USAFsparkchaser Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Any idea what color the rectangular panels on the fuselage where the Horizontal stabs butt up to is? Is this a canvas or aluminum material also? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Hmm, looks bare aluminum on FS36081 background (Strat Camo) jet and ... FS36081 on bare aluminum jet. Go figure! Edited June 22, 2023 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Describing a strat-camo jet (like in Dutch's first photo) the Aerofax G/H book states the "rub area on fuselage where stabilizer pivots is FS 36118 gray." For my 1/144 H in overall FS 36081, I used Expert’s Choice Wing Walk Gray trim film, which is close to 36118 and is just the right amount of contrast to my eye. Chrsi Edited June 22, 2023 by Gator52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chriss7607 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Well, they're two different airplanes. The top one is a B-52G and the bottom one is a B-52H. I can say for certainty that the bottom photo was taken here at Tinker AFB and the aircraft had just gone through depot maintenance and has yet to go through the paint hangar. The dark gray areas (including the one in question) are all fresh F.S. 36118 Gunship Gray. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbryan911 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 This is from last months show at Langley. B-52H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Those colored panels started back on the early "G" models way back in the early 70s. In 1971 we got our first "G" at Ellsworthand whiole it was put on display for the base to see the "D/F" replacement I got a couple shots of it. Soon all the earlier models were shipped off to the war. Eventually some "G"s showed up to do what they could with a more limited bomb load. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Wow these chatbot spammers are getting younger and younger..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockheed2004 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 The answer it generated wasn’t even remotely correct. AI has a ways to go before it can be considered a modeling reference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chriss7607 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) Meaning my reply? I can guarantee that I'm neither a chatbot or A.I. I have spent nearly 20 years at the OC-ALC and have been around more B-52 components than I'd like. A couple of weeks ago Tinker had their open house and had a B-52 on display and I specifically looked at that area. The answer is still F.S. 36118 Gunship Gray. And yes, it can fade quite badly. If there was a reply that got deleted from an actual spammer that I didn't see, then my apologies.. Edited July 18, 2023 by Chriss7607 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 51 minutes ago, Chriss7607 said: If there was a reply that got deleted from an actual spammer that I didn't see, then my apologies.. Yes the chatbot spammer post was deleted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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