Pete Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 My next 1/72 build is the Italeri RB-66 kit. These big, versatile planes were based in Europe from the 50's untill the 70's, in various versions. Mine will be a RB-66B of either the 10th TRW: Or the 66th TRW, haven't decided yet: I will be using the Italeri kit, with some Superscale decals. Much of the plastic is the same as in the EB-66 kit, and it's a bit inaccurate at places. I will correct some of it, and ignore the less obvious stuff. As long as it looks good, I'm happy. So far, I have finished the cockpit, and glued the fuselage together. I used some styrene strips for the fuselage seams, for added strength. The seam has been filled with superglue, and sanded smooth, with panellines rescribed. I also started work on the wings. Some stuff has to be corrected on these, more about that later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VG 33 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Fantastic kit. I'm looking forward. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grenadier37 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Looking great so far Pete. I dig the marking for the 66th bird...it's the stars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) So, the wings needed some work. I found a thread on BritModeler, that linked to another forum, showing what needs to be corrected on the RB/EB-66 kits. On the wings, this means adding an extra scribed line (green), filling some lines of a fictious flap (red), filling a flap hinge (small red line), and adding flap hinges. On the EB-66 kit, these are molded on the wing, but on the RB-66 kit they are merely scribed lines. You can spot these hinges on the second photo I posted of the real thing. The triangular thingies under the wing. I will have to make these from some styrene strip, and glue them where the black arrows point at. Edited January 20, 2012 by Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Great start Pete. Seams are a real problem area for me. I never seem to be able to fill/blend them right. Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 The wings are on, and all the seams have been filled, sanded and panellines restored. Now I need to add the flap hinges, and finish the engine nacelles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AVGBob Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Very original! I didn't even think of doing a recon aircraft. Way to think outside the box on this one! Looking good so far. Can't wait to see more! Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Very nice job there sir. Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Daddy Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Looking good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thanks! Making some good progress: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Daddy Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Beautiful finish!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cpoud117 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) Great Job Pete. I'm glad you didn't get too upset after the first try Edited February 12, 2012 by cpoud117 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 good finish! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys :) I started with the decals. I'm using a mix of kit decals, and an old Superscale sheet. The paint and decal instructions leave a lot to be desired, but with a bunch of pics in a book and on the web, it will turn out ok, I hope. Edited February 14, 2012 by Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Hi, I love this one, Pete. Great choice of subject and awesome execution of the build. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Only thing left to do is some paintwork on the engine nacelles and the stabilizers. Pretty pleased with it so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 It's done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MHaz Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Wow, Pete! Looks fantastic! Puts my B-66 to shame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
31Tiger Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Great job Pete! well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VG 33 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Fantastic build. Congratulations. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Great looking model. I like how the NMF turned out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Fantastic looking build of a too-often neglected subject. Thanks for sharing this with us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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