products I looked around for an alternative and found two full bottles of Polly Scale "Old Silver" in my stash... All I can say is that 1) Polly Scale being out of business now is a Crime Against Humanity (I should have bought tons of Old Silver) and 2) Caracal Decals is the BEST quality decals I have come across EVER. PS. excuse the poor quality pics (cellphone) and zero attempt at a sexy background... Edited January 31, 2018 by jannie typo 45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Thank you for saving it 👍 The Hustler is one of my Favorites, and you put it in one of the better marking options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannie Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Thank you for saving it 👍 The Hustler is one of my Favorites, and you put it in one of the better marking options. Thank you Corsair. Obviously its a favourite subject of mine as well (I am really more into RAF / FAA / SAAF subjects usually). I'll keep that in mind - I have the old Monogram 1/48th kit PLUS a set of Fox One decals for which I paid a sum of money which shall remain a secret forever (from my Better Half). I should have waited, Caracal released the same set in 1/48th recently. Anyway I plan to do it in one of the Convair Development aircraft schemes as well. Edited January 31, 2018 by jannie Google's Chrome seem to drop my edits!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Very lovely. I am in a similar position in that l have had a B-58 on my shelf of doom and am just getting round to finish it. Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Nice model, and nice rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 You spin us right round baby right round, like Hustler baby, round round round round. She's an absolute beaut mate, looks superb and glad you could resurrect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Recycling is a wonderful thing, when done without Alclad II and with great decals! Beautiful model. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 No matter what the background the B-58 will always look sexy all on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannie Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 Hi guys Thanks a TON for all the positive comments - I somehow think it's the first time I have ever posted anything on Britmodeller ever (other than my usual inane chatter). Very much appreciated, gives me some hope & courage to post more stuff. Regards to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Superb, great looking Hustler, immaculate finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Nice save. Great looking build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 10 hours ago, jannie said: zero attempt at a sexy background I think the Thorens TD160 is pretty sexy! A great model from the past - and the aeroplane is pretty good too 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 You pull off a fantastic recovery of one of the most gorgeous looking aircraft to ever fly and only give us 2 photos - the BM Community DEMAND to see more!!! That is a stunning looking build - the touches of red look great. I have one in the stash that I am hoping to get around to one day and will certainly look into those decals. Also good to see a turntable - does it get much use? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannie Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Booty003 said: Phil said: Also good to see a turntable - does it get much use? You bet. I am ALSO obsessed with audio equipment - on top of all my other "problems" I have in life I probably can be classified as an audiophile as well, some of my other "builds" are Tube (thermionic valve) audio amplifiers... It's close to 3 AM here where I'm at else I'd have posted a pic or 2 of the "rest of the room" (it's actually supposed to be my office, I work from home in the Software Industry as an Analyst / Engineer / Code Monkey). Some days I bitch about my job but in reality I have it good, my boss does not care whatsoever how or when I do my assigned projects, as long as I pump out code... Which gives me an opportunity for "relaxing stuff" going on here on the side in parallel with the more serious "bread-and-butter" stuff. -- Jannie Edited February 1, 2018 by jannie Typo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 What a stunner the B-58 is. I would love to have seen one in it's element. Superb rescue there. I have the Fox One sheet as well. Mine is in SEA camo, so I have a few options left if I build another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: What a stunner the B-58 is. I would love to have seen one in it's element. Superb rescue there. I have the Fox One sheet as well. Mine is in SEA camo, so I have a few options left if I build another. Any chance of a photo or link to your SEA camo build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 hours ago, jannie said: You bet. I am ALSO obsessed with audio equipment - on top of all my other "problems" I have in life I probably can be classified as an audiophile as well, some of my other "builds" are Tube (thermionic valve) audio amplifiers... It's close to 3 AM here where I'm at else I'd have posted a pic or 2 of the "rest of the room" (it's actually supposed to be my office, I work from home in the Software Industry as an Analyst / Engineer / Code Monkey). Some days I bitch about my job but in reality I have it good, my boss does not care whatsoever how or when I do my assigned projects, as long as I pump out code... Which gives me an opportunity for "relaxing stuff" going on here on the side in parallel with the more serious "bread-and-butter" stuff. -- Jannie Oh man, Tube Amps look soooo cool..!!! What tunes do you put through them? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 21 minutes ago, Booty003 said: Any chance of a photo or link to your SEA camo build? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaracalModels Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Absolutely beautiful! Thanks a lot for sharing your work, and your kind words. Kursad (another code monkey) Caracal Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Very nice. Does not look like it ever saw a dumpster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Superb save Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannie Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 21 minutes ago, jeaton01 said: Very nice. Does not look like it ever saw a dumpster! Thank you Jeaton! FWIW I HAD to sand it down - it was kind of smelly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannie Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) On 2/1/2018 at 8:15 AM, Booty003 said: Oh man, Tube Amps look soooo cool..!!! What tunes do you put through them? Phil Hi Phil - for your enjoyment, I developed a love for Classical Music lately but from time to time still run my old Dinosaur Rock that I grew up with (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Yes etc): EDIT: I tend to run the Yamaha (A-S1000) on the left most of the time, simply because of the cost - a set of KT88 or KT66 Gold Lion power tubes have a life of about 1,500 hours and cost about $200 for a set of 4! Edited February 2, 2018 by jannie Additional info 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannie Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 6 hours ago, CaracalModels said: Absolutely beautiful! Thanks a lot for sharing your work, and your kind words. Kursad (another code monkey) Caracal Models You're most welcome Kursad, and I my observation about your product were totally earnest - your decals and the included research material (can't just call it "instructions") are second to none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmatt Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Your rescue action turned out very well and was definitely worth the effort. A striking scheme too! You should give your Hustler a second photo session imho, with a descend light and background. Cheers b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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