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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Warplane Art => Topic started by: No.1 on February 28, 2019, 11:06:37 AM

Title: B-52
Post by: No.1 on February 28, 2019, 11:06:37 AM
Something so big and legendary :-razz
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: Second Air Force on February 28, 2019, 12:09:36 PM
They used to fly over our house on a refueling track with a KC-135 nearly every day in the 1960s...….
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 02, 2019, 01:34:03 PM
Just can imagine this nice scene :-razz I did on illustration many panels and it is time for rivets. To make em as much as possible precise, I use frame diagram.
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: Second Air Force on March 02, 2019, 11:18:08 PM
Don't forget the wrinkles near the wing root! Your attention to detail is breathtaking!!!
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 03, 2019, 02:06:30 PM
Thank you mate :)) wing root is interesting as there is variations.
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: modellius on March 03, 2019, 06:20:39 PM
good and precise as always
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 03, 2019, 08:11:47 PM
Thanks :)) work with subject need really care, just have a look on this detail of auxiliary air intake, where was two small in early production and later modified into one big. To endure long service, machine was on constant maintenance and upgrades and to make precise sample, not only illustration but also kit, need deep focus and detail analyzes. And this is still G model, initiall configuration ;)
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: Second Air Force on March 06, 2019, 12:14:16 PM
Thank you mate :)) wing root is interesting as there is variations.

Yes, every airplane wrinkles just a little differently in that area. What most people who fly don't know is that some Boeing jetliners also have these wrinkles on them, just not as pronounced as the B-52. Our airplanes used to be in NMF and the wrinkles were easy to see after a fresh buffing job, especially behind the wing on the 757.
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 06, 2019, 09:40:28 PM
This will be most interesting part of illustrating once when come time. For now a huge work in development basic layout. Definitely, many details changed since first appearance of G model. Second image show one of source to count rivets :-wall
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: Second Air Force on March 07, 2019, 12:03:59 AM
Good photo of the way the BUFF was built. I think that bunch of raised-head rivets is an area that was modified over the years and countersunk rivets eliminated to strengthen the structure. The B-52 has always been worked hard and structure suffered when they were used at low-level.
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 10, 2019, 07:31:05 PM
Most of shades done but still remains some to do.
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: modellius on March 10, 2019, 07:53:56 PM
nice progress mate !
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 11, 2019, 06:00:46 PM
Thanks :)) a lot of work and just few details to be noticable
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: modellius on March 11, 2019, 10:53:45 PM
good !
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: Second Air Force on March 11, 2019, 11:26:45 PM
Really excellent, mate!
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 12, 2019, 04:37:45 AM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 12, 2019, 05:14:04 PM
Details and shadows are completed (maybe), now tricky part, markings
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: modellius on March 13, 2019, 11:40:13 AM
very good !
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Post by: No.1 on March 14, 2019, 03:31:34 PM
Basic development completed, tomorrow will make scans of some paint samples from FS and hope first color profile will be made.
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: Second Air Force on March 14, 2019, 11:31:43 PM
It's a beauty! As to color schemes, you have a LOT of choices to work from!!!
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Post by: No.1 on March 15, 2019, 03:27:03 AM
Thanks :)) For schemes, there is two basic camouflage and the rest is just unit variations. Not easy to find many photos of the very early G model.
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 15, 2019, 03:42:45 PM
 :)) :)) :))
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: Second Air Force on March 16, 2019, 01:41:36 AM
Yay, Second Air Force!!! And this airplane was stationed not far from where we live down at Barksdale AFB. In fact, it's still there, I think--but it was later renamed.
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 16, 2019, 04:46:47 AM
Aha, I guess you will ike Second Air Force machine ;)
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: modellius on March 16, 2019, 09:43:56 PM
superb mate !
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 17, 2019, 03:40:51 AM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: Jicehem on March 18, 2019, 08:15:43 AM
Hello all,
Hello mate,  :-salut

Very good work. I was lucky enough to see and touch one really at Istres at the end of the 1990s.
The one I have built in 1/72 is of the same unit but is named "Orlando where the action is".
:-wave
Title: Re: B-52
Post by: No.1 on March 18, 2019, 11:49:52 AM
Thank you for kind words and you are lucky to see this legendary machine :)