I've been working on this ol' Cold War era bomber off and on for the last 3 weeks between my other builds.
This kit had decals belonging to Griffiss AFB in nearby Rome, N.Y.
I've grown to hearing & seeing them flying overhead during my youth years right up til the BRAC base closure in the esrly 90's.
It's a nice kit but the decals were horrible. They would not slide off the backing paper even in hot water. I literally had to carefully pull them off and apply them to the kit. I'm guessing maybe it's the she of the decals. Thankfully, none did tear as I pulled them off the backing paper.
She is painted using Euro 1 Grey with Green Drab topside while the belly side is Euro 1 Grey and Gunship Grey.
Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
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Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
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Re: Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
That looks pretty sharp Tom! I remember the 1/72 B-52 kit being pretty massive how big is this 1/200 kit when finished?
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Re: Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
Very nice work!! How big is it?
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Re: Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
Nice job Tom. I've got that one and started it as part of a B-52 GB but got frustrated. She's my paint mule now - may finish it someday.
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Re: Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
Wing tip to wingtip is about 11 inches. Nose to tail - 9 1/2 inches.
I masked the canopy windows using poster tack. Yeah... they're stupid tiny.
I masked the canopy windows using poster tack. Yeah... they're stupid tiny.
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
Very nice looking build! Still a large kit for 1/200
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Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
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Re: Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
Size comparison to the 1/144 scale Douglas VC-54C "Sacred Cow" - FDR's aircraft of WW2.Floki wrote:Very nice looking build! Still a large kit for 1/200
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Re: Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
keavdog wrote:The B-52 has some crazy landing gear
Yeah... pretty typical for a Cold War era bomber. They weren't that bad to assemble. Even when I did the old 1/72 scale Monogram B-52 Stratofortress kit as a kid.
I couldn't get the wings to sag properly for the wingtip landing gears on this one. When I glued the wings, I eyeballed it as best I could thinking both sides would touch the ground evenly. Oh well.
This won't be the only B-52 kit with Griffiss decals I'll build. I want to do the H version.
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Re: Dragon 1/200 scale B-52G Stratofortress
I've watched them land at airshows in the past but never like that. Most likely because of crosswinds upon approach and landing. It's quite a sight to watch them take off and come in to land.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn