LorenSharp Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I've finally finished re-purposed Monogram B-26 Marauder That I originally built decades ago. After striping down the old paint and disassembling as carefully as possible. I reassembled the B-26 as an XB-26H which was a "Proof of Concept" for Bicycle landing gear. This configuration was adapted for the B-48, B-51, and operationally for the B-47. Some of the parts didn't survive disassembly so I had to manufacture my own props, engines, outrigger wheels and redesigned rear gunners position. Also printed my own nose art decals You can see my work in progress here. This was a fun build of an unusual subject. I hope you will enjoy this finished work. Thank for stopping by and if you have ant comments critiques or suggestions, they are always welcome. 24 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Excellent work and a unique subject. ... Did she actually fly or was it strictly taxi tests ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 She actually flew Dennis, In-between trying to see how far they could "drift" on the tarmac. As far as I could determine, only the out rigger wheels retracted. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Interesting subject, indeed! You captured the reinforcing strips needed to strengthen the fuselage perfectly. Wonderful work! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I love this. Really interesting subject, totally unique. I sometimes try to think outside the box and do something a bit different with a model so this is right up my street. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Looks very interesting and unique, @LorenSharp! 👍 Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Nice one. I imagine that the landings of the original could be rather "interesting" to say the least. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 nice build of an unusual subject. what was the intention of using this undercarriage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Great work on the old kit, you have ended up with a fantastic model of an unusual and important machine. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, WildeSau75 said: nice build of an unusual subject. what was the intention of using this undercarriage? Hi WildeSau75! The original idea for using this Wheel orientation was to do a "proof of Concept" for an aircraft using a bicycle type under carriage. Several aircraft were on the drawing boards, namely the B-48,B-51, and B-47 , that would potentially be designed to use this style. Two of the aircraft, B-48 and B-51 were being developed by Martin hence the reason using the B-26(cheap and available) Though neither the B-48 and B-51 never got past the test phase, the B-47 from Boeing did enter service using this basic design. Also in a modified form of sorts Boeing later used the inline idea with the B-52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Great work on the old kit, you have ended up with a fantastic model of an unusual and important machine. Chris Thanks Chris. it was an interesting reuse of old materials 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, LorenSharp said: Thanks Chris. it was an interesting reuse of old materials And great recycling too ♻️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 hours ago, LorenSharp said: Hi WildeSau75! The original idea for using this Wheel orientation was to do a "proof of Concept" for an aircraft using a bicycle type under carriage. Several aircraft were on the drawing boards, namely the B-48,B-51, and B-47 , that would potentially be designed to use this style. Two of the aircraft, B-48 and B-51 were being developed by Martin hence the reason using the B-26(cheap and available) Though neither the B-48 and B-51 never got past the test phase, the B-47 from Boeing did enter service using this basic design. Also in a modified form of sorts Boeing later used the inline idea with the B-52. . Hi LorenSharp, thanks a lot for your reply. Do you know,what they were looking for exactly to achieve? What were the advantages they expected by this concept? Cheers, Michsel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 Because of thin wings on all the jets, there was really no place to put the landing gear except possibly the center fuselage. hence the experimentation. The age of try anything and see if it works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Excellent job - never seen that before. Nice work indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Lovely build of a fascinating subject - congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Interesting variant and great conversion! NIcely done! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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