USAFsparkchaser Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 http://barracudacals.com/ https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Company/Barracuda-Studios-317557141608943/ I spoke to this guy yesterday at the Seattle IPMS. I asked if he would have any interest in doing an antennae suite for the MC B-52 kit heck even for the AMT kit. He sounded interested especially when he asked how are the wheels and Engines. I said all that could be need improvements. Also I asked weapons pylons/LITNING pod etc. He is looking for references, so please everyone here let him know we are interested and find references for him. If you have his B-1 stuff then know the quality is awsome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 He's a nice guy too. I talked to him for a bit, and he sold me two sets of decals for 20 bucks, because that is all that I had on me. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy White Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Piling on - his work is top notch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hooker169 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Email sent! Here’s a link Btw barracudacomments@gmail.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Email sent to Barracuda Models requesting update sets for noses, engines, antennae, wing tanks and plyon sets for AMT/ ERTL & Modelcollect B-52s. Edited April 29, 2019 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viking73 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Engine pods would be cool to use on the Monogram/Revell “D” kit to turn it into an “F”! -Derek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I also emailed Hannants [sales@hannants.co.uk] to re-issue Airwaves AES72037 B-52G/H Wingtip tanks. The more, the merrier! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Anything anyone does for the MC kit is just lipstick on a pig. it’ll still be a pig, and not even a pretty pig. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAFsparkchaser Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Well I think it’s the only kit we will get. Unless you like the AMT. So I will love to get updates from Barracuda. Thanks for the input negative Nancy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 If I were going to put the kind of effort into building a B-52 that it would take, even with all kinds of nifty resin bits, I'd start with a Monogram kit. The MC kit is a complete waste of styrene from the tip of the radome to the tip of the tail, and from one wing tip to the other. A complete waste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Hooker169 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Sleepy said: If I were going to put the kind of effort into building a B-52 that it would take, even with all kinds of nifty resin bits, I'd start with a Monogram kit. The MC kit is a complete waste of styrene from the tip of the radome to the tip of the tail, and from one wing tip to the other. A complete waste. Interesting take, thanks for the input..... While I wouldn’t label Paul a huge MC Buff fanboy, I would however say he’s a good modeler and apparently climbed the modeling Mt. Everest, by your estimation and achieved very good results with his MC build. On 3/25/2019 at 11:05 PM, Paul Boyer said: Here's my finished MC B-52H. I used the Caracal sheet instead of the kit decals. Added antennas, pitots, beacons, etc. In my FSM review, I'll point out all the errors I (and others) have found. The article in the FSM book coming later will go into detail on some of the fixes and additions that I made. Some problems can't be solved out of the box, so I'm counting on the aftermarket folks. To the non-obsessive folks, this looks just fine: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Markus_H_P posted this in the ModelCollect B-52H thread: I went through my stash, here’s the Buffmaster resin tank (above) from the Monogram conversion kit compared to AMT‘s (below) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 And I replied with these couple of posts: Wow! Thanks for posting this photo. The pylon shapes are completely different. The tanks appear to be roughly the same size, though the BM looks to be narrower and more cylindrical. I believe that the real McCoy is more cylindrical in shape ala the DB & BM castings. The pylons will have to be adjusted for accuracy. I have been browsing the web for B-52G/H winttip tank photos and have come across several for comparison purposes. This webpage is of particular interest. https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/boeing-b-52h-stratofortress/ 001. B-52H 61-0023 circa 10 Jan 1964. 002. B-52G 58-0184 416th BW, Griffiss AFB, 1990? Edited 3 hours ago by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) 003. B-52H 61-0007 immediately after rework at Tinker AFB, OK. 005. B-52G 57-6498 ALCM test aircraft with orange tip tanks. Edited 3 hours ago by Dutch Edited April 30, 2019 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Based on tank shape and dimensions and pylon shape (LE/TE taper), my best guess is that the DB tanks look to be the best of the bunch followed closely by the AMT/ERTL tanks. While I feel that the Buff Master tank shape is good, the pylon shape is off. Likewise, the MC kit tank shape is incorrect and the pylon LE/TE taper is incorrect. I welcome comments. Edited April 29, 2019 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hooker169 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Dutch said: Based on tank shape and dimensions and pylon shape (LE/TE taper), my best guess is that the DB tanks look to be the best of the bunch followed closely by the AMT/ERTL tanks. While I feel that the Buff Master tank shape is good, the pylon shape is off. Likewise, the MC kit tank shape is incorrect and the pylon LE/TE taper is incorrect. I welcome comments. Hey Dutch, check these pics out. I think this might be what MC saw when they drew the CAD for the tanks. Check out that dip in the upper tank surface just about fwd-mid pylon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) @Hooker169, check out the Modelcollect B-52H thread, pages 26-27 for photos of the plastic. I can take another photo, but it will be a few days. R/ Dutch Edited April 30, 2019 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hooker169 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 @DutchGotcha Dutch! I must’ve missed those posts. I’ll try to dig my MC ‘G’ out next week and see how they match up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dafixer Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 14 hours ago, Dutch said: "003. B-52H 61-0007 immediately after rework at Tinker AFB, KS. ..." Just thought I'd point out that Tinker is in OK, not KS. Not that there's a ton a difference but... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Right, thanks for keeping me honest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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