binbrook87 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Hi All Latest one off the workbench and something a little different for me...the 1/200 B-52D from Dragon. A really neat little kit and a very enjoyable build, but one word of caution....best to add the wings complete with outriggers LAST after you've also added the main wheels, as there's no way you'll get all wheels to touch the ground. I made the mistake of just guessing the dihedral of the wings and found that when i added the outriggers at the end they were floating in mid air! Several evenings of bending the wings later with warm water and a heated candle and finally they were back to where they should be (well almost!) This was no fault of the kit though...just poor forward planning by me. Decals were straight from the kit which although fairly elderly held up reasonably well apart from some decal film on the wing walkway lines that i just could not get rid of despite much soaking with microsol and gloss varnish. Paints were Tamiya and Mr Hobby. I took a flyer on the colours rather than matching the FS codes as every photo i could find of the 'D' seemed to show varying shades and colours. In the end I followed the example preserved at the Duxford Air Museum for comparison. Photos aren't the best as they're from the mobile phone. Thanks for looking, comments much appreciated........ 42 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Very nice lovely finish well done thanks for sharing Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Lovely build.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 That's impressive. Even in 1/200. The colours look great from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Way cool subject in it`s most menacing battle dress. Great results Binbrook!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Excellent build! Your work on flexing the wings, to get the outrigger wheels on the tarmac, paid off by the look of it. For a plane this size, there's something to be said for 1/200 scale! Beautifully done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Colours look just right, considering scale effect and weathering under the tropical sun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Very impressive camouflage work for a model in that scale. You can be proud of that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steh2o Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Very nice, excellent camo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Beautiful model . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Thanks for all your kind comments 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 She's a beaut there Gra! Very nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Mikey-1980 said: She's a beaut there Gra! Very nicely done Cheers Bud! Glad you like her 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Yep- colors look very good to me, also! very nice model! Looks like a 1/72 or bigger model until you put the paint jar next to it! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 That's superb, lovely work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Great looking `Buff`, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Mike Sierra Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 24/02/2021 at 17:51, binbrook87 said: I took a flyer on the colours rather than matching the FS codes as every photo i could find of the 'D' seemed to show varying shades and colours Great job! I think you are spot on with the "fades and shades". At least that kind colour comes to my mind having only seen photographs or video clips from the time when the "D"s were put into action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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