Dutch Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) @habu2, Yes, Revell did release an early B-52H #4728 using the Crown molds circa early 1980s. However, in 1990 Revell released two new tool 1/144 B-52 kits, #4583 B-52G with START II Treaty strakes on the wing roots, but HSAB on stub pylons with 12 AGM-84 Harpoon missiles; and #4584 B-52H with ALCM pylons and 12 AGM-86 CALCM missiles. Revell really should have swapped the payloads between the kits as that would have been more appropriate. @Paul Boyer, The ACE boxing came much later than the initial Revell offerings. ACE may have had something to do with the tooling, just as with the 767-300 kit, but it is rather noteworthy that ACE never released the B-52H. K/r, Dutch Edited February 27 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I have the 1970 Crown kit and the Revell 4583 & 4584 kits in the stash. I have to admit I've never compared them as I considered the old Crown kit as more of a collectable... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/25/2024 at 1:41 PM, habu2 said: I have the 1970 Crown kit and the Revell 4583 & 4584 kits in the stash. I have to admit I've never compared them as I considered the old Crown kit as more of a collectable... habu2, swap the ALCM pylons and weapons from Revell H to G and make a Secret Squirrel aircraft; then swap the pylons from G to H and add bombs or AGM-142 Have Nap missiles available from 3D printers. Build the Crown H "as is," paint in the silver & white "Chrome Dome" scheme and use the AGM-28 Hound Dogs. My recommendation. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 13 minutes ago, Dutch said: habu2, swap the ALCM pylons and weapons from Revell H to G and make a Secret Squirrel aircraft; then swap the pylons from G to H and add bombs or AGM-142 Have Nap missiles available from 3D printers. Build the Crown H "as is," paint in the silver & white "Chrome Dome" scheme and use the AGM-28 Hound Dogs. My recommendation. K/r, Dutch The Hound Dog missiles in the Crown kit need so much work to get the wings to look right. I used one of the 1/72 Hound Dogs that came with the AMT G and traced the wing outline. I then shrunk in down by 1/2 so it was in 1/144 and reshaped the Crown missile wings. Looks so much better now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 There! Now you have brother Don's advice! What are you waiting for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 lol this would require me to actually build something.... ☹️☹️☹️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Waiting patiently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) Me too Minicraft's D/F straight out of the box. Edited February 28 by Drifterdon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) Early G from the movie "A Gathering of Eagles". This one will be carrying a pair of Hound Dogs under the wings. Edited February 27 by Drifterdon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Which kit is the G? Crown/Minicraft? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 6 minutes ago, AD-4N said: Which kit is the G? Crown/Minicraft? Yes, Brother Don, pray tell! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) It is the Crown/Minicraft H kit with a set of resin engines I think I got from Carl Knable many years ago. The tail gun is one that I resin cast from the Revell G kit. The weapon pylons are modified kit pylons along with parts of the RetroKits HSAB & MER pylons. I grabbed a set of Armory wheels to replace the kit wheels and my plan is to resin cast a set of wing tanks that come in the Revell G/H kits. Decals will be a combination of Caracal and kit markings from the later Minicraft H. This is one of three G's I have in progress. The other two are the Revell kits. One is straight out of the box with the strakelettes and the other is using the Revell H fuselage. Edited February 28 by Drifterdon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) And I thought that I was a masochist for building B-52s from the Crown kit. Edited February 28 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Dutch said: And I thought that I was a masochist for building B-52s from the Crown kit. They aren't bad if you just want a basic representation of a B-52. Just don't look into the wheel wells and don't look at them head on and see those wings that are as thick as a B-36. And make sure to change out the engines. They do require a lot of work to clean up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 23 hours ago, AD-4N said: Waiting patiently. Where can I find a work stand like yours? Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I got that off Etsy from a vendor names trulyloveus. It's made of hard plastic and works great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 2/27/2024 at 10:53 AM, AD-4N said: Waiting patiently. I'd love to know where you got your paint rack. It looks like some kind of lazy susan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 25 minutes ago, Drifterdon said: I'd love to know where you got your paint rack. It looks like some kind of lazy susan. MicroMark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 9 hours ago, AD-4N said: I got that off Etsy from a vendor names trulyloveus. It's made of hard plastic and works great. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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