HI GUYS well im doin this for my next build as the title says for a change firstly the box art an i think this is a 70's kit so got a bit of age to it just hope it will fit togeather ok 
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BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights
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AN now to show some sprueses an its a fairly big kit from what i can see of it as its still in its plastic bag as dont want to lose any parts till i open up the bags tomorrow an im hopeing to paint it in the box art colours 
an the very thin fusealarge an ive bought the silver paint a while ago an its a big rattle can SO just as well i bought that gasmask an there should be 3 canopyies open but i think i'll leave it as it is 
AN HERE all the colored 2 mm leds already to fit in when i get that far 
here the big triangle wings in two parts an the tail section 
AN THE underside of them big wings 
AN HERE the big under fusalarge tank as on U TUBE i see james steward flew one as well as the BIG B36 peacemaker 
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AN THE 4 big engines that hang under the wings 
AN THE BIG DECALS an as they are 60 odd yrs old just got to hope they dont splinter 
Never seen that plane before, will follow along, looks interesting mate... 
SOOOO WILL MAKE A START TOMORROW
chrisb
chrisb
WELL Peter ive only seen one in real life at the battle of britan airshow at RAF COLTISHALL in the early 70's an by gum she was big but i was only still young so it seemed blooming big to me honeastly back in them days we had all sorts of big americn planes flying about here BRILLIANT IT WASNever seen that plane before, will follow along, looks interesting mate...
chrisb
Looking forward to this. Love your big planes all lit up. Hope the fit is ok and the decals work.
HI JIM yes so am i an yes so do i an yes i also hope it goes togeather ok but bein an old kit maybe 60 yrs old i also hope that the decals will be ok as when i come to the point of fitting them i will try out a small decal an see if it splinters as ive been wanting this kit since i was a yungon
CHEERS SIR HOPE YOU ARE MANGDEDING THE HEAT OK AS WE ARE
chrisb
Brilliant! Another large kit to undergo the 'boatman' treatment! I look forward to seeing your progress with this mighty cold war warrior!
There's something satisfying about building these classic kits overcoming fit finish and detail challenges that are rare in modern kits
Proper modelling done properly
Miko (wish I had the space to build scales larger than 1/72)
There's something satisfying about building these classic kits overcoming fit finish and detail challenges that are rare in modern kits
Proper modelling done properly
Miko (wish I had the space to build scales larger than 1/72)
Awesome Chris, the Hustler has a real Cold War beast look to it. The decals look okay in that photo, but it might be a good idea to treat them to a decal bonder of some sort just to be sure.
Have you got any Liquid Decal Film Chris? I've used it on really old decals with great success.
Pete
Pete
AN HI Joe YES SHE looks very sinister as when i saw the real plane it had a frightening look about it an yes im goin to paint her in the box art colours as like the B36 PEACEMAKER THAT was at the same airshow in siler an red an i asked if i remember rightly why it was painted red an silver normal meatal colour an was told if the plane craashed up in the nr artic it would be esayier to see with the red marking in the snow
CHEERS JOE
chrisb
HI Pete no i havnt will have to try an get some
Ooooh, what's that? Sounds useful, I could probably use such a thing
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