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Looking good! Jonah

Revell issued one in the early 80s, then Revell AG reboxed it in the 90s. It’s not bad, aftermarket engines would help. Jonah

👍 Awesome, another must-have! Jonah

Good review Nigel, thanks. Jonah

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👍 Thanks for taking input! Jonah

This turned out really nice; I just picked up the HB D/E kit and will reference your build. Jonah

Great start Dutch! Jonah

Looking good! Jonah

Would like to find 2....can offer some weapons in trade perhaps. Thanks! Jonah

Would like to trade; here's what I have: TwoBobs 48-249 B-1B Modern Day Bones 489 BG & 77 WPS TwoBobs 48-165 F-16C 79 FS 2005 TMOTA TwoBobs 48-209 F-16A/C/D Press to Test Vipers Afterburner Decals 48-001 F-16C OIF Black Widows 421 FS Afterburner 48-004 F-16 Wing Kings 1 Afterburner 48-006 Demo Eagles 1 Afterburner 48-014 PACAF Wing Kings Afterburner 48-015 Viper Air Forces Afterburner 48-042 F/A-18C VFA-86 Afterburner 48-026 Test Vipers Afterburner 48-075 Hill Vipers Afterburner 48-067 56 FW Vipers Flying Leathernecks 48022 VMFA-122 OIF Hornets Furball 48-026 Air Wing All Star

This guy got me too a couple of months ago; fortunately it wasn't a big loss. Jonah

Thanks Dutch, I was pleased with how this turned out, though looking at it now there are several things I'd try differently. This was the third AMT/Italeri kit I built; and in the midst of the discussions about the new Modelcollect kit I found myself reminiscing about the first H I built, shortly after AMT released it in 1994. I was 15 years old at the time and could find no wrong with the kit whatsoever, so delighted was I to have a 1/72 late model B-52. Part of me wishes that I could ignore the shortcomings in the Modelcollect kit and simply build it with the same

The shape looks as though Modelcollect represented a faired over C/D/E/F gunner’s compartment. Jonah

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Bump with more trading stock added!

The sprue with the flaps & bomb bay components looks to have been significantly revised for the better; the version pictured on Luckymodels site looks way better than the rounded, B-1 style bomb bay pictured on pg 4 of this thread. Jonah

Thanks for the link; it will be interesting to see what the aftermarket offers for this kit, both in terms of details and corrections. At least the parts breakdown is conducive to replacement nose & tail parts- Jonah

Those look great Mark! Jonah

To pile onto Dutch’s suggestion, I think ACC T-38 companion trainers in 1/72 would complement the B-52 & B-1 sheets already released; Minot, Grand Forks, Barksdale, Dyess, Whitenan, Ellsworth, and Mountain Home all operated 38s in 36118. Jonah

I’ll look forward to seeing what aftermarket emerges for this kit; and I believe this is the first mention I’ve seen of a tall tail variant from ModelCollect. Jonah

Bump

I’m in....I think Kursad is producing more sheets for 1/144 USAF heavies than all other aftermarket manufacturers combined over the years! Jonah