Looking for a test-builder for a RB-57D conversion of Bruno's B-57B

[cafe]

Hi,

I've converted Bruno's B-57B into an RB-57D high altitude reconnaissance variant but I don't really have time at the moment to do a test build. I can provide 1:300 or 1:200 variants.

Does anyone want to do a test build? Having a camera that can take good pics would be a plus.

The areas of interest would of course be the new wings and front section of the engines. Also, does the camo align properly?

ETA: send me a PM with your e-mail address if you want to do the vest-uild and specify the version you want to do.

[cafe]

Beta-builder found!

[MichaelS]

Next time may I suggest Rata. He is a quick, clean builder and loves Bruno's stuff.

MS

[cafe]

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind for the next time.

[tigertony100]

How about a 1:100 SEA Scheme with ventral Vulcan Cannon "Pave Gat" RB-57 Canberra? Very interesting.

[cafe]

The standard B-57G has a higher priority. :)

[Butelczynski]

Done one of them,All good except for rear part of cabin and last section of the fuselage.Cabin I can live with,fuselage had to be cut back about 1/8-3/16 of an inch to match diameter but that's likely due to my clumsiness.Interesting colors and model upsized to full page format.I hate wasting paper.I'm that cheap...

That model reminded me that Bruno did nice 1/300 U-2 spy plane.I gota make one just for fun.

[Don Boose]

ROCAF RB-57D looks good!

Don

[MichaelS]

Done one of them,All good except for rear part of cabin and last section of the fuselage.Cabin I can live with,fuselage had to be cut back about 1/8-3/16 of an inch to match diameter but that's likely due to my clumsiness.Interesting colors and model upsized to full page format.I hate wasting paper.I'm that cheap...

That model reminded me that Bruno did nice 1/300 U-2 spy plane.I gota make one just for fun.

Anybody want to bet that the pilots of this bird "forgot" to sew their insignia on for these flights!!

Nice job there young fella..

[Texman]

Anybody want to bet that the pilots of this bird "forgot" to sew their insignia on for these flights!!

Nice job there young fella..

When flying into a hot area, we never "forgot" to remove our insignias, names, etc. It was on purpose.

Jus' sayin'

[MichaelS]

When flying into a hot area, we never "forgot" to remove our insignias, names, etc. It was on purpose.

Jus' sayin'

So didja ever wear a harness with a big "D" ring on the back so the jungle penetrater could pull out the pieces?

The crazy sh!t we did! :eek:. :rolleyes:

[Texman]

Never did that!

[MichaelS]

Thinking about it years later it always amazed me. Those missions on the other side of that big dotted line were actually some of the easiest and safest.

[Butelczynski]

At the time,did you guys know there were Chinese,Russian another Com Bloc officers manning and training Vietnamese operators of AA rocket systems and radars?

One of my far relatives was there in early 70s training and setting up motor pools and mechanical shops for them and he mentioned meeting some of Czech officers .He was in Polish Army.

[cafe]

Done one of them,All good except for rear part of cabin and last section of the fuselage.Cabin I can live with,fuselage had to be cut back about 1/8-3/16 of an inch to match diameter but that's likely due to my clumsiness.Interesting colors and model upsized to full page format.I hate wasting paper.I'm that cheap...

That model reminded me that Bruno did nice 1/300 U-2 spy plane.I gota make one just for fun.

Thanks a lot! So no issue with the wings or engines? That's great! Looks like there's a little camo alignment issue behind the wings that needs to be adressed.

[MichaelS]

At the time,did you guys know there were Chinese,Russian another Com Bloc officers manning and training Vietnamese operators of AA rocket systems and radars?

One of my far relatives was there in early 70s training and setting up motor pools and mechanical shops for them and he mentioned meeting some of Czech officers .He was in Polish Army.

Yep. Our Intel knew all about that. Just like USSR pilots in Korean war. The Vietnam mess was just like the Spanish civil war in a lot of ways. A testing ground for weapons.

I have heard it said that if it weren't for helicopters the Vietnam thing would have never even started. The "Tonkin Gulf Incident" was a complete sham.

[Butelczynski]

Thanks a lot! So no issue with the wings or engines? That's great! Looks like there's a little camo alignment issue behind the wings that needs to be adressed.

Wing-engine joints were just fine and alignment issue behind wing is a result of me cutting rear section shorter to match diameter with center section of fuselage.That issue was likely caused by my clumsy hands and not your work.

Very good recolor.I really like it.

[cafe]

Sometimes, width issues that aren't a problem in 1:300 become more problematic when the model is upscaled. I'll need to test the assembly of these two sections.

You'll probably have the same issue with the other canberra as geometrically those parts are unchanged from Bruno's original.

[cafe]

I've assembled the central and rear fuselage sections and, indeed the tail cone is a bit wider than the central cylinder and it would certainly would cause issues if the builder uses separate tabs (butt-joints?) or enlarges the model further. Using the original tabs, the fit is manageable.

There's also a small misalinment in the camo that I'm correcting on the final version. The demarcation line should be lowered a bit on the tail cone.

I'm about to upload the final pdfs (edit: done!)

[Butelczynski]

At this scale there are very few things that can't be fixed. I'm looking at your Ozzy Canberra s now :)

[cafe]

The camo one was a lazy recolor, the scheme and colors are unchanged from Bruno's argentine original. :)

[tigertony100]

I also encountered the same problem with the rear part of the fuselage on the Canberras!
When enlarging to 1/100 the distance amplifies, I printed entire aircraft at 300% to reach 20 m. lenght of fuselage at 1/100 scale and the rear fuselage at 293% and the problem has solved.

[Butelczynski]

Aren't digital models grand?Imagine if this issue came up with plastic or pre-printed model.When digital we can fix and change just about anything on the spot and keep changing until desired result comes up.

[tigertony100]

Yes, I agree with you!!!