Rhino53 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) Hello All After 11 months, I have completed the conversion of the Monogram B-36 to the YB-60 Jet engined prototype. It has been a long slog, with the USAF SIG's anniversary show at Telford as the must do by date. The easiest part of the conversion was the fuselage with small changes on the nose and tail being required. The wings and tail empennage not so simple. I think I used 5 or 6 tubes of Milliput for that. The engines were donated by an old B-52 kit. The engine pylons were adapted B-52 pylons as well. The wings were kit wings modified by removing the original engines and a lot of filling. Undercarriage is the SAC metal legs for added strength (it is kind of heavy). A new leg at the rear was fashioned from brass tube. Without that it would be a tail sitter, so thank you Convair for adding that. Paint is Halfords Aluminium, with various other paints for contrast. The markings are hand painted with decals for national markings. I hope you like it. Ted Edited October 24, 2017 by Rhino53 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Ted, Just an outstanding conversion that one rarely sees. Come to think of it, I don't recall ever seeing this conversion before. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Wow! Most impressive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I like it. You don't have to worry about seeing another one just like it at a show! I've always thought the "YB-60" text on the nose looks Russian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew83128 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Really cool build, great job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 OUTSTANDING ! A BEAUTIFUL Model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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