B-52H Stratofortress - wip

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May 3, 2021
Started my project with a very noticeable detail of the "BUFF", the stressed skin on large areas of the fuselage.
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May 3, 2021
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May 3, 2021
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May 3, 2021
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May 10, 2021
Done withe the "stressed skin" on the whole fuselage.
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May 10, 2021
Some details need to be added or redone for the early B-52H.
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May 13, 2021
Adding the ECM antennas useing Mr.Surfacer 1000.
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May 13, 2021
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May 13, 2021
The finished tail cone, changed the antenna cover on both sides, added the ECM panels, rescribbed some covers and the door of the brake chute housing.
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May 13, 2021
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May 13, 2021
Next up is the cockpit area, in which some panel lines need to be revised and supplemented.
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May 14, 2021
FLIR / camera fairings are way too small.
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May 14, 2021
Some sheet will bring it closer to the original shape and size.
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May 17, 2021
Sanding, Mr.Surfacer, sanding, Green Putty, sanding, ...
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May 17, 2021
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May 17, 2021
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May 17, 2021
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May 24, 2021
After a first layer of Tamiya White Prime L it looks not too bad to me.
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May 24, 2021
Test fit of the cockpitsection.
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May 30, 2021
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May 30, 2021
Added some panel lines around the nose and the navigator emergency exit.
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May 30, 2021
Pilots emergency exit was too small.
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May 30, 2021
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May 30, 2021
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June 2, 2021
Some details need to be revised.
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June 2, 2021
The air inlets were drawn and cut with a silhouette plotter.
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June 2, 2021
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June 2, 2021
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June 2, 2021
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June 4, 2021
Eduards etched instrument panels are worth their price, looks much better than the etched parts from the kit.
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June 4, 2021
Some scratch work on the inside of the fuselage halfs.
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June 4, 2021
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June 4, 2021
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June 7, 2021
Finished with the little details on the fuselage.
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June 7, 2021
Modelcollect adds ACES II ejection seat for the upper deck to the kit, the ones for the lower deck look more like the Weber seats which are used also on the flightdeck of the Buff. I will try to use them for the pit.
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June 7, 2021
Modification on the first seat is done, looks proper to me.
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June 7, 2021
Both seats ready for paint.
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June 7, 2021
Added the etched seatbelts from the Eduard set and release handles made from 0,1mm steel rod.
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June 7, 2021
Fortunately, everything fits in the cockpit 🙂
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June 7, 2021
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June 8, 2021
The jumpseat came together.
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June 8, 2021
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June 8, 2021
Added all the parts to the cockpit, ejection seats, control horns, instrument panels.
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June 8, 2021
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June 8, 2021
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June 8, 2021
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June 11, 2021
Closed the cockpit section, fit is okay, some gaps need to be filled.
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June 11, 2021
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June 11, 2021
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June 14, 2021
Added the thermal curtains which are visible in most B-52 pictures.
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June 14, 2021
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June 14, 2021
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June 21, 2021
Last few gaps were closed.
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June 21, 2021
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June 21, 2021
Added the engraving for the refueling receptacle and the plate whiche closes the little overhead window on the B-52G and -H.
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June 21, 2021
Finished the cockpit section.
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July 1, 2021
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July 1, 2021
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July 1, 2021
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July 1, 2021
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July 1, 2021
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July 3, 2021
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July 3, 2021
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July 3, 2021
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July 3, 2021
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July 3, 2021
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July 3, 2021
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July 3, 2021
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July 13, 2021
Main parts for wheel wells and undercarriage.
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July 13, 2021
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July 13, 2021
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July 13, 2021
There are only little glueing points between the legs and the support structure, I don´t think this sollution will carry the weight of the finished model. Modelcollect gives you the taxi lights on all four legs, so they must be removed and bring the piston in shape again.
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July 13, 2021
I used a piece of 1.5*1.5mm polystyrol to support the connection between legs and structure. One taxilight was added on the front starboard undercarriage.
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August 11, 2021
Finished the landing gears and the wheel wells. I added not to much details as most will be hidden inside the fuselage after finishing.
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August 11, 2021
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August 11, 2021
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August 14, 2021
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August 14, 2021
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August 14, 2021
The last time the BUFF will be handy ... 🙂
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August 19, 2021
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August 24, 2021
Modelcollect did the wing spoilers in wrong size and weak details.
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August 24, 2021
New engraved seven spoilers.
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August 24, 2021
The "feathers" were made with my Silhouette cutting machine.
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August 24, 2021
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August 24, 2021
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August 24, 2021
Comparison between Modelcollects version and mine...
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August 30, 2021
The engine inlets are poorly designed.
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August 30, 2021
With some plastic sheet the looks more like the original Pratt & Whitney TF33.
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August 30, 2021
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August 30, 2021
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August 30, 2021
Result from a f hour of work
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September 3, 2021
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September 3, 2021
The inlets for the eight engines were painted in Alclad Magnesium to give them a dark metallic look.
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September 3, 2021
The engine nacelles were put together and the cuted inlets were glued in place. The front was feeded up with plastic sheet and will be sanded in form when dried.
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September 10, 2021
All four engine nacelles are now done.
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September 10, 2021
The exhausts were modified useing wire end ferrules.
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September 10, 2021
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September 10, 2021
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September 10, 2021
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September 10, 2021
Nice size comparison, a 1/72 Smart.
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November 22, 2021
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November 22, 2021
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November 22, 2021
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December 6, 2021
Nearly finished the eight engines, only a few small gaps needs some filling before they're already done.
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December 6, 2021
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December 6, 2021
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December 6, 2021
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December 16, 2021
Started work on the twelve AGM-129, details are here very poor as on many sections of the kit.
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December 16, 2021
On the upper side there are some panellines that should be added.
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December 16, 2021
The belly needs way more work, the whole air intake is missing on the kit parts.
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December 16, 2021
I did one AGM-129 in flight to see how the improvements works.

Comments

56 3 May 2021, 14:10

Patryk S.
Following!

3 May 2021, 14:24

Mirko Römer
Although this kits covers most auf Austria, good luck! 😉

3 May 2021, 14:30

Sven Schönyan
Me too!

3 May 2021, 14:33

Cuajete
Me 4!

3 May 2021, 16:44

Guy Rump
Me 5!

3 May 2021, 16:48

Sergej I
Nice! Watchin

3 May 2021, 17:01

David Taylor
Following.

3 May 2021, 18:10

Yavuz Engin
I'm wondering the final. Watching.

3 May 2021, 19:05

Daniel Mysak
Welcome aboard, nice your all watching.

4 May 2021, 13:34

Łukasz Gliński
Curious how bad it is 😉

4 May 2021, 19:15

Daniel Mysak
Finished the tail cone of the BUFF, now it will fit an early -H model. Next step will be the cockpit section where some panel lines are missing too.

13 May 2021, 18:48

Maciej Bellos
Grabbing a seat!

14 May 2021, 19:07

Daniel Mysak
After some houres of work the chin pods looks much better than befor.

17 May 2021, 18:13

Harry Eder
Great Progress! 👍

17 May 2021, 18:30

Guy Rump
looking good 👍

17 May 2021, 18:33

David Januska
Nice job, taking a seat.

17 May 2021, 18:50

Ingmar Stöhr
Cool project! Following!

18 May 2021, 07:30

Daniel Mysak
Thx mates👍

18 May 2021, 14:40

Daniel Mysak
Finishet the FLIR/TVcamera fairings, started to add missing panel lines.

30 May 2021, 15:30

Mirko Römer
Great effort, I'm sure this will turn out nicely! ( No pressure... 🙂)

30 May 2021, 16:00

David Taylor
Coming along.

30 May 2021, 17:25

Daniel Mysak
After finishing the cockpit area, I continued amidships where some details need to be revised.

2 June 2021, 20:26

Daniel Mysak
Last steps at the pit are done, time to close the Cockpit section.

8 June 2021, 18:06

Stefan Fraundorfer
The stressed skin and the cockpit look great.

11 June 2021, 18:18

Bernd Korte
You're doing a lot of "home improvement" on this kit, hats off! Do you already know where you will keep/display the finished model?

12 June 2021, 09:16

Daniel Mysak
Thanks Stefan and Bernd.
...and, no, I got absolutely no clue where to display the finished BUFF. 🙂

13 June 2021, 11:26

Sven Schönyan
Sollte ich meine B-52 mal bauen, werde ich die Holme verstärken und auf der Unterseite Gewindeeinsätze für M2 oder M3 Senkkopfschrauben vorsehen, damit ich die Flügel zum Transport oder zum Verstauen lösen kann. Daß dann auf der Oberseite an der Trennung ein Spalt sein wird, nehme ich in dem Fall in Kauf.

13 June 2021, 12:26

Daniel Mysak
Die Idee mit abnehmbaren Tragflächen hatte ich auch schon, mal sehen ob ich das weiter verfolge, werd ich dann entscheiden, wenn ich soweit bin.

13 June 2021, 12:36

Patrick Hagelstein
Beautiful!!!

14 June 2021, 18:26

David Taylor
Does the nose mate up with the fuselage.

14 June 2021, 19:41

Daniel Mysak
@Patrick thanks👍
@David, yes, fit looks not too bad.

14 June 2021, 19:50

Gary Victory
Really nice start on your BUFF. Unfortunately this kit and the Italeri releases both have issues with accuracy. Your attention to detail is fantastic and love the stressed skin effect. Looking forward to the rest of your build Daniel.

15 June 2021, 06:33

Daniel Mysak
Thanks Gary. Yes, your right with the weak details. I expected way more from this kit, it's a bit disappointing.

21 June 2021, 17:36

Oliver Zwiener
Sehr interessant - bin mit dabei !

21 June 2021, 18:27

Andy Ball
I'd like to follow, please. This one intrigued me compared to the older 72nd moulds.

21 June 2021, 18:52

Harry Eder
Very nice! Looking forward to see it live on friday... 😉

22 June 2021, 05:51

Łukasz Gliński
What's on Friday?

22 June 2021, 07:10

Daniel Mysak
Thx guys 👍
@Andy yeah, Modelcollect is probably the better choice, even if there are weaknesses in some details.
@Lukas ...our monthly modeller meeting 😉

22 June 2021, 12:59

Cuajete
Good job so far!

22 June 2021, 17:44

Daniel Mysak
@Cuajete thanks

1 July 2021, 17:08

Daniel Mysak
Moved on with the huge weapon bay of the BUFF. The rotary launcher will not be installed as I will build my B-52 carrying the AGM-129 which was only mounted on the wing pylons.

1 July 2021, 17:10

Daniel Mysak
The weapon bay is done. Next will be the wheel wells.

3 July 2021, 15:05

John
Great work so far. I built an old Monogram BUFF when I was a kid and even in 1/72 scale, they are big kits.

3 July 2021, 15:38

Alexander
Definitely some great progress reagarding the surface rework and also the detailwork in the cockpit - really eager to see how everything will turn out in the end, so I'll stay here until then! 👍

4 July 2021, 10:10

Daniel Mysak
@John G thanks, yeah, the BUFF is a big bird in this scle, have to look for a place to display it soon.
I´ve always looked at the kits of the B-52 in the hobby shop, ut never bought one in my early modelling days.

4 July 2021, 10:40

Daniel Mysak
@Alexander thank you, I hope the surface will turn out the way I imagined it at the beginning, but we will see. 🙂

4 July 2021, 10:43

Alexander
Daniel, you are not alone in your concerns 😄

4 July 2021, 12:04

Daniel Mysak
Some little progress with the wheel wells and the undercarriage.

13 July 2021, 16:56

David Taylor
Detail coming along.

11 August 2021, 16:30

Daniel Mysak
Completed the fuselage construction, next step will be the wings.

19 August 2021, 17:11

Treehugger
Btw, you might want to check out the HBO tv-movie By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (With James Earl Jones and a few other familiar faces like Rebecca De Mornay).

19 August 2021, 17:20

David Taylor
Looking good Daniel.It's a film worth watching.

19 August 2021, 18:28

Łukasz Gliński
That's getting bigly yuge 😉

19 August 2021, 19:13

Skyhiker
Neat, looking forward to this one.

19 August 2021, 19:56

Andy Ball
That's quite big, really 😉

19 August 2021, 20:46

Cuajete
Big, Bad & Beautiful 😉
B-52 Stratofortress (Monogram 5709, 1:72)

20 August 2021, 17:45

Daniel Mysak
Thanks guys.👍
@Treehugger @David Taylor watched the film these days, good story, not so good acting 😉

24 August 2021, 18:06

Daniel Mysak
Started the work on the engines, thanks to the poor details there is a lot to do...

30 August 2021, 16:54

Gary Victory
Beautiful work Daniel. Great progress on you Buff project.

31 August 2021, 06:33

Treehugger
Re. photo 56. Did you plan to do more with the burred out lines on the sides, or did you maybe forget about them? A stressed metal effect I think it must be.

31 August 2021, 07:31

Daniel Mysak
@Gary thx👍
@Treehugger the stressed skin is already done on the whole fuselage but it´s a bit hard to see in the pictures.

31 August 2021, 10:22

David Taylor
Lot of gaps there Daniel.

31 August 2021, 15:05

Daniel Mysak
If you mean the engine nacelles, they are only hold together by the clamp, the fitting will be not so bad when glued.

31 August 2021, 15:18

David Taylor
Phew.

31 August 2021, 17:52

Daniel Mysak
Some progress on the engines but still a long way to go.

3 September 2021, 20:37

Cuajete
Great engines job 👍

6 September 2021, 17:33

Alexander
Agreed, engines look great - as everything else so far.. 👍

23 October 2021, 00:55

Daniel Mysak
After a while I managed to get on with the engines, after control painting, filling, sanding, painting, filling and again sanding, I´m near to the end with them.

22 November 2021, 18:02

Daniel Mysak
Nearly done with the engine, next will be finishing the wings.

6 December 2021, 16:30

Treehugger
Btw, a small brush is very handy when working with sanding to clean out panel lines filled with plastic dust. Tamiya is selling one, but I also bought a cheap make up brush for this purpose.

6 December 2021, 17:55

Daniel Mysak
@Treehugger I use an old toothbrush for this purpose, also works very well.

16 December 2021, 15:42

David Taylor
Got your work cut out on the AGMS.

16 December 2021, 20:24

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