Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:40 am
Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:48 pm
Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:02 pm
Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:12 pm
JohnB wrote:I received an email today, they confirmed the old story of some Aurora molds being wrecked in a train crash, that will limit the re-release of the ex-Comet general aviation types, but today's email said they do have the molds for the Aero Commander.
Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:57 pm
Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:49 pm
JohnB wrote:The Aero Commander is a mid-50s example, a straight-tail, chunky nacelle type.
I've always wanted a longer, later Strike with thin nacelles, pointed nose and a swept tail.
Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:13 am
Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:34 am
Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:11 am
Sun May 31, 2020 10:14 pm
Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:52 pm
Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:38 am
JohnB wrote:One more is inbound...
as I briefly mentioned back in September, the old Revell 1/180 (or 185, not that it matters much) B-36 is due soon.
For years this was the only kit of the aircraft aside from a very small .49 cent 1/333 scale Aurora offfering.
As was common for the time, it's a display kit, no landing gear is provided and as you would expect from that scale, there isn't a lot of surface detail, but what there is is etched lines. Also, decal placement areas are raised.
It comes with its original small solid Revell stand, and also a new Atlantis version of the large clear "Revelling" swiveling stand...a huge improvement.
SAC B-36s were pretty boring color wise, this one comes with the early small "United States Air Force" markings as opposed to the later "U.S. Air Force" titles the Convair saw later in its career.
A fun idea might be a fantasy piece. It would really look wild in Vietnam green-green-tan-gray camoflague.
I have a USAF paint guide tech order and in it there are two camo schemes for many types that never were camouflaged...like the B-58 and C-124 (The C-124 looks like a bowl of tossed salad). The '36 isn't in that T.O., but it gave me the idea.
If you want to try some scratchbuilding, you could turn it into a C-99 or weirder yet, one of the proposed, but never built, airline versions.
Anyway, at about 20 bucks, it would be a fun piece.
Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:13 pm
Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:19 pm
Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:20 pm
Brenden S wrote:Do you happen to have any links etc?