ghodges Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) For those not following the full build (in its own topic below), this is the old ID vac kit (not the newer Tigger/Sanger kit). It's really a good feeling to have this one done! I feel like I won the battle (got it completed) while losing the war (build a contest quality model). There's just too many little nicks, scratches, paint splotches, and slight misalignments that would knock it out of most IPMS contests. For that reason, I'm not going to bother with those hundred or so vortex generators on the wings; nor add any position lights! On the bright side, everything you see out side of the basic airframe is either scratch built, spare parts, or highly modified spare parts, and I feel good about that. The markings do not strictly represent any particular bomb wing, but are very representative of one of the typical schemes seen on the B-47E.If you haven't been following the full build, you can see it in its topic below. Question, comments, and critiques are more than welcome! Cheers! GIL Edited March 4, 2015 by ghodges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose135 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Well done, Gil! I hadn't followed your build, but I'll have to check it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Looks great Gil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Very impressed. I love to see the unusual builds (kits you don't see often which this one definitely fits into) Really well done Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bell Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 OK, now what do you do to top this! Outstanding work and tenacity. It would have dented a wall in my basement weeks ago on a "test flight". (Where's the little JImmy Stewart figure?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareWentzel Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Looks really great Gil. I love the interior work on the wheel wells. As far as I'm concerned, it is a great contest-quality build. Take it along and enjoy the comments from people. It must be impressive in size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill50 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 LOVE it! Now, does it fit in your new case? That is one impressive build, even with what you consider blemishes. Congratulations on another job well done. and thanks again for the tutorial on how you tamed this beast. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Had to buy another shelf, but YES! It fits easily with room to spare for 2-3 more beside it! By the way, The PBY, Skyraider, P-3C, and B-45 are all 1/48, while everything to their left (the T-28C, FJ-4 Fury, Tony, F4B-4, and the P-38) are 1/32 scale. Evrything on the upper left shelf is 1/48 except for the 1/144 Boeing 727. There's still room for at least 5-7 more shelves in the case, so I should be set for some years to come, and can build all of my Monogram 1/48 bombers again! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRatzenberger Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 That's just great Gil and your build thread has been a pleasure to follow. You ought to bring it to Columbus, it'll be fun to see in real life. So, what's next, B-52 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareWentzel Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Impressive display case!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill50 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Gil, were the wheels vacuform or out of the spares box? I just noticed how detailed the hubs were for the mains and the outriggers. Just wondering. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The outrigger tires are from the spares box, and I honestly cannot remember what kit they may have come from. The main tires and wheels, however, are actually Aires resin "Wheeliant" brand 1/32 F-14 Tomcat tires and wheels! As I searched what I had in the spares box and on the shelf that was close in diameter and profile to the 1/48 scale drawings, it was those 1/32 resin F-14 tires and wheels that best matched the 1/48 drawings! The only mods I had to make were to adjust the inner wheels to accept the brass tubing axles, sand off the prominent raised lettering on the sides of the tires, and add a metal cross strip over each outer wheel rim to match the look of the B-47 rims. I also chose to sand a flat spot on each to show the weight of the a/c. I'm a firm believer in never throwing anything away from a kit, and salvaging everything possible when an old model breaks. You can't have enough spare parts! As for having those resin F-14 tires on hand (and having to buy a second set), I view that as a simple blessing from the Lord! Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomcatVF84 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Bring it to Ohio Gil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul6187 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Gill, over the past five years I have watched your builds come to life. This has got to be one of the two that have inspired me to continue on building, the other one you haven't built yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Very kind words Paul! Thanks! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Just beautiful. Looking for a suitable superlative, sans the implied profanity of certain e-acronyms. So I'll just quote Bill the Cat: "Akkkkkppppfffffftttt....!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Bob, as a "Billy and the Boingers" fan, I take that as high praise indeed! MORE TONGUE! :P GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Wow, I have waited this long to respond as it took me this long to try and find the words to express my sheer awe at such an incredible model. I still couldn't find those words, so I'll echo Bob's "Bill the Cat" comment: "Akkkkkppppfffffftttt....!!!"" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Why am I not surprised to find many fellow Bloom County fans here? Guess that's just one more reason IPMS feels like home! AAck! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Most effin impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 If there's something wrong I can't see it from here bud! That thing looks like a monster in size and there's lots of eye candy regarding detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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