Trooper111 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 2 hours ago, TomTheCat said: Please forgive my nitpicking, but the number I see on the tail fin is not 60-0036 but "10021", which would make it 61-0021? You are correct sir. My mistake... I have pics of 0036 but I believe I got distracted when I put these here and mistakenly labeled them all 0036. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Here are a few from Fairchild I found that are reminiscent of WWII days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 B-52h 0030 No Nose art Noted, but very cool Tail art, different from the normal statue of Liberty that we are used to seeing on Griffis jets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Another from Fairchild. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 B-52h 0045 with special markings for Doolittles Raiders... With & without its original "Cherokee Strip II Noseart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 0045 But earlier when at Fairchild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) 0047 Classy Chassis from K.I. Sawyer Edited June 28, 2023 by Trooper111 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 0049 From Carswell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 0049 in Bare metal with scalloped stars around fuel tank and stars around engine pods. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 0053 at Carswell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) 0058 at Fairchild with Red/Black Checkerboard stripe on the tail, With Seahawk Emblem as the Noseart. Edited June 28, 2023 by Trooper111 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Those are all for now until I have more free time to sit and look thru pictures. LMK what y'all think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) All great shots Trooper, many great decal candidates there in my opinion! 6 hours ago, Trooper111 said: B-52h 0030 No Nose art Noted, but very cool Tail art, different from the normal statue of Liberty that we are used to seeing on Griffis jets. 0030 received "Miss Liberty" nose art a bit later in 1993, and also wore the 668 BS emblem on the right side of the nose: 0033, with 416 BW flagship markings shown in your photo, was "France Libre" (included in AMT's original late B-52G boxing). I don't have a photo to post, but there's a shot of it in Logan's ACC Bomber Triad book. Chris Edited June 28, 2023 by Gator52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Trooper! Wow! I am in love with "I'll be seeing you," but really, they are all gorgeous pieces of art. Thanks for sharing. I also like B-52H 60-0049 of the 449th BW, though the stars around the engine nacelles and tanks may prove very difficult to replicate in decal form. What is the significance of the two outhouses getting bombed? It says "FIRST 12 '66" over the second one. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 53 minutes ago, Dutch said: Trooper! Wow! I am in love with "I'll be seeing you," but really, they are all gorgeous pieces of art. Thanks for sharing. I also like B-52H 60-0049 of the 449th BW, though the stars around the engine nacelles and tanks may prove very difficult to replicate in decal form. What is the significance of the two outhouses getting bombed? It says "FIRST 12 '66" over the second one. K/r, Dutch Right side of the nose has 668th patch, same as 0030 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I'd say the G and H's are pretty well covered. We need to give Kursad some tall tail BUFF inspiration. Personally I'd love to see the B-52F (0149) that B Gen Jimmy Stewart was on when he flew his mission into SEA then had the inflight emergency when the flaps split on landing. ref. JIMMY STEWART’S VIETNAM BOMBING MISSION – Soldier of Fortune Magazine (sofmag.com) Jimmy Stewart Goes to Vietnam (historynet.com) Jimmy Stewart over Vietnam - Flight Journal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Brother Don, I'll second that request! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAFsparkchaser Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I got a box of decals today, yes a box not an envelope. Looked over everything. 2 things. If you do Jolly Roger you can give it a SIOP 2 scheme. I have a photo of it in SIOP 2, but I have no idea how to post images here, or if it’s even copyrighted. Second I believe the grey color for the modified SIOP 1 is FS36081 not 36118, please correct me if I’m wrong. I just did a SIOP 1 KI Sawyer aircraft using 36081 on the nose. Overall am extremely happy with this order and looking forward to more 52’s. Have a good vacation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fessSto Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Dutch said: Brother Don, I'll second that request! I'll make that a third. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, USAFsparkchaser said: I got a box of decals today, yes a box not an envelope. Looked over everything. 2 things. If you do Jolly Roger you can give it a SIOP 2 scheme. I have a photo of it in SIOP 2, but I have no idea how to post images here, or if it’s even copyrighted. Second I believe the grey color for the modified SIOP 1 is FS36081 not 36118, please correct me if I’m wrong. I just did a SIOP 1 KI Sawyer aircraft using 36081 on the nose. Overall am extremely happy with this order and looking forward to more 52’s. Have a good vacation. I have to agree with you on these decals. I thought I had enough kits but with all the different subjects on the 1/144 sheet, I'm gonna need a bigger boat! I mean more BUFF kits. LOL. Another absolute home run Kursad. I think my MOJO just switched from the RC-135 pile back to my half-built BUFF kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Sorry Guys, but I don't have but a handful of "Tall-Tail" BUFF's to contribute... I do have these of NB-52e 56-0632 during its CCV testing though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Well that is certainly different. Nice collection of pics Trooper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper111 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Sorry Guys, but I don't have but a handful of "Tall-Tail" BUFF's to contribute... I do have these of NB-52e 56-0632 during its CCV testing though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.