YB-49 in 1/200

[SA Dave]

Stunning!!! :woohoo:

 

[helios]

Hell yeah! Congrats.

I concur on the decision to skip the panel line wash. Even 1/72 it's a bit much as far as realism (at least on the non-removable panels). Works great for accentuating the detail though.

 

[moon puppy]

Puts the strategic in SAC.

 

[phantom II]

Came out pretty well Gary. Hard to believe it's 1/200

Gonna be hard to park amongst the others .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[lupanzer]

Most excelent!...Great job!

Luiz.

 

[iambrb]

OK, calling this one done, came close to seeing if it would fly like a boomerang but was afraid it might come back. A few notes, I decided this was too small to be playing games with NMF. In the end it got a coat of primer followed by a single coat of Floquil bright silver. This produced a better finish than anything I've ever gotten from Alclad. Decals had a matte finish which made them way too obvious so I ended up gloss coating after they were set. The walkway decals didn't want to cooperate and scale wise were much too wide anyway. No tail numbers were supplied and would have been too small to make anyway. I didn't do a panel line wash because I felt they were a bit to noticeable as it was. Most every thing fit pretty well except the leading edge glass areas and I had some leakage under the tape when I painted which was a PITA to remove. For the scale it looks OK to me, you would need a magnifier to zoom in on the defects anyway...

Now THAT bad boy is K-E-W-L

And one for size comparison with last years B-70

Thanks for looking !

 

[sharkman]

Nice finish Gary!

Looks good!