KursadA Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 I have not finalized the colors yet, but with all this nose art the sheet is already at the limit of maximum number of colors that could be reasonably printed. I might have to leave it like it is right now and leave it to the modeler to fade the colors or paint the bands if they want the faded look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 6 hours ago, KursadA said: I have not finalized the colors yet, but with all this nose art the sheet is already at the limit of maximum number of colors that could be reasonably printed. I might have to leave it like it is right now and leave it to the modeler to fade the colors or paint the bands if they want the faded look. Might look good with the orange from Sunrise Surprise, but you know more about the process than I do! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 45 minutes ago, Gator52 said: Might look good with the orange from Sunrise Surprise, but you know more about the process than I do! Chris What I was thinking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Can you add OSO/DSO window decals to the 1/72 & 1/144 versions? Don't believe either Revell or Academy adequately account for those ... Thanks Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) On 4/20/2022 at 9:14 PM, Dutch said: When the 319th switched from SAC to ACC, they added the GF (Grand Forks) talicode and changed the sunflake into two broad stripes on the tail, but kept the orange and middle/light blue colors. See photo below. Sunflake was retained on the 319th jets after the conversion to ACC, along with the extended stripes; here's the same jet (86-0116) a few months later with the sunflake: 86-0116 | Rockwell B-1B Lancer | United States - US Air Force (USAF) | Mike Head | JetPhotos Edited May 4, 2022 by Gator52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 Great idea, I am adding the window to the 1/72 and 1/144 sheets. The smaller scale sheets will have 14 options; four more than the list I posted earlier for the 1/48 scale sheet. The additional options on the 1/72 and 1/144 sheets are: B-1B 85-0069 "Daisy Mae" B-1B 86-0097 "Iron Eagle" B-1B 86-0109 "Spectre" B-1B 85-0085 "America #1" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 All great subject choices, and thanks for adding the windows! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Beautiful, baby! Just mother beautiful! In the meantime, I'm just drinking some wine, eating some cheese, catching some rays! And thinking positive waves! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sigtau Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 On 5/5/2022 at 9:41 AM, KursadA said: Great idea, I am adding the window to the 1/72 and 1/144 sheets. The smaller scale sheets will have 14 options; four more than the list I posted earlier for the 1/48 scale sheet. The additional options on the 1/72 and 1/144 sheets are: B-1B 85-0069 "Daisy Mae" B-1B 86-0097 "Iron Eagle" B-1B 86-0109 "Spectre" B-1B 85-0085 "America #1" It would be cool to have a modern set of Spectre markings representing it's final scheme before the engine fire and retirement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Fixed various things and finalized the designs - as mentioned, 14 options on the 1/72 and 1/144 sheets, and 10 on the 1/48. This one ended up being a SAC-only sheet but it's highly likely that I will do one more camo B-1B sheet in the future (24-36 months) for the SAC->ACC transition period. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) Phenomenal all around, and I like the choice of Grand Forks tail stripes. I look forward to the future SAC>ACC sheet as well, plenty of potential there for never-done subjects. Chris Edited May 16, 2022 by Gator52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Oow-la-la! I like it! Thank you Kursad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Outstanding! I scored the 1/72 Monogram B-1 recently at a swap meet so put me down for these! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Gator52 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Those look sharp, all great choices. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Yup, these are great! I've got two 1:48 Bones in the stash and I don't think I could promise to not buy a third... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 The camo B-1B sheets are now available for preorder in all three scales - shipping in the next 7-10 days: https://caracalmodels.com/cd48200.html https://caracalmodels.com/cd72113.html https://caracalmodels.com/cd144025.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostbase Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 The 1/72nd sheet is a 'must' for me, I have mostly built the 2007 issue Revell B-1B however the Revell decal sheet looks good but the wing walk stripes were the wrong colour and silvered badly when I applied them; I stopped at that point. Advance order going into Hannants for when they list this sheet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Got mine, they look phenomenal! Thanks for doing these! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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