Samuraiwarrior Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) Hi everyone, Thought I'd share with you some pictures of my 1/144th Hobbycraft GRB-36 Peacemaker with its RF-84 Ficon. Both are built OOB, and finish with Alclad II metals in varying shades and colour's to give the NMF. The kit also includes a little XF-85 Goblin and trailer as a bonus. To this I made a thinner vac canopy and posed it open. ( 'Gene' is added to show how big the aircraft were ) I really enjoyed the build and watched Strategic Air Command several times as 'research' to try and replicate the finish of the B-36. Also recommended is 'Magnesium Overcast' The story of the Convair B-36 by Dennis. R. Jenkins. Hope you like, comments, suggestions welcome. Thanks, Kevin I Edited October 5, 2022 by Samuraiwarrior Typo error 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Absolutely stunning! What a beast the B-36 was. I must rewatch Strategic Air Command soon 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutchi Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Big beastie isn't it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Excellent - very well done. A kit that I was looking for - but never found, and have never seen built up. Way after the kit was current, I did find a B-36D kit, completing it earlier this year. Six turning, 4 burning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Very cool! Great to see them all together! I have the three craft, in 1/72- HAVE to get around and build them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Congratulations! This is an excellent result. I have recently purchased the Roden B-36D, and hope that I can make it will look as good as yours when I get to it. Incidentally, I also bought a 1/144 B-58 with the intention of building them side by side. I can already see that the size discrepancy will be the main topic of conversation when I get to it... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Ooh, outstanding work! I have this in the stash and I'll be thrilled if my eventual build is half as good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 That's lovely. I'd love to do a 1/72 one, but this is far more practical! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Absolutely stunning work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 10 hours ago, Dave Klaatu said: I have the three craft, in 1/72- HAVE to get around and build them! I built mine in 1981 - using the newly-released Monogram B-36 and Italeri RF-84 - I made a workable trapeze using a telescopic mast from a transistor radio aerial... Full build article - complete with drawings - is here:- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/modl_ficon.htm Great build in 1/144 scale Samuiraiwarrior Ken 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Fantastic build, looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Excellent work and an unusual subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Love that, very very cool indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 11 hours ago, Flankerman said: I built mine in 1981 - using the newly-released Monogram B-36 and Italeri RF-84 - I made a workable trapeze using a telescopic mast from a transistor radio aerial... Full build article - complete with drawings - is here:- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/modl_ficon.htm Great build in 1/144 scale Samuiraiwarrior Ken Very cool- thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 On 05/10/2022 at 20:11, Samuraiwarrior said: Hi everyone, Thought I'd share with you some pictures of my 1/144th Hobbycraft GRB-36 Peacemaker with its RF-84 Ficon. Both are built OOB, and finish with Alclad II metals in varying shades and colour's to give the NMF. The kit also includes a little XF-85 Goblin and trailer as a bonus. To this I made a thinner vac canopy and posed it open. ( 'Gene' is added to show how big the aircraft were ) I really enjoyed the build and watched Strategic Air Command several times as 'research' to try and replicate the finish of the B-36. Also recommended is 'Magnesium Overcast' The story of the Convair B-36 by Dennis. R. Jenkins. Hope you like, comments, suggestions welcome. Thanks, Kevin I Well done. Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirrus75 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Outstanding work! Nice touch to include Gene for some scale awareness. I just finished reading "To fly and Flight", Bud Anderson's biography (excellent book by the way) in which he explained the ficon project he participated in. Regards, Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Very well finished. When I was much younger I remember seeing the original Monogram (?) 1/72nd scale version of the B-36 in my local model shop but whenever I asked about buying it was given a very firm and non-negotiable response of "NO" by my mother...! On 10/6/2022 at 3:28 AM, Dave Klaatu said: I have the three craft, in 1/72- HAVE to get around and build them! That would be after you have acquired a small hangar to display them in ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Love this. The B36 was an awesome aircraft. I'll see if I can get one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Ouch! They ain't cheap, are they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Super build and finish (and presentation…). The Goblin and Gene really bring out the size of the thing. I think even in 1/144th scale it’s still outside the limits of the Acceptable Modelling Clutter Treaty that applies to my home! Regards, Adrian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 08/10/2022 at 11:28, AdrianMF said: Super build and finish (and presentation…). The Goblin and Gene really bring out the size of the thing. I think even in 1/144th scale it’s still outside the limits of the Acceptable Modelling Clutter Treaty that applies to my home! Regards, Adrian Same here. Accommodating 3 models of other strategic bombers in that scale still took a lot of space and mathematics. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Young Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 That’s a lovely model Kevin - well done. It’s nice to see such an unusual subject, I’d say that would a good case for displaying the model of a mirror so the RF84 can be more easily seen, but your base looks good too. Great to have a good idea of the size of it with figures - makes you realise how big it is! SAC is a good film! I hope you’ve got somewhere big enough to display it!. Cheers, Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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